All Films & Events
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Toenail
Jingyi Shao / USA / 2016 / 18 mins
Frank, a career obsessed yuppie, has never seen eye to eye with Chang, his perpetually fresh-off-the-boat father. But when a broken toenail sends his father to the hospital on the eve of his big promotion, Frank comes to learn what is truly important.
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Tokyo Idols
Kyoko Miyake / International Competition / Canada, Japan, UK / 2017 / 88 mins
Girl bands and their pop music permeate every moment of Japanese life. Following an aspiring pop singer and her fans, Tokyo Idols explores a cultural phenomenon driven by an obsession with young female sexuality, and the growing disconnect between men and women in hyper-modern societies.TOKYO IDOLS
Downtown Independent
April 29, 2017 10:00 pm
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Tough
Jennifer Zheng / Shorts Competition, Programmers' Picks / UK / 2016 / 5 mins
Some things can only be understood with maturity. New light is shed on childhood cultural misunderstandings when a Chinese mother and her British-born daughter speak as adults for the first time.
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Touring
Dean Yamada / Programmers' Picks / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
After his parents' divorce, a teenager meets an enigmatic kid with a love for destruction and together they set off to release their anger.
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The Trees Of Eden
Dwight Hwang / USA / 2016 / 15 mins
An animated journey that explores the power of love over hatred. Inspired by Leo Tolstoy's classic short story, "Esarhaddon, King of Assyria."
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Two-Sided Ride
Jason Karman / Canada / 2016 / 9 mins
Alex, a hopeless romantic, drives for a ride-booking company in the hopes of a love connection in the big city. His trials and tribulations lead him to lose his way—until fate stops by.Precedes: Norman Jones
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Unbroken Glass
Dinesh Das Sabu / Documentary Competition / India, USA / 2016 / 57 mins
When he was six-years-old, Dinesh Sabu’s parents died. Raised by his siblings, he had little idea who his parents were or where he came from. Now as an adult, Dinesh sets out on a journey to piece together their story. Uncovering a silenced family history and disturbing truths, Dinesh and his siblings must finally reconcile with the past—confronting the trauma of losing their parents, and the specter of mental illness.Preceded by: Sit
UNBROKEN GLASS
CGV Cinemas 2
May 1, 2017 7:00 pm
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Uncle Eddy
Rommel Andaya / USA / 2017 / 8 mins
Two dysfunctional sisters learn to find common ground.
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Under the Same Sky
Yoyo Li / Shorts Competition / China, USA / 2016 / 19 mins
During the Chinese government's national campaign on "equal" education, the different realities of a city boy and a countryside boy are revealed as they both go to school.
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Wasteful
George Takaki / USA / 2017 / 4 mins
In an alleyway in Little Tokyo, a conflict arises between two segments of society. The conflict escalates, until one of the antagonists quickly settles things.
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Water!
Yi Zhong / China / 2016 / 20 mins
A young city couple who just moved to the Inner Mongolian steppe one morning find their well completely dried up and their 300 animals waiting to be fed.
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Welcome To My Life
Elizabeth Ito / USA / 2015 / 8 mins
In this mockumentary short, a family of monsters tries to lead a normal American life.
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Wet Sand: Voices from L.A.
Dai Sil Kim-Gibson / Special Presentation / USA / 2004 / 57 mins
FREE PROGRAM. Filmmaker Dai Sil Kim-Gibson explores the aftermath of the 1992 LA Civil Unrest in Wet Sand. She revisits Los Angeles to learn what changes have occurred since then, only to discover that living conditions have deteriorated for the communities' most stricken. This essential follow-up probes deeper into the racial and economic issues that not only shaped the climate of 1992 Los Angeles, but also continues to affect all Americans today.WET SAND: VOICES FROM L.A.
Tateuchi Democracy Forum
April 29, 2017 2:00 pm
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Wexford Plaza
Joyce Wong / Narrative Competition / Canada / 2017 / 82 mins
A slice-of-life dark comedy about a lonely female security guard, and the misunderstood sexual encounter that unravels her life.WEXFORD PLAZA
Downtown Independent
May 1, 2017 7:00 pm
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What You Don’t Say
Rommel Andaya / USA / 2017 / 10 mins
A man attempts to overcome the obstacles that prevent him from expressing his love to the birthday girl.
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