THE AMERICAN DREAM SHORTS
A special program about how the illusory “American Dream” is often at odds with reality. Stories of heartbreak, struggle, and resilience from around the country. Includes some of the most impactful short films of the festival.
Filmmaker Nazrin Choudhury will be in attendance!
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Presented in Multiple Parts
CLOSING DYNASTY
Queenie, a precocious 7 year-old, fearlessly scours the subways and streets of New York City searching for way...
17 min | Lloyd Lee Choi | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Mandarin | English
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EL SOÑADOR (THE DREAMER)
Oscar and his family fled Mexico and came to the United States in search of a better life. After settling in N...
14 min | Duncan Heger | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English, Spanish | English
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HOME
Two Vietnamese sibling refugees must navigate their new lives in Houston, Texas following the Vietnam war....
15 min | Stephen Robinson | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | Vietnamese | English
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MAKEOVER MOVIE
For more than a hundred years, movie makeovers have promised audiences that with a little help, any ugly duckl...
18 min | Sue Ding | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English | Closed Captions
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RED, WHITE AND BLUE
When Rachel is forced to cross state lines in search of an urgent and necessary abortion with her young daught...
23 min | Nazrin Choudhury | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English
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WE WERE MEANT TO
In a world where Black men have wings, and their first flight is a rite of passage, Akil must defy fears, inse...
27 min | Tari Wariebi | | HAWAI''I PREMIERE | English | Closed Captions, English
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