MAYBE IT’S JUST THE RAIN

In their debut at the FIFA World Cup, a diasporic, underdog group of young women become the first Filipino soccer team in history to win a match at the tournament. Combining home video footage and voice mail recordings, Reina, Filipino-American center back, brings us along on this turbulent journey, which culminates in an intimate, transformative trip to her grandmother’s hometown in the Philippines.

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SHORTS PROGRAM: INHERITANCES

While inheritance may invoke histories of those who came before us, these films bring nuance to the ways these histories reach us in the present. Community responsibilities, cultural practices, and even running jokes shape the ways we understand ourselves and relate to others.