Category: Films in Competition

A young artist struggling with his identity meets an elderly blind man who offers a way out of restricting one’s soul.
Directed by Ian Thomas Kent (USA)

A Nepali woman tosses flowers into a lake before she goes into it herself.
Directed by Brittney Thaxton (USA)

Directed by Xiuyuan Chen (USA)

An incredibly strong, beautiful, and diverse group of women come together to support abortion being a personal decision, not a legal debate.
Directed by Sierra Nowak (USA)

A stream-of-consciousness documentary short capturing the musings and ravings of the patrons of a long-standing Los Angeles dive bar.
Directed by Charlie Dunn (USA)

An elderly woman from North Korea gets an opportunity through sunshine policy to reunite with her long lost husband who she hasn’t seen or spoken to over 50 years.
Directed by Angela Koh (USA)

“A New Chapter” is a fantasy short about a little girl who recently lost her mother. Her father comes home to find her wearing her mom’s old necklace and proceeds to tell her a fairy tale bedtime story about how she used to be a princess and that the necklace was a magical heirloom.
Directed by Haoyii Lim (USA)

A chatty Kathy can’t live without her cellphone.
Directed by Julie Doyle (USA)

Craniosynostosis is a rare birth defect correctible with a controversial surgery. The surgery removes bone from the skull of the affected baby and averts potential brain damage or death. But it is deemed cosmetic and elective causing parents much confusion. Trevor Baierl sits down with Kase Johnstun (author of “Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis”) to help inform the public about the birth defect and life since they both received the controversial surgery over 40 years ago.
Directed by Trevor Baierl (USA)

A quest to find out exactly what is in “Half and Half”.
Directed by Jonathan Pokay (USA)