Shorts Competition
We are proud to present all of our Documentary, Live Action and Animated shorts nominees. Recipient(s) of the Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative Short Film will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards®, subject to compliance with Academy® guidelines.
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100TH BIRTHDAY WISH
Chien-Hung Lien / Shorts Competition / Taiwan / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Family, Social Issues / 20 mins
Granny harbors a secret wish for her 100th birthday.Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only
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6,000 MILES
Dawn Suhyun Shim / Shorts Competition / South Korea, USA / 2018 / Documentary, Drama, Family, International, Photography / 5 mins
A mother and daughter with nothing in common and constantly at odds with each other, now have something to say, 30 years later and 6,000 miles apart.Plays In:
Armed With A Camera vol. 2018
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm
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ABLUTION
Omar Al Dakheel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Spiritual, Student / 15 mins
The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.
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AFTEREARTH
Jess X. Snow / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Environmental, Family, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 13 mins
Four women take a stand to preserve the volcano, ocean, land, and air for future generations.
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AKASHI
Mayumi Yoshida / Shorts Competition / Canada / 2017 / Drama, Family, Women / 10 mins
AKASHI is told through intertwining stories of love that transcends generations and continents.Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only
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ALICE AT THE STORE
Christopher Woon-Chen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Elders, Women / 18 mins
Alice Eng and her family reflect on their lives while dealing with the onset of her dementia.
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AMERICAN
Richie Adams / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Action, Drama, Family, History / 18 mins
After meeting a mother and daughter, a 94-year-old Japanese American veteran recounts moments in an internment camp and his service with the 442nd in WWII.Precedes: PROOF OF LOYALTY
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AMERICAN DREAMING
Matthew Hashiguchi / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Human Rights, Social Issues / 11 mins
With no guarantees of opportunity, undocumented immigrants strive to obtain a college degree in Georgia, where they are barred from enrolling in its top colleges.
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AN AMERICAN FAMILY
Truong Phan Kieu-Anh / Shorts Competition / USA, Vietnam / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Student, Women / 19 mins
The film quietly observes daily interactions in a kitchen belonging to an African American mother, her teenage son, and their immigrant tenant.
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ANITO
Melanie Lim / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Family, Magical Realism, Women / 15 mins
A young girl befriends the spirit living inside her family’s ancestral wooden cabinet and helps find it a new tree to call home.
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ASWANG NEXT DOOR
Bernard Badion / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Horror / 6 mins
A friendly neighbor has unwelcome news for an expectant mother in ASWANG NEXT DOOR.
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BEAST
Johnson Cheng / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Dance, Documentary, Drama, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 5 mins
BEAST is a short documentary film exploring how street dance brought together a group of suburban Asian and Latino youths from Carson, California.Plays In:
Armed With A Camera vol. 2018
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm
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THE CARTOONIST
Rajendra Thakurathi / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Drama, Romance / 5 mins
After her relationship ends abruptly, a cartoonist, whose head is always up in the clouds, must learn to come down to earth.Plays In:
Armed With A Camera vol. 2018
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm
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CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Mike Gan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Drama, Social Issues, Thriller / 24 mins
A troubled, lower-class high school student shows up at his married teacher's house to expose a disturbing secret.Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only
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JP Chan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Sci-Fi / 3 mins
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