This collection of AAPI short films reflects the journeys, struggles, and triumphs of immigrant life. From the bittersweet act of leaving home to the challenges of building a new one, these stories capture the resilience, hope, and sacrifice woven into the immigrant experience. Through intimate portraits and universal themes, the films honor the courage it takes to cross borders—geographic, cultural, and emotional—while celebrating the legacies immigrants create for future generations.
Three precocious Vietnamese American siblings—Lucy, Kevin, and Eric—are home alone again, ready to make the most of their unsupervised time. What starts as a simple mission to make dinner quickly spirals into a disaster in the kitchen and some questionable decisions.
As their mother's return looms, the kids scramble to cover up the chaos they've created, coming together in a race against time to preserve their world... and keep their mother from worrying.
This comedic short is a look into an immigrant American childhood in the Bay Area, CA.
Director Lucia Tran
Lucia is a filmmaker in Los Angeles who runs a production studio called Her Studio (www.herstudioco.com). She’s been doing this for over 10 years, and now she needs to stretch in-between takes.
Formerly, Lucia was a tween web developer, teen magazine editor, and a publicist. She’s so excited to be a professional storyteller.
When Lucia isn’t working, she’s listening to NPR, petting every dog she sees, and trying to figure out how to save the world from utter doom.
- Year02/21/2025 00:00
- Runtime0:08:20
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryUnited States, United States
- GenreComedy, Drama
- Social Media
- DirectorLucia Tran
- ScreenwriterLucia Tran
- ProducerKady Kamakate, Julia Sir Wester, Kady Kamakaté, Jessica Foung
- CastAudrey Truong, Chase Feldman, Wyat Thao, Claudia Nguyen
This collection of AAPI short films reflects the journeys, struggles, and triumphs of immigrant life. From the bittersweet act of leaving home to the challenges of building a new one, these stories capture the resilience, hope, and sacrifice woven into the immigrant experience. Through intimate portraits and universal themes, the films honor the courage it takes to cross borders—geographic, cultural, and emotional—while celebrating the legacies immigrants create for future generations.
Three precocious Vietnamese American siblings—Lucy, Kevin, and Eric—are home alone again, ready to make the most of their unsupervised time. What starts as a simple mission to make dinner quickly spirals into a disaster in the kitchen and some questionable decisions.
As their mother's return looms, the kids scramble to cover up the chaos they've created, coming together in a race against time to preserve their world... and keep their mother from worrying.
This comedic short is a look into an immigrant American childhood in the Bay Area, CA.
Director Lucia Tran
Lucia is a filmmaker in Los Angeles who runs a production studio called Her Studio (www.herstudioco.com). She’s been doing this for over 10 years, and now she needs to stretch in-between takes.
Formerly, Lucia was a tween web developer, teen magazine editor, and a publicist. She’s so excited to be a professional storyteller.
When Lucia isn’t working, she’s listening to NPR, petting every dog she sees, and trying to figure out how to save the world from utter doom.
- Year02/21/2025 00:00
- Runtime0:08:20
- LanguageEnglish, Vietnamese
- CountryUnited States, United States
- GenreComedy, Drama
- Social Media
- DirectorLucia Tran
- ScreenwriterLucia Tran
- ProducerKady Kamakate, Julia Sir Wester, Kady Kamakaté, Jessica Foung
- CastAudrey Truong, Chase Feldman, Wyat Thao, Claudia Nguyen