2022 Selections
Busan 1999
Directed by:
Thomas Percy Kim
11 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
A pregnant Korean-American woman returns to Korea and her mother. They bathe and scrub each other, hoping to heal past wounds.
Glitter Ain't Gold
Directed by:
Christian Nolan Jones
14 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
A sixth grader takes a trip with his best friend to the flea market in order to buy his first fake chain.
Hector's Woman
Directed by:
Ricardo Varona
18 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
In 2018, a year after the landfall of Hurricane María, a young mother named Paola attempts to find herself as she wrestles with her responsibilities to her daughter and incarcerated husband.
Photo Booth
Directed by:
Roxy Rezvany
8 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
PHOTO BOOTH is a romantic comedy drama set in 1970s London, where a couple attempt to navigate Great Britain -- and each other.
Clones
Directed by:
Letia Solomon
14 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
An off-key couple finds out they're in over their heads after participating in a new cloning experiment to relieve their student loans.
Long Line of Ladies
Directed by:
Rayka Zehtabchi & Shaandiin Tome
22 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
Objects of Heartbreak
Directed by:
Grace Kim
8 mins
Friday, Nov 18, 2022
6:00 PM
Shorts Program 1: Opening Night
BRIC
A mixed media experimental documentary that explores discrete heartbreak experiences as told by Brooklyn residents.
Chuu Chuu
Directed by:
Mackie Mallison
15 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
Taking its title from the Japanese onomatopoeia for bird sound, this is a lyrical, dream-like portrait of the filmmaker’s grandmother and her deep connection with avian beings.
Al Diaz: Like a Bomb
Directed by:
Jane Brill
8 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
High school friends Al Diaz and Jean Michel Basquiat created SAMO©, the street tag that would change the course of their lives forever. Artist and graffiti legend, Al Diaz recounts this gritty coming of age story and lands us in the here and now with his hard won poignant messages.
Ñaños
Directed by:
Emilio Subía
15 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
Diego and Andrés are two Ecuadorian siblings that grew up in the heart of Corona, a densely populated neighborhood in Queens mainly composed of Latinos. Despite their differences, both Diego and Andrés share an urge to leave their home. When one of them comes back home with some suspicious rings, the tensions in the family increase and lead them to make life-changing decisions.
Lucky Fish
Directed by:
Emily May Jampel
9 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.
Émigrés
Directed by:
Betsy Tsai
14 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
ÉMIGRÉS offers a brief glimpse into how an immigrant family remains comfortably estranged and elusive of its history. The "why" might have gotten lost along the way.
Love Languages
Directed by:
Jason Osborne
13 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
A nuanced and intimate portrayal of six Black British men as they share their personal experiences of love and loss whilst in an Afro-Caribbean barbershop.
Motherland
Directed by:
Christina Yoon
18 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
2:00 PM
Shorts Program 2
STUART Cinema & Café
Leah, a Korean adoptee raised in America, returns to Korea to search for her birth mother. Leah is met with secrecy from the adoption agency as well as her own family but remains relentless on her solo journey, driven by her longing to discover the truth of her origins.
Daylight Rules
Directed by:
Alex Browning
15 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
At a time when humans can harness the power of the sun, a mother and daughter must figure out where their intentions and loyalties lie.
**International Premiere**
When There Was Water
Directed by:
Nicole Otero
15 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
After a long separation, Ida’s encounter with her mother creates an unexpected sensation in her body.
Dress Up
Directed by:
Karina Dandashi
12 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
On the eve of her sister's wedding, Karina faces her queer anxieties.
Inheritance
Directed by:
Erin Lau
19 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
A struggling nature photographer is forced to confront the pain his family has carried for generations.
Team Dream
Directed by:
Luchina Fisher
18 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
TEAM DREAM follows friends and competitive swimmers Ann and Madeline on their journey to the National Senior Games, where nothing -- not age, race or history -- will stand in their way.
The Feeling of Being Close to You
Directed by:
Ash Goa Hua
13 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
The Feeling of Being Close to You 靠近你的感觉 documents an attempt at healing the trauma of touch between mother and child. Driven by a pure desire for intimacy, my mother and I talk openly for the first time about the intergenerational trauma and abuse within our lives.
Sequin
Directed by:
Averi Israel
4 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
4:00 PM
Shorts Program 3
STUART Cinema & Café
While waiting for the bus, a spirited young girl-- to the disapproval of her grandma-- befriends a familiar-seeming stranger after bonding over a small gift.
Our Father, The Devil
Directed by:
Ellie Foumbi
1 hr 47 mins
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022
7:00 PM
Feature Film
STUART Cinema & Café
An African immigrant’s quiet life is upended by the arrival of a charismatic Catholic priest who she reminds her of her troubled past.
Lonely Child 외동
Directed by:
Nicole Kang & Thommy Morais
14 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
A restless young woman returns home on her journey west, only home is not a place, she's a person, who is determined not to let her go.
Two or More
Directed by:
Ifeyinwa Arinze
9 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
Wrestling with the loss of her mother, a young girl faces her disenchantment with prayer when asked to pray for her grandmother's healing.
This is Closest to how the last weeks of March felt like
Directed by:
Kunga Choephel
9 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
The Interpersonal effects of Covid-19 on a struggling immigrant family.
Invisible Seams
Directed by:
Jia Li
18 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
Invisible Seams tells the stories of eight different Asian seamstresses and pattern-makers in New York, painting an intimate portrait of their diverse backgrounds, how they interconnect and together weave the fabric of the New York Fashion industry. Through the lens of Director Jia Li (Spicy Village), the documentary short celebrates the lives of these fascinating and talented women through their own voice and stories.
The Headhunter's Daughter
Directed by:
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
15 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer.
Kiran
Directed by:
Bhulla Beghal
8 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
Kiran, once a happily married independent business owner is now the full time carer of her elderly mother who is suffering from dementia. In the throws of routine and repeating calls for help, Kiran breaks.
El Carrito
Directed by:
Zahida Pirani
16 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
After a harrowing event, an untrusting and isolated street vendor discovers the embrace of her community.
Rest Stop
Directed by:
Crystal Kayiza
13 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Shorts Program 4
STUART Cinema & Café
On a bus ride from New York to Oklahoma, Meyi, a young Ugandan American girl, realizes her place in the world through her Mother’s ambitious efforts to reunite their family.
38 at The Garden
Directed by:
Frank Chi
38 mins
Sunday, Nov 20, 2022
6:00 PM
Closing Night
BRIC
38 At The Garden chronicles the extraordinary ascendance of point guard Jeremy Lin during his landmark 2012 season with the New York Knicks.