Philadelphia Asian American Film Fest

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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.

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.


Director's Bio: Schantelle Alonzo is a 2D animator and story artist finding her roots in the diverse immigrant communities of Chicago, Illinois. Because of her background as a half-deaf Filipina-American, she strives to tell stories of underrepresented communities and immigrants. Alonzo has been able to speak on representation on her own TEDx Talk, interview on NPR, and has been mentioned in the Chicago Tribune, Sun Times, and Chicago Reader. Graduating with a BFA in Animation from School of Visual Arts NYC last spring with six short films, she wishes to tell stories that inspire a kinder world.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Philadelphia
  • Director
    Schantelle Alonzo
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