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Winner of NOFF2020 Louisiana Shorts Competition: Jury Award Available in the American South* only via NOFF Virtual Cinema. Amid the disconnection and almost painful solitude in the face of the mounting horrors of COVID-19, blocked musician Deon discovers a ray of hope. This film plays in the program: The Outside Story that premieres on 11/7. Only Virtual Shorts Pass holders can watch this film separately from the mentioned program.Click on the feature-length film title to the right for the feature film synopsis for the title this short plays with. *available in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,&nbsp;South&nbsp;Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Change

Amid the disconnection and almost painful solitude in the face of the mounting horrors of COVID-19, blocked musician Deon discovers a ray of hope.

Available in the US only via NOFF Virtual Cinema. How much of who you are is where you come from? A woman and her daughter interrogate their Southern roots. This film plays in the program: Welcome to Pine Lake that premieres on 11/14. Only Virtual Shorts Pass holders can watch this film separately from the mentioned program.Click on the feature-length film title to the right for the feature film synopsis for the title this short plays with.

Dixie

How much of who you are is where you come from? A woman and her daughter interrogate their Southern roots.

Winner of NOFF2020 Documentary Shorts Competition: Jury Award Available in the US only via NOFF Virtual Cinema. Despite all the many things Black folks have experienced throughout the centuries, we’ve still managed to keep our spirit alive and moving through time and space. There’s debate (including in the Black community as a whole) about what is appropriate and are traditional practices. Regardless of what negative connotations are placed, these rituals remain generation after generation. This film plays in the program: Two Gods that premieres on 11/14. Only Virtual Shorts Pass holders can watch this film separately from the mentioned program.Click on the feature-length film title to the right for the feature film synopsis for the title this short plays with.

Spirit Never Dies, Only Transitions

Despite all the many things Black folks have experienced throughout the centuries, we’ve still managed to keep our spirit alive and moving through time and space. There’s debate (including in the Black community as a whole) about what is appropriate and are traditional practices. Regardless of what negative connotations are placed, these rituals remain generation after generation.

The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard follows Julie– a young and ambitious second generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, known as the refugee neighborhood of San Diego, California. Julie is used to managing funerals every week, but after the unexpected passing of her own father, Julie seeks help from Đồ Thái Uyên, a San Diego legend who has managed funerals (and taxes) for southeast asian families since the 1980s. A brief and intimate glimpse into the ways refugee families mourn the loss of loved ones far from their homelands. This film plays in the program: The Passing On that premieres on 11/15. Only Virtual Shorts Pass holders can watch this film separately from the mentioned program.Click on the feature-length film title to the right for the feature film synopsis for the title this short plays with.

The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard

The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard follows Julie– a young and ambitious second generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, known as the refugee neighborhood of San Diego, California.

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