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shareSometimes a message requires a different messenger. Whether through musical, iPad, ouija boards, or pastiche, these shorts explore alternate ways to connect across the divide.
In this program
Masterpiece Mommy
Directed by Dorothy Sing Zhang
Medicalized anxiety induces musical psychosis as a daughter waits on her mother’s mammogram, distraught over the incident that brought them there.
A Letter to Mom
Directed by Hting Ra
Addressed to his mother in a small Myanmar village, Hting describes life in Philadelphia as a sushi chef by day and documentary film student by night, his love of Ozu, and yearnings for home.
Sands Street
Directed by Claro de los Reyes
Under a moonlit sky in an unwelcoming 1940s Brooklyn, a Filipino steward and Black welder develop an intimate connection filled with hope, solidarity, and tenderness.
Against Forgetting
Directed by Azad Azizyan
Four northern Kurdistan artists etch the past into the present, their bodies as living repositories preserving culture through food, folklore, and song before it all vanishes.
After the Storm
Directed by Sungbin Moon
The storm of addiction quiets, inviting space for a mother and daughter’s once-battered relationship to renew, even from a neverending distance.
My Dearest Darling
Directed by Vahn Leinard Pascual
In conservative Philippines, 60-year-old trans woman Darling finds comfort and acceptance by reconnecting with her dead lover.
Dates & Times
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Thu, Nov 13
4:00 pm
