Encompassing genres as varied as sci-fi, noir, and horror, this program of shorts demonstrates the creativity and versatility of Asian American storytelling. Filmmakers expected in attendance for post-film Q&A.
In the near future, when all labor is replaced by humanoids, an old Chinese chef teaches a humanoid robot to cook, which places him in a dilemma between artificial intelligence and the human race.
What does the model minority do after dark? (A screwball noir in 5 languages.)
A middle-aged Laotian refugee struggles with his harrowing past, failing marriage, and demanding career when he is haunted by mysterious supernatural entities from his homeland known as Phi.
A pregnant woman and her husband visit her lonely, aging grandmother in the rural mountains of Taiwan only to witness the older woman’s mysterious disappearance.