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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GRIN
Tanuj Chopra / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy, Horror, Women / 11 mins
A lonely starlet unravels when a photographer crosses the line.
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HAIRCUT
Hanxiong Bo / Shorts Competition / China, USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Experimental, International, Romance, Student / 10 mins
Through a fixed camera, the course of a romantic relationship plays out over a series of haircuts.
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THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
Ryan Michael Connolly / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues / 6 mins
A young man is in a financial dilemma; but his real troubles run much deeper than his pocketbook.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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HOÀI (ONGOING/MEMORY)
Quyên Nguyen-Le / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 10 mins
This exploration of the conflict between a young, queer, Vietnamese American woman and her refugee father delves into themes of social activism, homelands, and belonging.
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HORNET’S REVENGE
Jing Niu / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Action, Animation, Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Women / 4 mins
When a creep insults Hornet, the Asian punk must rely on the help of her skate gang to seek revenge.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 HUMAN FACE
Aline Pimentel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 14 mins
Kazuhiro Tsuji, the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Makeup, divulges the meaning and thought behind his hyperrealistic sculptures.
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ILY
Jingyi Shao / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Experimental / 5 mins
A girl’s journey to adulthood as seen through her Instagram.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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INN
Zion Chen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Animation, Mystery, Thriller / 4 mins
A strange girl draws a young man's attention at an inn.
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IRON HANDS
Johnson Cheng / Shorts Competition / China, USA / 2017 / Children, Drama, Family, International, Sports, Student, Women / 11 mins
As a 12-year-old girl prepares for her Chinese Youth Olympics weightlifting team try-outs, she makes an unlikely connection with the gym's reclusive groundskeeper.Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm
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IRONY
Radheya Jegatheva / Shorts Competition / Australia / 2017 / Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Social Issues, Student / 8 mins
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.
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JIEJIE
Feng-I Fiona Roan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Student, Women / 15 mins
JIEJIE is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles in 1997.
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JUNE
Huay-Bing Law / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Student / 12 mins
Set on a Texas university campus during the 1950s, JUNE chronicles the experience of a young Chinese woman as she attends her husband’s graduation reception.
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JUST A KID FROM SEATTLE
JJ Augustavo / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Adventure, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Social Issues / 20 mins
In the wake of his mother's passing, a troubled Filipino teen comes of age and finds a new love for his hood in Seattle, Washington.Precedes: IT’S A PARTY
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KA PIKO
Bryson Chun / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Pacific Islander / 10 mins
When his girlfriend dies during childbirth, a Native Hawaiian man with a tenuous cultural connection must perform a birth ritual with his girlfriend's overbearing father.
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KHOL (OPEN)
Faroukh Virani / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 12 mins
When his father passes away, Vijay is forced to return home after a 10 year estrangement and open up to his mother about his sexuality.
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