Shorts Program 8: Student Shorts

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve. Fang Wei, a student who is preparing for the Entrance Exam, is afraid of attending the Family Reunion Dinner, and being asked by all family members about his…

FULL-TIME MINISTRY is a character portrait about a devout Christian man who, by day, struggles to keep his religious faith out of the public high school classroom where he teaches; by night, he is an…

Based on true events, Tule Lake is story of perseverance, shown from the perspective of a Japanese American internee during World War II. Held in the Tule Lake segregation camp with her family, a…

Sweating and out of breath, over-weight Michael arrives late for his 7 year-old nephew's birthday pool-party. Almost 30 now, Michael is still struggling to become independent of his older domineering…

The meaning of family in American society today has come a long way since its ideals were molded into the concept of the nuclear family. Part of Shorts Program 8: Student Shorts

Re-developers are destroying the Dharavi slum. Its one million residents struggle to keep their hopes and dreams alive. Part of Shorts Program 8: Student Shorts

Alone and bored with his life indoors, a young boy ventures outdoors to his favorite swimming hole, only to find it already occupied. A showdown ensues, but is the outcome worth it? Part of Short…

Cole is home for the holidays, and now they're over. A humorous look at the trials and tribulations of returning to the family home.

When a young engineer returns to her rural Chinese village to share the solar technology that she's been developing, she must first win over her long-neglected father. Bound by love, they have to…

Siaki, an elderly Samoan man struggles to come to terms with the lifelong shame of having an incomplete traditional tattoo when he is confronted with the shame of his sight. As Siaki's vision…

Brother is a humanoid robot who has one job to build, but fails in creating successful pieces. Once his emotions get in the way of creating something, he realizes that maybe it was just the thing he…