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shareWhat to do when once-close becomes too-far? A myriad of stories that hover in the gap when familiar slowly becomes strange–whether childhood friends, a plot for freedom, a body, and even memories themselves.
In this program
DELAY
Directed by: Wang Han-Xuan | 15 mins
A Chinese gay father tries to go to his straight son’s wedding in Paris, but his trip gets unpredictably delayed.
SAFE IN MY SKIN
Directed by: Dylan Rizzo | 18 mins
A young Chinese American man returns home for a friend’s funeral and finds himself haunted by feelings he buried years ago.
BESIEGED
Directed by: Kiarash Ardeshirpour | 16 mins
A mother in Tehran’s staged plan to escape turns into a nightmare as her little girl goes missing after school. Trapped where her lies began, she must live it all again–this time, her desperate lie has become reality.
CAUGHT IN THE STREAM
Directed by: Adela Kwok | 18 mins
A young Chinese office worker tests the boundaries of the life she’s built, creating soft, but defiant ripples.
MEMORIES OF EMANON
Directed by: Yoonseo Lee | 3 mins
Emanon is a fortune-teller with a memory as long as the Earth.
SUGARCOATED SUGAR-FREE
Directed by: Jessie Jia, Roo Ryu | 12 mins
After losing her lover, a former ballerina with an eating disorder leaves dance and the city behind, drifting through suburban life as fractured memories haunt her.
MY BROTHER’S MEMORY PALACE
Directed by: Bo Kim | 20 mins
Having forgotten their entire childhood in Koreatown, an estranged pair of siblings decide to recreate it on film–all while being filmed by a whole other documentary crew.
Dates & Times
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Thu, Nov 12
4:00 pm
