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2021 FVNMAS Festival - Program 1 - To Touch With Your Eyes

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14 films in package
ripe motive
A stop motion animated film created from the artist’s own textile pieces.
Paige Thomson Alexander Q & A
Paige Thomson Alexander discusses ripe motive with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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The___________World
A personal essay about connection and disconnection, in and through different realities.
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Peixuan Ouyang Q & A
Peixuan Ouyang discusses The___________World with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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BUT
A flower dreams; a room appears; a sun is ticking; a tree says to the flower: ”You are in a video game...Wait for the dream to end...”
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Haomin Peng Q & A
Haomin Peng discusses BUT with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Home
An exploration of the artist’s personal memory and shared memory as a citizen under China’s rapid urban development through the lens of a demolished old house.
Night Patrol
A security guard performs surveillance under surveillance while creating a video about surveillance prior termination from the museum he formerly performed surveillance.
Kye Benjamin Stone Q & A
Kye Benjamin Stone discusses Night Patrol and Hear! Hear! with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Sonic Playground
A Virtual Sonic Sculpture, documenting our awareness, movements and subtle interactions with the sonic world.
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She Became Visible
Grace, a Chinese American transracial adoptee, encounters class and cultural differences, both joyful and painful with the people she least expects, catalyzing a rediscovery and rework of her understanding of her Asian identity.
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Ān Kassel Q & A
Ān Kassel discusses She Became Visible with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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Life Story
A choice made by war photographer.
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Feng Yunjuan Q & A
Feng Yunjuan discusses Life Story with Amy Beste (Director of Public Programming for FVNMA) and Frédéric Moffet (Department Chair, FVNMA).
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To Touch With Your Eyes

Various directors, USA, China, Japan, 2020-2021, 76 min

May 10 - 16


Forging new paths through virtual and tactile worlds, this dazzling collection of short works offers unexpected insights into old institutions, communion through simulations, and reflections on the pain and joy of visibility.

She Became Visible is short film set in Chicago following Grace, a Chinese American transracial adoptee. She recently transferred from a small, not very diverse (very white) community college in Massachusetts, and despite currently being in the city, she lives in solitude. Her emergence into an unfamiliar space where she socializes with affluent East Asian students leaves her feeling left out, invisible, and lonely, as she was unprepared to be separated and feel distanced by the class and racial expectations placed upon her. Meeting a new friend, by chance, who feels closer to home helps begin a transition in her understanding as an Asian adoptee. New experiences and places make her visible and perhaps seen in ways she hasn’t before.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Ān Kassel
  • Screenwriter
    Ān Kassel
  • Producer
    Ān Kassel
  • Filmmaker
    Ān Kassel
  • Cast
    Amanda R. as Grace Deb Kim as Allie Jenny Huang as Jenny Jirattkorn Chaibenjaphol as Rideshare Driver Casting Support Services: Breakdown Express
  • Cinematographer
    Ān Kassel, Alson Zhao
  • Editor
    Ān Kassel, Assistant Editors:MeiLin Eakin, Sherman White
  • Production Design
    Ān Kassel
  • Composer
    Ān Kassel
  • Sound Design
    Ān Kassel, Faythe Lewis, Sunny Rao
  • Music
    Ān Kassel