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shareThe first time short films have been a festival Centerpiece in CAAM’s recent memory, this program highlights ambitious, bold short films that experiment with narrative and documentary form and share new perspectives from Asian and Asian American filmmakers.
In this program
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…
BILLO RANI
Directed by Angbeen Saleem
When a 12-year-old girl is made aware of her unibrow at Islamic Sunday School in a lesson on…
SPRING WILL COME
Directed by Linh Dan Phan Nguyen, Marion Hoang Ngoc Hill
Two women are struggling to end their relationship, when a strange woman shows up to free the spirit…
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY FOR THE LADY AVENGERS
Directed by Birdy Wei-Ting Hung
Taiwan, 1980s. Hot summer day, watermelon juice, and a teenage girl’s sexual awakening with her celluloid fantasies. Shot on 16mm.
CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG
Directed by Hao Zhou
A filmmaker undergoes a series of home remedies and spiritual interventions as their family attempts to purge their…
KUMAR KUMAR
Directed by Kiran Koshy
Alone on his birthday, a man is on the brink of ending it all when an unexpected message…
Dates & Times
Roxie Theater
May 11, 2025
12:00 pm
