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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PRAISE SONG FOR OCEANIA
Justyn Ah Chong / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Environmental, Experimental, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 5 mins
PRAISE SONG FOR OCEANIA is a video poem about the ecologies, histories, politics, economies, and the cultures of the Ocean.
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RED
Yuchao Feng / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, International, LGBTQIA+ / 4 mins
A teen finds comfort, freedom, and affirmation dressing in “women’s clothing,” until they see their father on the street.
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REMITTANCE
Maritte Go / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Drama / 10 mins
When a Filipino cruise worker can't reach her son at home, her world falls apart.
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SALAMAGAN
Elisa Oh / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander, Romance, Social Issues, Women / 13 mins
Ana is closeted. Ana’s mother is Catholic. Ana’s auntie is a hoarder. Ana’s girlfriend is over being a secret. Now they’ll clean a house together.Precedes: HANH, SOLO
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A SECOND CHANCE
Pom Bunsermvicha & Parinee Buthrasri / Shorts Competition / Thailand / 2017 / Arthouse, Documentary, Drama, International, Women / 18 mins
A reminder is given to check up on E-po, an 85-year-old widowed grandma, and her gambling problem.
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SEEKING LOVE
Zach Gelman, Jack Mullinkosson / Shorts Competition / United Kingdom, USA / 2017 / Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Romance / 10 mins
The story of a lonely wedding DJ and his quest to find love.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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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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SILENCE
Priyanka Singh / Shorts Competition / India / 2017 / Drama / 11 mins
A film on silence around child sexual abuse.
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SOLO
David Liu / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Music, Student / 12 mins
Teenage saxophonist Jeffrey Lee must adjust to a new life with his troubled single father, Alex, who disapproves of his musical aspirations.Precedes: AUGUST AT AKIKO’S
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SPACE BUTTHOLE
David Chai / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Animation, Comedy, Environmental, Sci-Fi / 8 mins
Discover exactly how much crap the universe can take before it pushes to blast back.
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STARBUCKS LOVERS
Joseph Ruggieri / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance / 7 mins
How do you know if someone is your soulmate when their first words to you are "Welcome to Starbucks, can I take your order?"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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STRONG CULTURE
Jarryd O'Keefe / Shorts Competition / Australia, Vanuatu / 2017 / Documentary, Pacific Islander, Spiritual, Student / 3 mins
A warrior chief in a small village in Vanuatu prepares for a traditional war dance ceremony that honours the ancestral culture of his people.
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TAILORED TO FIT
Xin Li / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, History, Women / 21 mins
In this short documentary, the filmmaker tries to retain her cultural identity in the US by participating in a Qipao pageant in the Chinese American community. She starts a journey to discover what the Qipao dress means, to herself, and to the different generations of Chinese American women living in California.
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TAMA
Jared Flitcroft, Jack O'Donnell / Shorts Competition / New Zealand / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 9 mins
Ever seen the haka in silence?
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THREE BOYS MANZANAR
Preeti Deb / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Family / 7 mins
This is the story of the 70-year old reunion of three men interned at Manzanar as children, incarcerated by circumstance and bound by history.Precedes: ANGKAR
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