Stunning puppetry, haunting poetry, and affecting storytelling fill the screen with artistry in this expressive shorts set. There are 6 films in this screening. After you watch the films, please cast your ballots for all films in this film block. You can find the ballot for each film under the viewing window by clicking on its title in the top right side of your screen.

Vancouver: With stunning puppetry work, this is a story of a mixed-race family who relocates from Japan to the American Northwest hoping to find more stability, only to encounter casual racism and even more trouble with their teenage daughter. The family navigates multi-cultural expectations as well as Asperger's.

Vancouver

state of being: A reflection on growing up in Kentucky as a Korean-American woman.Combining elements of magical realism and music video, this film portrays an imagined experience based on autobiographical events. “Jeongseon Arirang,” a Korean anthem, energizes the tranquil imagery of Kentucky landscapes. Meditating on fluidity and oneness in space, "state of being" envisions a reconciliation of disparate cultural realities.

state of being

Wo: A short dance film exploring the internal struggle of a queer Chinese American immigrant dance artist living in New York City.

A short dance film exploring the internal struggle of a queer Chinese American immigrant dance artist living in New York City.

Brush Strokes: With animations that mimic the bold black-and-white painting style, "brush strokes" is avisual, personal reflection on the filmmaker's relationship with the art form.

Brush Strokes

Uyafaafuji's Refusal: An Ode To The Yanbaru: From the dense rainforest of memory, strange images and sounds present themselves. Our uyafaafuji (ancestors in Okinawan language) appear to intervene in our daily lives. They refuse to let us forget, refuse to let us compromise and refuse to let us live restrained by the laws of the nations that seek to claim us. This video offering combines uta-sanshin, spoken word and elemental images to invoke a dialogue with our uyafaafuji, known and unknown. We inhabit this place in hopes of better understanding our responsibilities and to increase our capacity to choose relationships that are grounded in mutual reciprocity and respect.

Uyafaafuji's Refusal: An Ode To The Yanbaru

Wavy Luv: CASPER SUN searches the city for the girl who got away or never even existed in the first place.

Wavy Luv (动荡的爱)

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