DisOrient 2024

Shorts Program: Kindred Spirits

Expired March 18, 2024 6:59 AM
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9 films in package
Autumn Rain
A boy befriends a spirit in the woods on a rainy day. The spirit wants his umbrella, but the boy couldn't present it until much later in life.
Joss Trilogy
Joss Trilogy is a high fashion and editorial project that brings a contemporary lens to joss paper used in traditional Hmong Shaman practices. This film captures the New Year celebration of the Hmong in the context of their migration through China, Laos, and America.
A Shadow's Glow
In a world where light and shadow are personified, a creature of shadow must journey across his dark homeland to return a young spirit of light back to his home. On his journey, he must battle the elements, his own people, and his instincts as a creature of shadow.
motherland 母懷之地
A grieving boy moves across the liminal spaces of his memory to connect with someone he’s lost. Through this act, he must confront the tension and trauma within his body to find solace.
Dragonfly
Komoro, Japan, 1956. 10-year-old Sumiko chases a red dragonfly through her family’s farm while her mother, Yoshiko, watches from a distance. Tokyo, 1945. Yoshiko, her husband, Susumu, and their baby boy, Kiyoshi, are forced to evacuate their home when hundreds of B-29 bombers drop incendiary bombs on the city, erupting into a massive fire.
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Embrace the Moon
The Moon Goddess falls in love with a human farmer. Even though they’re a world apart, she longs to meet her and uses her powers to bring them both together.
The Elevator Dance (For Elisa) Remix
A short experimental film that transforms the viral video of Elisa Lam, a young woman who vanished and died in a hotel, into a tribute to her life and a celebration of her spirit through dance.
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
Desperate for a promotion, a Chinese American woman enlists her “perfect” brother to help exploit her grandpa’s death anniversary for her company’s AAPI heritage month social takeover.
The Old Young Crow
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
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An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.


Director - Liam LoPinto

Liam LoPinto is a filmmaker and animator based out of New York City. He graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts' UGFTV program. He also studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. He attended CalArts' Character Animation program from 2017-2021. He is an assistant manager at The Moviehouse in Millerton, NY.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    Japanese, Persian
  • Country
    Japan
  • Director
    Liam LoPinto
  • Screenwriter
    Liam LoPinto
  • Producer
    Liam LoPinto
  • Executive Producer
    Arian Moayed, Rayka Zehtabchi, Scott Aharoni, Mamak Shahbazi, Bill LoPinto
  • Cast
    Naoto Shibata, Hassan Shahbazi, Keiko Yamashita
  • Editor
    Liam LoPinto
  • Animator
    Drew Shields, Dax Wong, Catharine Ren, Ty Wilson, Isa Hanssen, Sumin Cho, Liam LoPinto, Cain Pickens
  • Composer
    Karen Tanaka
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