ASIAN Filmmakers Shorts Film Festival - April 26/27 event
40s
See the Full Lineup of Films:
THE HOPPING DEAD, 3min., USA, Horror/Comedy
Directed by Jimmy Lui
Two thieves break into a Chinese business only to stumble upon the terror that is the Chinese jiang shi, a corpse reanimated as a vampire by Chinese black magic that, because of rigor mortis, chases after its victims by hopping.
https://facebook.com/TheHoppingDead
TINGOG (VOICE), 13min., Philippines, Drama
Directed by Rey Anthony Villaverde
Raymond, a deaf working student aspires to become a school paper photographer. Set in 2009, Raymond refuses to let his disability prevent him from being a voice.
TALENTLESS, 6min., Pakistan, Animation
Directed by Momina Iqbal
Everyone is born with talent which is a natural gift or an ability to do something. Some can find their talent whereas some are unaware of their talent. No one talks about the minority, the people who cannot find their talent. Being talentless is not a sin, not everyone is meant to be special in this world and can find their talent. It is a story based on a young girl who is fighting hard to find her talent but could not find it. The girl started competing talent through effort.
https://www.instagram.com/mominascreations/
HELLO, MY NAME IS, 14min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Chase McCleary
A conversation with international college students with multiple names, and how deciding between them affects their personalities, identities, and self-perceptions.
PETUNIA, 4min., Russia, Animation
Directed by Ekaterina Ulyanova
A bird-girl meets a lady, that leaving a trail of flowers behind her. This flower road leads the girl to a mysterious garden.
UNWORTHY, 12min., Pakistan, Documentary
Directed by Farzeen Aziz
In the unyielding society of Pakistan, Saima, a transgender craves a normal life. Cast out at the age of twenty-four when her mother passed away and her sole protector remained no more, she joined the transgender community be becoming a chela (a follower) but soon became a guru (lord) herself. In the bleakest moments when she had to beg, she was harassed and humiliated. With time she gains decent employment and stature as she takes stand against violence, she still yearns for acceptance from her family who still considers her a man and refuses to accept her reality. In all this turmoil she miraculously finds love. Freedom for her is living and dressing as she pleases which can only be done through migration overseas.
https://twitter.com/FarzeenAziz
https://www.instagram.com/farzeensnikon/
THE TEA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TEAPOT, 19min., France, Spiritual
Directed by Lou Ma Ho
In 19th century Vietnam, Chau is a young bubbling man who does not control his emotions. His meeting with a woman, Master of tea, and the nature, will upset his life.
RETURN TICKET, 29min,. India, Drama/Family
Directed by Kabir Arora
Maahi, an illustrator in her twenties returns to her parents’ house after being away for several years. Old and new relationships are brought to the threshold as she begins to spend time with her father and realizes that grief has changed him in ways that can only be healed through reconciliation. Return Ticket ties fragments of Maahi's past with her present and brings her face to face with a confrontation that have long been suppressed.