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shareHow do we process the messy feelings of grief, loss, loneliness, or regret? In shades of animation, documentary, and narrative, these films explore the raucous ways difficult emotions spill out along the path to healing.
Director Yang Hu (Grandma), Producer Meg Indurti (Mango Chile Pie), Writer Kyle Casey Chu (After What Happened at the Library), Director M.G. Evangelista (To Dance Again), and Director Pacqui Pascual (Awit Natin) will be in attendance for the screening + Q&A.
In this program
GRANDMA
Directed by Yang Hu
Through charcoal-drawn animation, a grandmother’s life unfolds through a rapidly evolving family portrait.
MANGO CHILE PIE
Directed by Karan Sunil
On the anniversary of their mother’s death, three estranged sisters get stuck in their family fire station, where…
SPLASH BACK
Directed by Yufei Xiao
A young masseuse recognizes her client as a childhood friend and enters a flashback of a withheld memory.
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARY
Directed by Syra McCarthy
In the wake of a terrifying encounter, an overwhelmed drag queen struggles under the weight of public attention.
TO DANCE AGAIN
Directed by M.G. Evangelista
After an unprecedented tragedy for the Asian American community of Monterey Park, ballroom dancing offers an unexpected path…
ON MY ROAD TO DHARMA
Directed by Yihuan Zhang
A monk who has been teaching meditation for ten years in California prisons shares his story and motivation…
AWIT NATIN (OUR SONG)
Directed by Pacqui Pascual
When their father dies during their mother’s hospitalization, a Filipino family bands together and goes ridiculously far to…
Dates & Times
AMC Kabuki 4
May 9, 2025
9:00 pm
