STUD COUNTRY
2024 USA 10 MIN
DIRECTOR Alexandra Kern, Lina Abascal
In 2023, Stud Country, the largest weekly queer line dancing event in America, which has preserved the little-known LA tradition for over 50 years, is confronted with losing its beloved venue.
TAKE CARE (CALANTABA)
2023 USA 10 MIN
DIRECTOR Brenton Oechsle
Jose, a Mexican in his mid-50’s, dedicates his life to taking care of his 90-year-old mother with late-stage Alzheimer’s.
SANDCASTLES
2024 USA 17 MIN
DIRECTOR Carin Leong
SANDCASTLES parallels two Singapores – one in Southeast Asia and one on the western coast of Michigan – depicting the temporal nature of human edifices built on and destroyed by sand.
A BRAVE NEW WORLD
2023 Hong Kong 9 MIN
DIRECTOR Arnold Tam
Reimagined scenes of everyday life set in the 2020s in Hong Kong. With a twist of absurdity, director Arnold Tam explores the socio-cultural landscape of his homeland as the city heads towards a new era.
YOU’RE TOO SENSITIVE
2023 USA 10 MIN
DIRECTOR Dan Chen
After a decade apart, a filmmaker records his immigrant family reuniting for the youngest son’s graduation, documenting their quirks, affections and lifelong resentments.
SHOTPLAYER
2023 USA 22 MIN
DIRECTOR Sam Shainberg
A notorious NYC pickpocket returns to the scene of his crimes, the subway, and through memories begins to dissect the act that has ruled his life for over 40 years.
IRANIAN YELLOW PAGES
2024 UK 12 MIN
DIRECTOR Anna Snowball
Trying to make his new life in London a success, Reza places an advert in an eccentric newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
