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shareYoung souls teeter on the edge of the unruly worlds around them – from shifting kinship to gender custodies, shuttered doors and fantastical encounters.
Screening to be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers.
This screening is part of our FREE Films at 4 series.
In this program
Hafekasi
Directed by: Annelise Hickey | 16 mins
When a Tongan Australian girl begins to notice differences from her white family, an interaction at a bustling food market leads her and her single, white mother to new and uncertain places.
Closing Dynasty
Directed by: Lloyd Lee Choi | 17 mins
With gentrification claiming her neighborhood, Queenie roams the highs and lows of New York City, hustling to protect all she’s ever known.
Aban
Directed by: Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi | 16 mins
Aban loves fashion, sketching, and dressing up (in secret). But to protect Aban from her ex-husband, their mother makes a circumcision appointment while promising a very different kind of procedure.
The Old Young Crow
Directed by: Liam LoPinto | 12 mins
Combining animation and live action, a young boy who moves from Iran to Japan befriends an older woman at the graveyard where he draws everyday.
A Roadside Banquet
Directed by: Peiqi Peng | 16 mins
At her baby brother’s first birthday, Mai slowly turns into a feather duster.
Young People, Old People & Nothing in Between
Directed by: Parida Tantiwasadakran | 20 mins
When her Grandma Lovely develops dementia, an eccentric girl struggles to preserve her memory, fearful of being forgotten by the only person who understands her.
