A young woman returns home from her grandmother‚Äôs funeral. As her day unfolds, she begins to feel the magnitude of her grief when a spirit transports her through moments from her childhood. In every simple thing she does - cooking, watching TV, even brushing her hair, her Lola (Grandmother in Tagalog) is with her. Director Biography -&nbsp;Tyaela Nieves<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/088e5991e308aa4285e83e2bec2212f7.jpg" width="214">Tyaela Nieves, a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, emerged from NYU's Experimental Theater Wing in 2019. Their debut short film, "Limón Agrio" (2021), garnered accolades from the Best Shorts Competition and the Latino Film Market. Currently engaged in the "Made in New York" Post Production Training Program, Tyaela draws inspiration from her Afro-Latinx heritage and queer identity, aspiring to amplify the narratives of marginalized communities through cinematic storytelling.﻿

Lola Mama Nanay

Chinese Canadian dance artist Tony Chong dives into his family‚Äôs history to find his place in the world. A heartwarming and sometimes absurd film that blissfully and cautiously surrenders to the great adventure of life. A playful interpretative recounting of an immigrant‚Äôs story and legacy that launches a world of possibilities and repercussions for a diaspora future generation that seeks to find and re-identify themselves.Revealing the Invisible, weaves and dances through the telling of a Chinese family‚Äôs story - an imaginative jigsaw puzzle crossing between reality, fiction and fantasy with larger-than-life heroic characters. Creating a fractal kaleidoscope with dance as a portal that leads us to other dimensions of time, jumping in and out of a non-linear journey into the past and back to the present. Director Biography -&nbsp;Marlene Millar, Tony Ming Chong<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/cc90b4bd7cd12464cbc2f68692f4d811.jpg" width="286">MARLENE MILLARFor over 30 years filmmaker Marlene Millar has created screen dance, documentaries and experimental media productions. With a background in design, contemporary dance and filmmaking (BFA Concordia University, Montreal), Marlene pursued graduate filmmaking at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, before she received a Pew Dance Media Fellowship at the University of California (Los Angeles). Millar’s expansive career was honoured at her first solo exhibition, a retrospective of her 30-year practice at Threshold Artspace, UK (2019).Since 2000, Millar has co-created a critically acclaimed collection of dance media work with Philip Szporer through their production company, MOUVEMENT PERPÉTUEL. Their award-winning films have been broadcast nationally and widely circulated at international festivals and influential exhibition spaces: the 2010 Cultural Olympics, World Exhibition in Shanghai, and a UNESCO tour of Latin America.Founded in 2014, the MIGRATION DANCE FILM PROJECT series (LAY ME LOW, PILGRIMAGE, MOVE, TRAVERSE, NAVIGATION), produced/directed by Millar and produced/choreographed by Sandy Silva, has garnered over 25 awards internationally. This process-driven continuum comes to life as Millar transposes the choreography to the screen, creating a poignant visual language that reveals the intricacies of these issue-driven, performative stories centred on migration.www.marlenemillar.comwww.migrationdance.comwww.mouvementperpetuel.net TONY CHONGTony Chong is a multifaceted artist, born and raised in Vancouver, who has been living in Montreal since 1993. He is a versatile choreographer, dancer, performer, and creative director, with a keen interest in various forms of art such as dance, circus, theatre, new media technology, film, cooking, and photography. Tony has been recognized for his creative pursuits and works, receiving the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseils des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.Tony's experience as the Artistic Assistant Director on Cirque du Soleil's show Totem in 2018-2019 paved the way for him to launch his Collective RNTF (Remember Not To Forget) with Carol Prieur, where he continues to pursue various creative projects, including their latest 50-minute solo Invisible无形.After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Dance at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tony furthered his studies in New York at NYU's The Tisch School for the Arts and in San José, California, with The Limon West and The Limon Company. He began his career working with Kokoro Dance Theatre and other Vancouver-based choreographers such as the late Grant Strate before moving to Montreal. He also danced in the works of Tom Stroud and the late Tedd Robinson with The Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg.www.tonythecompany.comwww.bluemouthinc.livehttps://www.lafabriqueculturelle.tv/capsules/12126/l-art-culinaire-de-tony-chong

Revealing the Invisible

In Japanese culture, love is expressed in subtle ways. Upon reflection, a son expresses his gratitude and love for his father without words.

Love Without Words

Inspired by the 1978 documentary “Omai Fa’atasi: Samoa Mo Samoa,” a teenage girl growing up in a strict Samoan household lives the same day everyday cooking, cleaning, and taking care of her siblings until she joins a community organization that helps her realize her full potential. Director Biography -&nbsp;Honestine Pa'ala Fraser<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/31ce7a207e73ea9bc6b60a8e17217597.jpg" width="261">Honestine Pa'ala-Fraser is a writer and social media professional born and raised in the Los Angeles area. She graduated from CSU Long Beach with a BA in Communication Studies and went on to Syracuse University to receive her MS in Digital Communications. Her work can be found in publications like Teen Vogue, POPSUGAR, and HuffPost. She is passionate about storytelling and sharing the stories of the Pasifika community and is extremely excited to be a part of this year's cohort!﻿

Come Together

'Twas the night before Christmas, and Maria and Jose had a lot of Christmas presents to pack. But their race against time didn't stop when they were done. Will the Christmas bring joy to their family? Director Biography -&nbsp;Alexey Samsonov, Tatiana Veremeenko<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/1940ab8395f9671e5be8846c1eaa303b.jpg" width="275">Alexey is a Bay Area filmmaker, who has directed/produced several award-winning short films since 2017 - "106°F", "Bound 4 Heaven", "Nanay's Lullaby". Tatiana is a Bay Area filmmaker, who transitioned from directing stage plays and comedy sketches back in college to narrative filmmaking after moving to the USA.

The Night Before Christmas

Set in 1992, a Filipino kid working at his father's liquor store seeks community through the arcade game Street Fighter II, but finds himself clashing with a local bully and ultimately at odds with his father.

United States of America

Inter-Generational Family Stories

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