Drama
DOL
Nick is a Korean-American gay man in LA. On attending ‘dol’, the first birthday ceremony of his baby nephew, Nick finds himself yearning for a life just beyond reach.
MY SPIRITUAL MEDICINE
Two white-collar clerks sets up a private radio program in Shanghai, an Otaku lady lives in isolation. Their random fates are linked by the radio.
THE TELEGRAM MAN
Adapted from a short story by John Boyne, the award-winning author of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”, The Telegram Man tells the story of how war inexorably spreads beyond the battlefield.
COMRADES
Fourth-graders Ronald and Diego are best friends and comrades in a roleplaying war-game until Lieutenant Diego betrays General Ronald, blurring the line between friendship and fantasy.
THE HOMECOMING QUEEN
In her oppressively small Korean-American community, 17-year-old Grace’s affair with the father of her classmate Stella cuts too close to home.
ONCE
Spanning 10 years, this is a story of the first love between two teen lesbians in Beijing, like everyone who fall in love, like everyone who has to grow up.
PEARLS OF THE FAR EAST
Set in the beautiful backdrop of Vietnam’s landscape, seven vignettes tell the stories of six women and one man of different ages and at different stages of their lives.
VIETTE
An emotional and dramatic coming-of-age story of a Vietnamese-American teenager who dreams of breaking free from her oppressive household to pursue her desires.
JIN
In the time of an economic meltdown, Jin, a young Korean immigrant, finds himself tasked with tying up the loose end of a mission that will either promote him in the gang or take his life.
THE LAST MARBLE
This heartwarming short takes us on a young Indian boy’s adventure to find the last piece needed, a marble, to complete his precious creation.
