Metamorphosis Shorts
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Seven films from seven different countries! This diverse shorts program is all about transformations, both physical and metaphorical.
*First screening will be followed by a Q&A with attending filmmakers!
Presented in Multiple Parts
THE POISON CAT
In southwest China, the ancient legend of the Poison Cat circulates. Hunter Tai has been feeling increasingly ...
17 min | Tian Guan | ''China, People''s Republic of'' | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Chinese
| English
Learn MoreMOTI
At the start of the pandemic, a family in Kolkata discovers their pet dog Moti has turned into a boy - leading...
16 min | Yash Saraf | India | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Bengali
| English
Learn MoreMURMURATION
An elderly man realises he’s suddenly turning into a bird....
13 min | Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger | Netherlands, Belgium | HAWAI''I PREMIERE
Learn More11:11
When 16-year-old Pakistani-American Noori’s wish at 11:11 to be her crush’s type goes awry, she’s magica...
16 min | Mahnoor Euceph | United States |
Learn MoreEVER AFTER
Belly sinks further and further down into the depths of a mysterious underwater garden. Above water, she is bu...
18 min | Helen Hideko | Austria | US PREMIERE | German, English
| English
Learn MoreFACELESS CITY
In a society where people replace their faces, university student Misa chooses to live with her “natural” ...
14 min | Riko Murakami | Japan | WORLD PREMIERE | Japanese
| English
Learn MoreFLAT
Suri Parmar discusses her struggles with breast cancer, gender, and body image as she heals from a double mast...
5 min | Suri Parmar | Canada | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
| Closed Captions (for closed caption devices)
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