Liminal places, bodies in motion, borders of life and death. Films which explore the intermediate, indeterminate spaces between one another, the world around us, and even the worlds beyond.
This screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.
Shorts: This World & The Next [In-Person]
Tickets
In-PersonDate and Time
Saturday, August 09 2025
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Venue
Regal Union Square - Auditorium 14
850 Broadway
New York, NY10003
Included Short Films
Vox Humana
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | the Philippines, USA, Singapore | 22 mins
An eccentric biologist interrogates a wild man who was found in the forest after an earthquake hit a small mountain town.
Learn MoreFuneral of the Earth
Jaewon Park | UK, USA | 4 mins
Dusts are pilgrims that travel through Earth's time and arrive at its death. As Earth passes away, Dusts gather and perform the funerary ritual, the ceremony to close the past era and celebrate the birth of the new era.
Learn MoreVic and His Nanay
Jill Janairo | USA | 10 mins
While he’s trapped in his apartment recovering from COVID, an exasperated Vic tries to evade a nosy apparition of his late mother.
Learn MoreGrandma Nai Who Played Favorites (Chao Somnop Chet)
Chheangkea | Cambodia, France, USA | 19 mins
During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.
Learn MoreWe Used to Take the Long Way Home
An Nguyen | USA, Vietnam | 14 mins
Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer road trip to "Lake Perfect."
Learn MoreACROSS THE WATERS
Viv Li | France, China | 15 mins
Bandstorm blows, waters scarce. In a remote mining town without any radio signals, a quirky teenage girl gets curious about a passing truck driver.
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