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shareWhen skin is a surface webbed by roads, eyes, and waiting rooms. Rooftop cameras shoot one-take city capers, doppelgangers roam twisty Tokyo streets, conspiring pigs whisper in warehouses, and backstage dance moms can’t help but stare.
In this program
COMB
Directed by: Rongfei Guo | 14 mins
In the backstage of a Latin dance competition, 12-year-old Lotus observes mothers combing their daughters’ hair. Her solitary attempt to mimic them unravels into a physical confrontation with the mother of her imagination.
SIGHTNOTSEEING
Directed by: Sheungman Yim | 11 mins
Shot in one glorious take in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, a sightseeing tour begins, tracing the outline of a walled city that no longer exists. But the group slips out of frame soon enough. In its place, a different kind of cultural tour emerges—less about heritage, more about human nature.
WE BLOOM IN SPRING
Directed by: Kali | 18 mins
A story about the women of the Myanmar resistance; the immense capabilities of the human spirit, and strength in unity amidst a country’s battle for democracy.
HIGH-RISE PIGS
Directed by: Ang Siew Ching | 15 mins
Focusing on the phenomenon of high-rise pig farms, a look into the production of pigs from across its lifecycle, tracing a history of raising pigs in buildings.
TEARS BURN TO ASH
Directed by: Natalie Murao | 15 mins
With only one night in Tokyo, a grieving Japanese Canadian woman is haunted by her doppelganger.
KLEPTOMANIA
Directed by: Jingkai Qu | 24 mins
On a bitter winter night in Harbin, a boy loses his beloved cards. To ease his anger, he turns to mischief as a form of rebellion.
Dates & Times
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Mon, Nov 9
4:00 pm
