Short Films Block D | Sunday 2:30pm-4:00pm
I SAW YOU IN THE FLOOD. Directed by Kevin Xian Ming Yu. Colorado Premiere. Over an evening of heavy rain in a sub-basement apartment in Queens, Kai, a nonbinary Chinese-American, and their mother, Li, are visited by a familiar spirit. Filmmaker in attendance.
THANKS FOR PICKING ME UP. Directed by Kiubon Kokko. Colorado Premiere. When hitchhiker Kiubon Kokko can’t talk to his dad in a car, he sees if strangers will open up to him instead.
BRAIDS. Directed by Elise M Beers. Colorado Premiere. “Braids” follows a young Native American boy, Raven, who grapples with identity, tradition, and societal pressures in a world that often misunderstands his heritage. Through the lens of a single school day, the film explores the struggle between maintaining cultural integrity and conforming to societal expectations. Filmmaker in attendance. Watch the trailer.
LONG’S LONG LOST & MINI MART. Directed by Julian Doan. Colorado Premiere. In the seedy back rooms of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer reanimates his dead father for one last conversation... awakening phantoms of unspoken grief. Filmmaker in attendance. Watch the Trailer.
GOING SANE. Directed by Joey Izzo. Colorado Premiere. Going Sane tells the tumultuous and harrowing story of The Center For Feeling Therapy, a 1970s LA therapy collective turned cult. Born from the self-help craze of the 1960s, the Center's transformation from hopeful beginnings to a hotbed of manipulation culminated in an internal coup, followed by the largest therapy malpractice lawsuit in California state history. Filmmaker in attendance. Watch the trailer.
HOMEMADE GATORADE. Directed by Carter Amelia Davis. A woman embarks on a road trip to deliver homemade Gatorade to a mysterious online buyer. Filmmaker in attendance. Watch the trailer.