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9 films in package
Adrift
An inexperienced astral projector seeks his grandmother’s wisdom after meeting an uncanny woman in a place transcending reality.
Awit Natin (Our Song)
When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family goes to extreme and absurd lengths to hide the truth.
Cat's Tale
A 2nd generation Khmer-American femme documents her mother’s journey back to Cambodia for the first time in over 40 years. Through the form of both a letter and essay, the film translates the in-between and intergenerational memories of time, land, and body.
First Winter
Ángel is a newly arrived immigrant who is experiencing his first winter in Chicago. The film follows his realization of what it may mean to be away from home for a very long time.
Footprints in the Sand
A mixed-media animated documentary that invites four lymphoma cancer patients from South Korea to share their stories.
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
In the seedy back halls of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer seeking closure reanimates his dead father for one last conversation.
Oxplant
Haunted by loss and schizophrenia, a former bureaucrat seeks refuge on his family farm. What he sees is not the world as it is, but the unstable border between life and death.
Rooftop Lempicka
2002 Saigon, Vietnam, while her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends club waitress Ngoc who has just moved into their family′s house as a tenant. As their friendship grows, she finds out that Ngoc is an undisclosed sex worker.
We're Okay
A slice of life comedy about 3 precocious kids left to their own devices in a typical immigrant American home.
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CONTENT WARNING: Some of the shorts in this program contain mature and/or disturbing themes, and are not appropriate for all ages.

After suffering a stroke, Lola Carla is bedridden and confused. She is uncooperative with her three daughters, refusing to sign off on a life-sustaining operation until she sees their father who promised to visit. Linda, Jeenie, and Agnes know their mother will not relent, but also that this is a promise that will not be kept. As dysfunctional as this family might be, they agree on one thing: They'll do whatever it takes to care for the people they love. And as the clock ticks down, they will test the absurd limits of this conviction. 


Director's Bio: Pacqui Pascual is an emerging filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Sarah Lawrence where he first fell in love with writing and directing, gravitating towards stories that lean into the Asian American experience and the absurdities of life. His most recent short film, Awit Natin (Our Song), premiered at NFFTY 2025 where it won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film. Pacqui currently teaches film to middle schoolers and was recently diagnosed with ADHD. 

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    English, Tagalog
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Philadelphia
  • Director
    Pacqui Pascual
  • Screenwriter
    Pacqui Pascual
  • Producer
    Nikko Wisner, Annie Cui, Carolyn JiaYing Chen
  • Executive Producer
    Alexandra Qin, Dessa Delfin
  • Cast
    Mara Lopez, Maria Isabel Lopez, John Tabaniag
  • Editor
    Pacqui Pascual
  • Production Design
    Madeline Henderson, Ella Murray
  • Composer
    Tan Zhi-Yong
  • Sound Design
    Anusha Allamsetty
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