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Filmmakers in attendance.

What is Feminism? Does it mix well with Asian Culture and identities? Let’s take an intersectional look on the artistic expression of our cultural zeitgeist, as we explore female friendship, sexuality, beauty standard, and the violence we rise against. – Ariel Du

Co-presented with Community Partners: AF3IRM, asian mamas working in the arts

In This Program

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   A GENTLE NIGHT

   Qiu Yang / Shorts Competition / China, France / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Women / 15 mins

   In a nameless Chinese city, a mother with her daughter missing, refuses to go gently into this good night.

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   SILENCE

   Priyanka Singh / Shorts Competition / India / 2017 / Drama / 11 mins

   A film on silence around child sexual abuse.

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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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   FIRST GENERATION

   Jeannie Nguyen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama / 9 mins

   My-Linh, a young misled girl, must decide how she will fit into the two worlds that she inhabits.

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   FUTURE PERFECT

   Abigail Prade / Shorts Competition / Netherlands, USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Women / 13 mins

   A series of vignettes detailing the hopes and dreams of the patients and workers in a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul, South Korea.

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   MIDNIGHT GIRL

   Christina Yoon / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Social Issues, Student, Women / 16 mins

   A shy high schooler dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault meets a "cam girl" who shows her a very different side of sexuality.

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   THE SHUTTLE

   Lu Han / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Family, International, Social Issues, Student, Women / 16 mins

   An infertile nail salon owner decides to confront her husband, the salon's shuttle driver, whom she suspects of sleeping with an employee.

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