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CAAMFest2018

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 heart break and social activism, to LGBTQ expression, the humor in everyday moments, and tales of what lurks in-between.

  1. Lions in Waiting

    Jason Karman / Shorts / Canada / 2017 / 17 mins
    A new minor league hockey player seeks acceptance after being hazed by his teammates. Struggling to find his way on and off the ice, his courage also seems to inspire someone else.

    Precedes: Looking For?

    Precedes:
    Looking For?

    Roxie Theater
    May 19, 2018 5:10 pm Not Available

  2. Marvel Presents a New Superhero… Model Minority!

    Sean Dacanay / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Short / 2 mins
    In a cinematic universe filled with all-white superheroes and Black Panther, Marvel presents an overdue, over exaggerated take on an Asian American superhero.
    Plays In:
    LIFE, ANIMATED

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 8:40 pm Not Available

  3. Maybe

    Kat Cole / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 10 mins
    A beautiful ode to growing up and self-exploration in Hawaii, MAYBE explores a teenager’s coming of age as she comes to terms with her sexuality, which clashes with her mother’s religious values.
    Plays In:
    OUT/HERE

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 15, 2018 8:50 pm Not Available

  4. Miss World

    Georgia Fu / Shorts / Taiwan / 2017 / Short / 19 mins
    Jane is a pill-popping party girl navigating the waters between her own adulthood and her traditional upbringing. When she comes home to see her father one last time before his prison sentence, her bad decisions begin to catch up with her, forcing her to reexamine who she has become.
    Plays In:
    IN TRANSITION

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 11, 2018 5:10 pm Not Available

  5. Monday

    Dinh Thai / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Short / 18 mins
    He’s everyone’s one stop shop for anything stolen or illicit, but his reasons for hustling are not as cut and dry as they seem. In this diverse world he lives in, he must maneuver between disparate cliques facing racism and constant danger just to make a living. And it’s only Monday. 
    Plays In:
    IN TRANSITION

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 11, 2018 5:10 pm Not Available

  6. Othello-San

    Theodore A. Adams III / Shorts / USA / 2018 / Short / 20 mins
    Jason moves to Japan to attend the most prestigious acting school in the country; however, his grandiose dreams are quickly tempered with harsh reality. With no knowledge of Japanese culture or what it means to be an actor in Japan, Jason’s instructor swiftly knocks him back to Earth.
    Plays In:
    IN TRANSITION

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 11, 2018 5:10 pm Not Available

  7. Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)

    Akira Boch / Shorts / Japan / 2018 / Documentary, Short / 18 mins
    A documentary about Shin Miyata, a record label owner, who devotes his life to bridging the gap between Chicano and Japanese culture. Miyata is on a quest to connect people with the power of music through his desire to break stereotypes that come with inter-cultural misunderstandings.
    Plays In:
    TOYKO BEATS

    New People Cinema
    May 13, 2018 9:15 pm Not Available

  8. Pachinko

    Luis Grane / Shorts / Japan / 2017 / Experimental, Short / 4 mins
    A mind-bending Tokyo emerges where cartoons and reality coexist, and pachinko balls represent America’s influence there.
    Plays In:
    LIFE, ANIMATED

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 8:40 pm Not Available

  9. Phetmixay Means Fighter

    Rita Phetmixay / Shorts / USA / 2017 / 13 mins
    Rita Phetmixay's mother and father immigrated to North Carolina in the 1980s after the communist takeover of Laos. This deeply personal film chronicles the strength of her family's identity as both Lao and American.
    Plays In:
    STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH SHORTS

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 13, 2018 4:30 pm Not Available

  10. The Pilgrimage

    Kevin Wong / Shorts / USA / 2017 / Narrative Fiction, Short / 16 mins
    A father going through a midlife crisis and a son too uptight to go with the flow. THE PILGRIMAGE depicts a flipped father-son relationship, where the son attempts to guide his erratic father in his quest for self.
    Plays In:
    IN TRANSITION

    AMC Kabuki 8
    May 11, 2018 5:10 pm Not Available