A shorts program about parenting, reparenting, and being parented, and the transitions that take place when we leave (behind) our parents' ideals and make sense of the world on our own terms. Accessibility: Closed captions available

A love story about loss and never letting go. While wrestling with trauma, a boy finds solace in waking dreams.

Do You See Me

Bloomed in the Water portrays a Korean immigrant single mother who misinterprets school picture day, resulting in surprise when her son’s appearance differs from his classmates’. With her sisters by her side, Min navigates the aftermath, exploring themes of making mistakes and self-acceptance.

Bloomed in the Water

With gaps in her personal history, a filmmaker assembles fragments of her family’s archive in an attempt to see more clearly.

So That Tonight We Might See

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theater and reconnect with distanced parents.

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

It’s the 2012 London Olympics, and the whole world is going crazy for the most famous athlete in the world: Usain Bolt. Everyone apart from Alvin, an awkward 14-year-old who hates running and constantly disappoints his Jamaican father, Lester, a former sprinter who can’t understand why his son is “so soft.” So, when Alvin is unexpectedly nominated to represent his class in the upcoming school sports day, it could be his last chance to make his dad proud and prove that he can be just like Bolt.

Run Like We

Propitiate (Shorts) 

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