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A Grieving Heart

Film A Grieving Heart Directed by Wendy Cong Zhao A GRIEVING HEART is a 2D animated short film about an immigrant woman examining her past in the…
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A SOUTH FACING WINDOW

Film A SOUTH FACING WINDOW Directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with their 6-year-old daughter.…
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A Story of Nanjing

Film A Story of Nanjing Directed by L-J ShenFilerman In 1937 Nanjing, two sisters grapple with the death of their family while desperately scrambling to flee from…
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A Swim in the Desert

Film A Swim in the Desert Directed by Coffee Kang A SWIM IN THE DESERT is a meditation on the construction and collapse of a California Dream. The...
FEATURES - NARRATIVE

Afterword

Film Afterword Directed by Yi-Chiang Lin With only a blurry photo and an unfinished novel, a Taiwanese novelist travels to New York in search…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Agapito

Film Agapito Directed by Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Romero It's the last day of the month. Bowlers flock to the lanes of a bowling alley that has…
FEATURES - NARRATIVE

AKASHI

Film AKASHI Directed by Mayumi Yoshida Told across parallel timelines, AKASHI follows struggling artist Kana who upon returning to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral,…

Almost American

Film Almost American Directed by Sam Soliman, Saritha Rothermel For Sam, America has always been home. Yet without a pathway to citizenship, he and over half a…
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Armed with a Camera (In-Person)

Program Armed with a Camera (In-Person) Armed with curiosity, these filmmakers turn the camera into a tool for uncovering family histories, cultural legacies, and…
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Back Then

Film Back Then Directed by Junhyeok Kim Haneul greets his parents and heads to college. While in a taxi to New York, he finds an…
FEATURES - NARRATIVE

Before the Call

Film Before the Call Directed by James Choi As a global crisis escalates and Korean soldiers are sent overseas, a young man in Seoul counts down…
FEATURES - DOCUMENTARY

Before the Moon Falls

Film Before the Moon Falls Directed by Kimberlee Bassford After a diagnosis of mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel embarks on a path toward healing, but…
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Before You

Film Before You Directed by Lauren Melinda On the way to an abortion clinic with her husband, a woman finds herself pulled into the memories…

Bint, Bat

Film Bint, Bat Directed by Hanju Youk "Two girls met in the wilderness of Jerusalem. One from Israel, and the other from Palestine. They couldn’t…
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Bleat!

Film Bleat! Directed by Ananth Subramaniam A male goat belonging to a Malaysian-Tamil couple is discovered to be pregnant before it is meant to...
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Boundaries

Film Boundaries Directed by Seun Yee On a bus, a passenger reclines their seat too far back. This small gesture shifts the balance of…
FEATURES - DOCUMENTARY

Broken Rhythm

Film Broken Rhythm Directed by Alan Canvan A journey through Bruce Lee's legendary life, cinematic legacy and artistic brilliance, captured within the frames of his unfinished…
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Cabbage Daddy

Film Cabbage Daddy Directed by Grace An Cabbage Daddy is an experimental animated short film about mistranslations and miscommunication in English and Korean. Illustrating homophones…
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Cecilia Is Only Eight Years Old

Film Cecilia Is Only Eight Years Old Directed by Soojeong Son Cecilia is about to turn 68 and has never been creative in her life. Spurred on by her…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Chardi Kala

Film Chardi Kala Directed by Gurveer Singh Through the lens of Chardi Kala, a Sikh MMA fighter battles for success in the cage while staying…
MUSIC VIDEOS

Chronically Online

Film Chronically Online Directed by Ben See-Tho Lost in a world of digital detritus and delicate miniatures, a woman seeks connection.
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Confucius Plaza

Film Confucius Plaza Directed by Zijin Wang When a pit bull wondered into his apartment, a young Chinese immigrant in Chinatown becomes her caretaker. As…
SHORTS PROGRAM, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

CUNY Shorts Showcase (In-Person)

Program CUNY Shorts Showcase (In-Person)
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Daily Worker

Film Daily Worker Directed by Ting Su Set within the quiet, dimly lit preservation lab, DAILY WORKER documents the digitization project of film negatives from…
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Disease

Film Disease Directed by Dongin Matthew Chun, Joshua Koh A college student gets a homeless man struggling with substance abuse to act in his movie. After the…