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Drama Films:

An Island Drifts (18:32)

Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them.

Director
Vivian Ip

Writer
Vivian Ip

Producer
Jasmine Tay and Kim Mariel

Cinematographer
Shyan Tan

Production Designer
Hanning Yap

Editor
Emily Ge Zhai

Sound
Cabba Jiaxuan Cai

Color (8:26)

A Black rookie LAPD officer is forced to make a choice when her partner corners a suspicious Black teenager.

Director
Carly Rogers

Writer
Carly Rogers

Producer
Josie Andrews, Aida Gevorgyan

Cinematographer
Luke Sargent

Production Designer
Hannah Grace Kelley

Editor
Jocelyn Koo

Sound
Evan Hartney, Caleb Smith Ford

Entre Los Muros (13:45)

In this poetic drama, a teenage victim of femicide plots her escape from purgatory with the help of an older trapped soul.

Director
Gerardo R. García

Writer
Rocío Romero

Producer
Ellen Amare, Katrina Skender

Cinematographer
Rocío Romero

Production Designer
Anthony Robles

Editor
Emma Reisig

Sound
Alexis Tran, Paul Adams II

Moose Tracks (13:26)

On the night after his wife's funeral, a newly widowed father must help his teenage daughter when she gets her first period.

Director
Ayanna McKnight

Writer
McKenzi Vanderberg

Producer
Joon Cho, Chelsea Patricia Ramírez

Cinematographer
Gülnigar Ralph-Nurhikim

Production Designer
Bobbi Broome, Riya Rajiv

Editor
Halle Cottle, Marc Van Holt

Sound
Ziqi Huang, Alisina Saee-Nazari

Mother in the Mist (19:00)

Following Wuhan's Coronavirus lockdown, a rural single mother, Zhao, embarks on a dangerous journey in search of her premie baby stranded in Wuhan City Hospital.

Director
Kay Niuyue Zhang

Writer
Kay Niuyue Zhang

Producer
Robin Zhongyu Wang, Kay Niuyue Zhang, Eris Zhao

Cinematographer
Jiang Du

Production Designer
Bin Chen

Editor
Guangwei Du

Sound
Lai Jiang

Radical Joy (12:30)

In a time of mounting social unrest, a young black woman faces a life-altering choice and ultimately finds guidance and inspiration from an unexpected source.

Director
H.S. Naji

Writer
Nana Adwoa Frimpong, McKenzi Vanderberg

Producer
Hassan Al-Jahni, Annie Kane

Cinematographer
Andrea Riba

Production Designer
Jacquelyn Davis, Terah Kim

Editor
Jocelyn Koo, Cecily Lo

Sound
Bunthoeun Real, Hongshi Zhong

Ting Tang (12:59)

Grief has overcome once-lovers Wesley and Vaughna. The stark difference in their coping mechanisms causes them to lose everything between them.

Director
Jasmine T.Q. McLaurin

Writer
Mimi A.F. Newman

Producer
Kent Booze Jr., Jasmine T.Q. McLaurin

Cinematographer
William Rouse, Steven Shulgach

Production Designer
Khari Johnson

Editor
Pratyush Dubey

Sound
Nathaniel Pope

Wannabe (13:35)

A 90s girl group must decide between working with their lead singer's rapist or giving up on their dreams.

Director
Josie Andrews

Writer
Josie Andrews

Producer
Carly Rogers, Aida Gevorgyan

Cinematographer
Luke Sargent

Production Designer
Colin Sheehan

Editor
Foustene Fortenbach

Sound
Carter Tate