In 2017, Lee Kim found herself on the subway wearing a small hat she made from pipe cleaners, an oddity that could easily pass unnoticed in New York. Instead, Lee was overwhelmed and quite uncomfortable with the number of strangers who commented on it. Rather than put that day behind her, she decided to lean into the uncomfortable and create a new pipe cleaner hat each day, inviting this engagement. More than 1000 days later and in the midst of the pandemic, Lee’s experiment in human connection continues to evolve.

WEARABLE TRACY

WEARABLE TRACY follows a Bronx woman’s accidental social experiment to connect with fellow New Yorkers who might otherwise forever remain strangers.

CHUJ BOYS OF SUMMER is the story of a close knit group of Guatemalans living and working in a small Rocky Mountain town. It centers on two boys--one a new arrival, the other preparing to leave--and details the handoff of place and purpose between the two. It is a story of hope, home, and friendship in a strange place.

CHUJ BOYS OF SUMMER

Speaking only his native language, a Guatemalan teenager begins his new life in rural Colorado.

Amidst a racially tense wedding, a biracial bride has the chance to confront her estranged Black father after accidentally hiring his wedding band to perform.

WHITE WEDDING

Amidst a racially tense wedding, a biracial bride has the chance to confront her estranged Black father after accidentally hiring his wedding band to perform.

ROBOROVSKI follows the eponymous thimble sized hamster who spends his days in Marvin’s Pet Shop, hoping to find a family. However, when he is constantly overlooked by the people and animals around him, his seething resentment and intense jealousy soon take hold, and a murderous side of little Roborovski is released.

ROBOROVSKI

ROBOROVSKI follows the eponymous thimble sized hamster who spends his days in Marvin’s Pet Shop, hoping to find a family. However, when he is constantly overlooked by the people and animals around him, his seething resentment and intense jealousy soon take hold, and a murderous side of little Roborovski is released.

A woman returns to a familiar harbor in a struggle to reclaim her lost memories.

ISOLE CICLOPI

A woman returns to a familiar harbor in a struggle to reclaim her lost memories.

Lucho, a 13-year-old trans boy, doesn't usually share much time with his father Daniel. When he goes on holiday with him and his younger sister to the beach, to a house in which they haven’t been for some time, the memories this environment brings, and the new closeness between them, put their already tense relationship to the test. This is a portrait of the challenge of dealing with fears while trying to rebuild a bond with love.

THE NAME OF THE SON (EL NOMBRE DEL HIJO)

Lucho, a 13-year-old trans boy, and his father, will put their relationship to the test during a family trip.

Winning Film: JURY AWARD FOR STUDENT SHORT + YOUTH JURY AWARD

Program 01 Q&amp;A with:Max Walker-Silverman of CHUJ BOYS OF SUMMERLucía Vela of THE NAME OF THE SONRyan De Franco &amp; Matthew Mendelson of ISOLE CICLOPIMelody Roscher of WHITE WEDDINGMolly Gillis of PLAISIRModerated by Jason Anderson

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