Voices With Impact Mental Health Film festival

Mental Health Shorts 2: Family: Love & Expectation

Expired July 12, 2026 1:15 PM
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5 films in package
Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons is a personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family's expressions of grief. During a summer visit to the home her parents left behind in Beijing, China, she tries to learn what they never taught her: how to navigate a heat wave, how to cook watermelon, and how to say goodbye.
Hot Mess
Hot Mess offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent.
Desync
A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.
Common Law
A new bipolar diagnosis puts strain on a young man's relationship, and he must challenge his long-held belief that love is always enough.
For Roy
Inspired by true events, an imaginative Asian-Canadian girl attempts to fold a thousand cranes as she learns to lose her father during his final days in the hospice.

Short films exploring Family, Love & Expectation.

Swimming Lessons is a personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family's expressions of grief. During a summer visit to the home her parents left behind in Beijing, China, she tries to learn what they never taught her: how to navigate a heat wave, how to cook watermelon, and how to say goodbye.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    21 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Meloddy Gao
  • Producer
    Meloddy Gao
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