SHORTS PROGRAM: COMING OF AGES
- Shorts
- 94 mins
Coming of age is not simply about transitioning from childhood to adulthood. It represents a process of growing into oneself.
Producer Yen Sen (Clementine), Producer Kajri Akhtar (Zari), Director Marion Hoang Ngoc Hill (Spring Will Come), Director Angeline Gragasin (Myself When I Am Real), and Director Suhashini Krishnan (Legends) will be in attendance for the screening + Q&A, moderated by Lauren Lola, CAAM’s Office, Distribution & Outreach Coordinator.
This program is co-presented by Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) and PIVOT.
In this program
CLEMENTINE
Directed by: Sally Tran | 15 mins
A late-blooming trans woman, with the help of her besties, navigates the complexities of a life-altering dilemma, as…
ZARI
Directed by: Shruti Parekh | 19 mins
American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi,…
SPRING WILL COME
Directed by: Marion Hoang Ngoc Hill | 17 mins
Two women are struggling to end their relationship, when a strange woman shows up to free the spirit…
MYSELF WHEN I AM REAL
Directed by: Angeline Gragasin | 18 mins
On MiniDV tape, a single mother and her teenage daughter struggle to make friends and find belonging at a Filipino Christmas party in suburban Wisconsin.
LEGENDS
Directed by: Suhashini Krishnan | 15 mins
When a mistake from the admissions office grants Mahira a full ride dance scholarship to college, she’s forced…




