Annual Awards 2025-2026 | Program 10: Human Stories

12:40 – 2:25 PM | Cinema #10 | Drama Across Time | 🟡 13+

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A King’s Curtain

Grant M Johnson (USA)

A career woman’s love and devotion to her Shakespearean actor father are tested when his descent into Alzheimer’s jeopardizes her chance for a coveted promotion.

16:42

The People, United

Ellen Gavin (USA)

A multi-generational family faces deportation by ICE, until everyday Americans—including heroes and survivors—step in, drawing on lessons from history to come to their rescue.

03:39

Ker

A young man guarding a mosque secretly shelters his lover inside, risking exposure as their hidden presence tests faith, desire, and the boundaries they dare to cross.

19:03

Glodok ’98

Nicholas Tjen (USA)

During Jakarta’s 1998 crisis, a shop owner fights to save his pregnant wife amid financial ruin and unrest, until a devastating choice reshapes his life.

16:09

Watching Walter

Mitch Yapko (USA)

Based on the true story of Holocaust survivor-turned watchmaker Wladyslaw “Walter” Wojnas, Watching Walter is a proof of concept short touching on several poignant moments in Wojnas’ life. Set in both 1995 Philadelphia and World War II Nazi occupied Poland, it’s a story of one man’s triumph over tragedy.

17:13

A Thousand Years

Bryce Ferendo (USA)
Los Angeles Premiere

When Wilbur and Orville Wright’s second summer of glider testing goes horribly wrong, they must decide if risking their livelihood in Dayton is really worth the dream of flight.

30:26

Total runtime: 1h 44m

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