Emerging Narrative

SHIKATA GA NAI [it cannot be helped]

Directors: Kevin Kodama
A fantasy romance set in the ruins of a Japanese American internment camp where a young couple attempts to reconcile their relationship as ghosts.

JULY 4TH, 2020

Directors: Joe Juanyao Zheng
July 2020, at the peak of the pandemic in the city of Los Angeles, misunderstandings and conflicts between a Chinese immigrant father, a white restaurant owner, and a young black man escalate into a tumultuous climax...

Sueños De Mi Hija

Directors: Cecilia Romo
Samantha is the strong-willed first-generation Latina daughter of an immigrant who is passionate about alternative punk rock music. Much to her mother's disapproval, she has a band performing at the local Battle of the Bands. Rosa is a stoic immigrant mother who has held various labor jobs in her lifetime and holds traditional Mexican values. Will Rosa ultimately accept and support her daughter's journey?

HERE

Directors: James Anthony
Eleven-year-old Meskerem, with the help of her immigrant Ethiopian family, finds the courage to act bravely when confronted with cultural bias.

Jean & I

Director & Producer: Mirta Desir
Michelle, a 10-year-old survivor of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, attempts to escape both her past and her new home when she learns that her new “family” is not what they seem.

Desync

Director: Minerva Marie Navasca
Producer: Asa Kazerani
A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.

Shot Clock

Director & Producer: Ethan Avery
A college basketball star is called to stand for social justice by an activist who is forced to work with police to alleviate racial tensions in their city.

A Lien

On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process.

Lyrical

A privileged, Black law student, trying to escape pressure from his dad, finds himself in a potential police violence situation.

Fannie

Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gives an impassioned speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention and a prophetic warning to America.
March On!
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