(TRT: 93 min)
Soft Sounds of Peeling Fruit (USA, 15)
Writer/director: So Young Shelly Yo
A coming-of-age story of a rebellious Korean American teenager named Hayoung who begins to understand the complexities of her mother’s love.
ALEX (Canada, 10)
Writer/Director: Aisha Evelyna
Cast: Aisha Evelyna, Perrie Voss, Carly MacIsaac
While shopping at a hip boutique with a friend, a young and unassuming Black woman is forced to reckon with judgement when all-too-familiar oppressive systems kick into gear and things accelerate out of control.
Birds, Bees, and Threes (USA, 12)
Writers: Paige Hullett, Gunnar Anderson
Directors: Margaux Calla Susi, Paige Hullett
Julia's trusted triplet support group leader expresses the importance of teaching their children about sex by the age of eight. Birds, Bees, and Threes comically follows Julia and Andy Hudson and their triplet daughters as they all attempt to digest their embarrassment, shock, and confusion after "the talk."
The Hostage (USA, 8)
Writer/director: Natalie Prisco
A bored middle-aged woman, desperate for a life change, becomes entangled with a crew of dangerous diamond thieves.
Sunny Side Up (USA, 12)
Writer/director: Tanner Jarman
A pair of late-night delivery drivers––hired to dispose of dead bodies all over LA––deal with an unforeseen issue en route and must find a resolution before sunrise.
Clam Shack Blues (USA, 12)
Director: Matt Ott
Writer: Michael Yocum
Cast: Lenny Clarke, Jimmy Tingle, Bernard Cornwell, Mrs. Zhao
Two aging New England clammers bicker about how to live out their twilight years, with only one of the brothers willing to risk life and limb on a dream.
Maneki (USA, 13)
Writer: Maggie Wong
Director: Brandon Okumura
Cast: Iris Liu, Elsie Wang, Garth Sodetani
After being rejected by her favorite customer, a young cashier must grapple with her feelings when the customer continues to visit their ramen shop.
Fernanda (USA, 12)
Writer/director: Mary Angélica Molina
Cast: Lorena Russi, Rad Pereira, Portland Thomas, Adam Jepsen
Fernanda is an angry Latinx dyke in her twenties who wants to make the world a better place, but can barely keep her own life together.
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