ASIAN Filmmaker Shorts Festival - April 6/7 event
New Releases
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Drama
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FATHER, 5min., Sri Lanka, Drama
Directed by Malindu Kavinda Kumarasinghe
A young man named Nimal lost his father when he was a child. In addition to the large tree that his father already planted, he wants to plant another tree. He is unable to water the plant, as there is no water in the tube well. This is a tale about the large tree that will assist in watering the plant.
INFANT, 16min,. Kyrgyzstan, Drama
Directed by Karash Zhanyshov
Marat is an orphan. After graduation, he starts looking for his parents. It was very difficult to find his mother, but it turns out that she is a prostitute. After that, the guy's life seems completely destroyed, but the return of his beloved girl gives him hope.
STARS IN OUR LIFE, 10min., UK, Drama
Directed by Fenfen Huang
Anna heard about Cathy’s passing from Jenny, an estranged friend. They rekindled their friendship after an unexpected revelation.
BOXING DAY, 7min., USA/South Korea, Drama
Directed by Richard E. Haywood
A father comes to terms with his daughter being gay.
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NAZPARI, 15min. Iran, Drama
Directed by Mohammad Reza Mohammadi
There is a suitor for a little Afghan girl called NazPari from Germany. NazPari becomes very happy and prepares herself for the arrival of the suitor. Up to that point no one has seen him. When the day comes, NazPari understands that the suitor is a very old man. She refuses but her family tells her that she has to marry him because they believe he can make a good life for her.
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VULPES, 7min., USA, Drama
Directed by Laura Hoffheimer
After many years of conjuring the idea of 'man' and what it means to be human, a sly nimble fox spirit becomes a human to learn their ways.
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BASEBALL WITH DAD, 14min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Cody McHan
A misguided father forces his unwilling son to spend a day with him learning to play the family pastime of baseball. A tradition that goes back further than he could ever imagine. With the help of an old family bat, both sides learn more about each other and what a relationship means between a father and son.
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PARALLELS, 16min., USA, Drama
Directed by Aina Feng
A social media influencer Cecilia sees a vision about a parallel universe, in which her friends have another life - - they suffer slavery in a modernized U.S.. Although none of her friends believes her slave world vision, Cecilia feels strongly connected to it. Inspired by how her friends fight for their rights in the slave world, Cecilia starts to pay attention to injustice issues in the real world. Noticing that gas stations steal five dollars from every customer on the pump, Cecilia reveals her investigation to the public through her social media accounts.
CINNAMON, 10min., UK, Drama
Directed by Shahid Kamal
"Cinnamon" is the story of a newly elected mayor who has been invited to attend a chat show. Whilst in the waiting room, awaiting to go to the interview of the chat show, the young mayor is reminded by the smell of cinnamon of his childhood where he remembers observing physical and psychological abuse perpetrated by his father to his mother. The plot develops to show how damaging the effects of domestic abuse and violence can be to the development of a child and how it can shape them into adulthood and the choices they ultimately make with the finale delivering a shocking and thought provoking crescendo.
WHEN FISH MEETS THE SEA, 30min., China, Romance/ Drama
Directed by Xi Li
China's Internet celebrity economy has flourished in recent years, with many young girls signing up with related media companies hoping to profit from the traffic. Young people are obsessed with creating fake but sophisticated lives on social networks. Net celebrity Cheng Xiaoyu was appointed by the company to Long Island vlog shooting.
SOLITARY, 17min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Maninder Chana
With minutes left before U.S. forces level a Mujahideen camp, a Sikh prisoner trapped in solitary confinement turns to his faith to make a daring escape.
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