Forbidden City

A surprise discovery of his grandmother in the archive leads the filmmaker to uncover a buried Chinatown. An exploration of the small traces that open up a history that has been built over or all but lost.

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SHORTS: CALL TO ARMS

A flurry of hands, a swing of arms. Nine thrilling shorts that experiment with performance, reenactments, the fine line between a curse and a prayer, and discovering oneself in the archive.