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These shorts examine the sacrifices that parents make for the sake of their children’s futures. The insecurities and tears are often unseen by those enjoying the care and comforts of the hard-won sacrifices. (Shoutout to working mothers!)
In this program
Rice Run
Directed by Pon Torthienchai
On his rice run, 9-year-old Tent encounters three unruly teens who challenge his sense of duty.
Grandma’s Four Color Cards
Directed by Sally Tran
From her tiny house in Saigon’s, 101-year-old Ngoai runs an illegal card game to survive in the margins. With her loyal cat and the support of neighbors, she navigates aging, demonstrating resilience as a beloved figure in her community.
Sonia Honey
Directed by Ameesha Joshi
On the surface, it’s an ordinary day, but beneath lies a quiet reckoning for a middle-aged actress navigating the challenges of fading stardom, caregiving, and identity. Balancing professional and domestic roles, she reveals the paradox of being celebrated on screen yet overlooked in life. The film explores subtle moments of her resistance against fixed gender roles in Indian households and the ageist, patriarchal norms of the film industry that sidelines middle-aged actresses. It captures her personal journey and reflects the unspoken experiences of women grappling with duty, desire, and resilience.
Milk & Honey
Directed by Rachel Leyco
An ambitious Filipina nurse leaves her family in the Philippines to chase the American Dream in the 1990s, only to find herself battling loneliness, cultural barriers, and unexpected hardships as she works to reunite with her daughter.
Enough
Directed by Brian Tee
The film follows two young women connected across generations: Ashley, a biracial student grappling with the backlash against racial justice efforts today, and Erika, a Japanese American teenager in 1981 whose father, Brian Takakura, is drawn into a landmark hearing on reparations for WWII incarceration survivors. As Ashley uncovers Erika’s story in her school archives, she discovers a community’s fight for redress and the personal costs of silence. Pressured by activists, community leaders, and his daughter, Brian must choose between legal arguments and personal truth, revealing the lasting impact of incarceration, generational trauma and the courage required to confront it.
The Sale
Directed by Meera Angelica Joshi
“It’s 1993 and Sita has recently immigrated to California. She is desperate to make an encyclopedia sale as a first step to starting her own business by learning how to sell. Her lack of commissions cost her family and weigh heavily on her.
As pressure mounts, she goes out to her three leads for the day and attempts to make a sale. Met with frustration, fear and humiliation, she fights every urge to give up.”
Dates & Times
Asia Society
August 2, 2026
5:45 pm
