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shareThis program will be screened in-person and online. Click the BUY TICKETS button to proceed.
Following the in-person screening will be a Q&A moderated by AAIFF senior programmer Michael Mejiawith the following filmmakers:
- SUMMER PROJECT: Yuki Hara (Director) with interpreter Shiho Matsuoka
- glide (all the people i’ll never be): Jessica Stossel (Producer)
- Roommates: Jonathan De Guzman II (Writer/Director/Producer)
Note: not all shorts are available online. Check the list below to see if a short will play in-person, online, or both.
Grab your tickets and get ready to be weirded out! Whether it’s with a pregnant billy goat or an appearance by a Pontianak, these eclectic group of shorts will leave you entertained, amazed and moved.
In this program
Boundaries
Directed by Seun Yee
A surreal reflection on the boundaries of shared space, set in motion by a reclining bus seat.
This film will be screened in-person only.
Bleat!
Directed by Ananth Subramaniam
A male goat belonging to a Malaysian-Tamil couple is discovered to be pregnant before it is meant to be ceremonially slaughtered. The couple seek out the truth of the situation to avoid punishment from Karuppuswamy.
This film will be screened in-person only.
SUMMER PROJECT
Directed by Yuki Hara
A lonely boy who can’t fit in at school finds a human head inside a suitcase dumped by the river. He takes it home as his summer research project, and through this gruesome secret, he finally forms friendships with his classmates.
This film will be screened in-person only.
Home
Directed by Sara Mokhavat
As they prepare their granddaughter’s birthday celebration, an elderly couple struggles to conceal a life-changing secret that threatens to unravel the loving family image they have carefully built.
This film will be available both in-person and online.
The Chair
Directed by Dustin Tan
A carpenter makes a chair for a customer, but it’s not a normal chair.
Fruit
Directed by Jen Nee Lim
In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.
This film will be screened in-person only.
glide (all the people i’ll never be)
Directed by Li Anne Liew
Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator of the life around her.
This film will be available both in-person and online.
Roommates
Directed by Jonathan "JD" De Guzman II
A young man fights his desire for his best friend’s boyfriend.
This film will be available both in-person and online.
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