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There are certain things in life only the medium of cinema can achieve. Something felt in the grain of an image, in the specific way the light falls, a subtle gesture that explores the meaning of life. These five films live in that space. They don’t explain themselves, but rather trust the image to do what only cinema can.
In this program
A SOUTH FACING WINDOW
Directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with their 6-year-old daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty, high-rise buildings. Stuck in their car in the infamous city traffic, they fight it out.
Date
Directed by Zaynwell Zheng
After a misunderstanding shatters a fragile connection, a young performer retreats into memory and, on a windy day, decides to complete a long-delayed “date” with himself as a final farewell.
glide (all the people i’ll never be)
Directed by Li Anne Liew
Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator of the life around her.
Proposals for the Interpretation of a Dream
Directed by Nurain Amin
A young woman is plagued by a recurring dream of a mysterious house and in her attempts at decryption, she is led to confront her faith, her memory, and her trauma.
The Forest is a Spirit That Beckons Me
Directed by Jacob Cruz-Rine
After a lifetime of waiting, a CHamoru woman finds that her family curse has finally emerged on her body. Heeding the advice of her mother, she embarks on a quest deep into the forest to find someone who may be able to stop the curse from spreading.
Dates & Times
Directors Guild of America
April 30, 2026
6:30 pm
