6 Short Films | trt 84 min
This program of short films takes a look at the lives of Asian Americans living in America, including six distinctive stories, from the life of a young Korean American girl, a group of Pakistani American Muslims living in California, to undocumented North Korean refugees.
ODIUM
Director NEALE HEMRAJANI
USA | 6 min | English, Arabic
A trigger-happy American soldier serving in Iraq must come to terms with his own humanity when he is forced to face off against an enemy, who stands to lose all that he has already lost.
AN AMERICAN MOSQUE
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34718497[/vimeo]
Director DAVID WASHBURN
USA | 19 min | English, Pakistani w/ES
In Yuba City, California, the arson of a mosque built with the dedication and commitment of the time-honored Pakistani community has remained unsolved and a open wound. This documentary revisits the incident and offers both a hopeful and cautionary tale post-9/11.
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vviBaa2sCU&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Director JAMES TARLTON
USA | 20 min | English, Korean w/ES
When Jin, a North Korean teenager in LA, is selected for the green card lottery, he faces the risk of deviating from his familial ties and friendships. Even worse, he fears disclosing the illegal immigration status of his family.
TWO SECONDS AFTER LAUGHTER
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmWNOqcIHQ8&feature=share&list=UUx5wOrqgX-imptCqwwIDmLg[/youtube]
Director DAVID ROUSSEVE
Indonesia/USA | 16 min | English, Indonesian w/ES
Weaving stunning cinematography, traditional Indonesian dance, Sundanese music, and an emotionally potent narrative, TWO SECONDS AFTER LAUGHTER is a conversation on the nature of memory, and the joys and emotional dislocation experienced by immigrants.
WAKING UP
Director YUTA OKAMURA
USA | 11 min | English
Jake (Tadamori Yagi) works at a crematory and burns bodies every day. They mean nothing until he recognizes one: his former art professor. By facing the death of his former art professor, Jake re-examines his life as well as the dreams he gave up on years ago.
THE HOMECOMING QUEEN
Director RAMMY PARK
USA | 12 min | English, Korean w/ES
In her oppressively small Korean-American community, 17-year-old Grace’s affair with the father of her classmate Stella cuts too close to home. When her rebellion implodes and yields disastrous consequences, Grace must choose between lifelong guilt or liberation from a life of secrets.