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shareSometimes the real lore happens in life’s smaller missions. A lyrical selection of stories that take place in the side trips, segues, surreptitious hookups, and close shaves.
This screening is part of our FREE Films at 4 series.
Post-screening Q&A scheduled with filmmakers.
In this program
All This Wasted Space
Directed by Cris Bringas
In the midst of a storm, a daughter returns to her mother’s home filled with slowly decaying clutter, in search of something. A portrait of queer grief and the material spaces that can separate or hold us together – even from the afterlife.
Bloomed in the Water
Directed by Joanne Mony Park
When her child wants to wear a dress for Picture Day, a Korean mother is pressured to maintain the image of a perfect son.
Green Gold Land
Directed by Wangyuxuan Xu
“Professor” Ho Chi-Sheng, one of many Chinese immigrants who started farming cannabis during the pandemic, finds that success proves elusive in a growing industry.
Same Star Above Us
Directed by Ke Liu
An underaged escort goes on a road trip with a mysterious jaded mother to help her time travel.
From Karachi, With Love
Directed by Zaynah Waseem
Seen through the candid lens of a young filmmaker from the backseat of a car, two parents reconnect with the city they left years ago.
I’m afraid it’s not good to say
Directed by Zhu Yuankun
In a cacophony of lively phone messages and news clippings, a young filmmaker juggles academic pressures and new romance, while celebrating low expectations and homemade film.
A Summer’s End Poem
Directed by Lam Can-zhao
A country boy about to start middle school takes a taxi-scooter into the city, but must convince a stranger to help him get the fresh cut, perm and dye job he is dreaming of.
