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CAAMFest2017

Shorts

Get ready for a feast of the senses! This year’s Shorts program is a buffet of tasty morsels that range from stories of finding your place and family bonds, to LGBTQ expression, the obstacles of love and the varying effects of anxiety.


  1. Caregiving: Circle of Love

    Toan Lam / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 14 mins
    AARP created this short film in partnership to help families start the often difficult but vital conversation about caregiving.

    Precedes: The People’s Hospital

    Precedes:
    The People’s Hospital

    Great Star Theater
    March 12, 2017 3:00 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  2. Catch Me

    Hyunwoo Lee / Shorts / South Korea / 2015 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 11 mins
    A girl named Myom is lost and anxiously searching for her parents. Along the way, she encounters and narrowly escapes from creepy men and a gang, against whom she winds up with in an epic fight. Fortunately, the day ends on a happy, yet unexpected, note.
    Plays In:
    FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 5:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  3. Cliff, Superfan!

    Diane Quon / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 27 mins
    In the last 22 years, Cliff Hiyashi has attended over 4,000 Stanford games. The parent of Stanford athletes, filmmaker Diane Moy Quon explores the history, charm and persistance behind the man nicknamed Stanford's "Superfan."
    Plays In:
    CENTER STAGE – SHORTS

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 3:10 pm At Rush


  4. Cowboy and Indian

    Sujata Day / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 8 mins
    In an unlikely encounter at a desert, a cowboy chances upon a young Bengali bride and the two develop a dynamic where both come to realize that things should not be taken at face value.
    Plays In:
    IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE…MAYBE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 10, 2017 9:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  5. Crescendo

    Christina YR Jun / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Short / 6 mins
    A dreamer has to decide between playing violin and an encroaching future. Through a dramatic decision and family bonds Vishal struggles past immigrant life and the realities of the American Dream.
    Plays In:
    CENTER STAGE – SHORTS

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 3:10 pm At Rush


  6. Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story

    Rick Quan / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Short / 26 mins
    Swinging and twirling Dorothy Toy Fong the legendary tap dancer is still exciting at 99 years old. Award-winning reporter Rick Quan traces Fong’s journey as a famous duo with Paul Wing and exciting run with her Oriental Showgirl group. Fong’s wondrous spirit dances off the screen and into your heart.
    Plays In:
    CENTER STAGE – SHORTS

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 3:10 pm At Rush


  7. Death in a Day

    Lin Wang / Shorts / USA / 2016 / Experimental, Narrative Fiction, Short / 14 mins
    All young Evan wants to do is spend his days playing with his toys. However, with his comatose father on the brink of death, he must come to grips with this reality, as his mother struggles to prepare for the difficult transition to being a single parent.
    Plays In:
    FOR THE FAINT OF HEART – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 5:10 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  8. Drugs for Unicorns

    Jaq Nguyen Victor / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 10 mins
    A unicorn is in need of some medical attention, yet is constantly turned away from physicians a.k.a. “realists.” Things begin to get better for the unicorn for the right doctor is found and has just the right cure for this horned creature; in lolz, glitter, self-determination, and glee.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  9. Escaping Agra

    Pallavi Somusetty / Shorts / India, USA / 2016 / Culture, Documentary, Short, Social Issue / 23 mins
    19-year old transgender college student, Naveen Bhat chronicles their experience of being illegally detained by their parents in Agra, India after their true sexuality and identity is revealed. With the support of their partner Madi, Madi's family, and the Indian LGBT activist group who helped saved them, Naveen gives the viewers a firsthand account of the tribulations they had to undergo in their quest to live a life they could truly call their own.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE – SHORTS

    Roxie Theater
    March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets


  10. Every Known Piece Of Me Had To Be Broken

    Jovelyn Richards / Shorts / USA / 2016 / 18 mins
    A short film shown through spiritual journey of Nisha Thapa.

    Precedes: Bachelor Girls

    Precedes:
    Bachelor Girls

    New Parkway Theater
    March 18, 2017 5:40 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets