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shareWhen structures collapse and bare bones are exposed, when memories fester within our marrows, these shorts capture the tender dreams that rekindle blossoming, from talent show debuts and surreal throuplings, to gourmet legacies and the haunting aftermath of the Los Angeles fires.
In this program
CECILIA IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD
Directed by: Soojeong Son | 9 mins
Cecilia is about to turn 68 and has never been creative in her life. Spurred on by her curmudgeonly and competitive best friend, she enters a talent show.
EIGHT WALLS TWO DOORS
Directed by: Miaochun Zhang | 23 mins
A Chinese woman living in a New York hospital travels between her past and present; meanwhile, a leaky radiator sparks a romance between her husband and an older neighbor.
HIDDEN SUN
Directed by: Shuchi Talati | 24 mins
While visiting Japan, philosopher Sushila and her astrophysicist husband Kenji attend the final performance of the dancer Mako before she retires. Subtly but surely, the performance shakes up the silence and tension that has been mounting between them.
FLORENCE FROM OHIO
Directed by: Stevie Wang | 16 mins
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal bridges the generational divide with her mother Florence, who immigrated from Taipei, Taiwan to Youngstown, Ohio, where she became a pillar of the largely white community.
甜腻腻 THICK & SWEET
Directed by: Yinan Wang | 15 mins
The uprooted, the American dream, the thick-and-sweet sauce, and an empty dining hall—too much for any one person to face and survive. It is easier to demolish a closed restaurant.
STILL STANDING
Directed by: Livia Albeck-Ripka, Victor Tadashi Suarez | 10 mins
The urban wildfire that tore through Altadena, California, in January 2025 transformed intimate space into an alien and hazardous landscape. For those with homes still standing, residents grapple with an impossible question: Should they risk their health to return home?
Dates & Times
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
Sun, Nov 8
12:15 pm
