Narrative Shorts Showcase – Live Action

All Your Fault, PD / 피디님이 책임지세요          
Kim Sun-yeun, 2022, South Korea, 16m
Korean with English subtitles
North American Premiere
A film producer is forced to go on a potentially fatal errand when zombies attack the set.

Fix Anything                            
Lê Lâm Viên, 2022, Vietnam, 5m
Vietnamese with English subtitles
North American Premiere
A father ropes in his son for exploits using his DIY “memory eraser” van on their one-night adventure. 

Pufferfish
Mohamad Kamal Alavi, 2023, Iran, 15m
Persian with English subtitles
World Premiere
Ava attends a religious rite at school, where teachers sing hymns. After school, she attends her cousin Pouya’s birthday party, but with the presence of uninvited guests, the birthday takes a different form.

Infant (Perzent)                       
Karash Zhanyshov, 2022, Kyrgyzstan, 16m
Kyrgyz with English subtitles
US Premiere
An orphan is torn about discovering the truth about his birth mother. When he reunites with his beloved girl, his life transforms, and he gains hope.

Kumbang (Bugs)                   
Gwai Lou, 2023, Malaysia, 14m
Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles
World Premiere
After cutting himself accidentally during one of his live-streaming sessions, Farid, a boy from a rural area of Malaysia, is offered money by one of his followers to do it again.

Neo Portraits                        
Gazebo, 2023, Japan, 20m
Japanese with English subtitles
International Premiere
Despite cutting-edge technology and “things that haven’t changed” coexisting, junior high student Takumi is frustrated that the people in his town treat android portraits as real.

Resellers / 대리구매                          
Lee Seung-ju, 2022, South Korea, 11m
Korean with English subtitles
World Premiere
Sungjae makes money by selling cigarettes to teenagers. One day he meets an unexpected buyer.      

A Roadside Banquet / 鸡毛掸子
Peiqi Peng, 2023, USA, China, 16m
Mandarin with English subtitles
East Coast Premiere
Mai, an 11-year-old girl, discovers after attending her baby brother’s first birthday party that her parents never really wanted a girl. The revelation prompts a surprising transformation.

Sweet Refuge                       
Maryam Mir, 2023, USA, 12m
English, Arabic with English subtitles
East Coast Premiere
A Syrian baker struggling to sell his walnut baklava meets a savvy Indian ladoo maker who appeals to one of New York’s most coveted customers: Health-conscious Brooklynites.

Will You Look At Me / 当我望向你的时候
Shuli Huang, 2022, China, 20m
Mandarin with English subtitles
When a young Chinese queer filmmaker returns to his hometown in search of himself, a long-due conversation with his mother leads them on a quest for acceptance and love.