A tender glance into the life of a teenager in rural Indonesia Written by: Patricia Kusumaningtyas As the title card rolls, we hear the sound of splashing water. The first frame of the film is a girl, slowly emerging from the bathroom, wearing an all-pur ...
Yeena Sung: The actor’s agency
From theatre kid to TV star to theatre again Written By: Demi Guo The actor’s agency “When I first came to the States, the thing that kept me sane was taking acting classes from an after-school program,” Yeena Sung said. Moving is difficult for all chil ...
FOR YOUTH BY YOUTH
Written and directed by talented youths between the ages of 15 and 21, this program is filled with shorts reflecting youth culture today.
I AM AN ASIACAN
Director Jesus Olvera | USA | 10 min Director Jesus Olvera captures how a Mexican teen overcomes his insecurities and struggles by joining a dance club that previously only had Asian members. The group, which is finally named "Asiacans", shows how two ...
LOVE LIFE, LIVE YOUR DREAMS
Director Anthony Anglin Jr. | USA | 5 min Directed by 17-year-old Tony Anglin, this short documentary interweaves interviews and live performances of the young artist Craig Furnivall, based in San Diego, who talks about how music is the passion and asp ...
FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COcE-KWAauw Director Jayshree Janu Kharpade | India | 27 min Jayshree Janu Kharpade was born to an indigenous family (aka tribals) that have been disenfranchised at the very bottom of India’s poverty ladder. With a str ...
THE ASCENSION
Director Gershon Sng | HongKong | 6 min A beggar comes upon a box with the power to change his life for the better. However, to his horror, upon witnessing the box’s power, his fellow beggers plot against him to obtain it. Eventually, they realize that ...