Short Films Block E | Sunday 2:00-3pm

Excellence in Acting Award to Shirley Chen, who is featured in all three films. Screenings will conclude with an extended Q&A between Chen and the directors & producers.

KRISTA. Directed by Danny Madden. In her high school theater class, Krista uses a scene study as catharsis. Filmmaker in attendance.

THE TRUCK. Directed by Elizabeth Rao. An impulsive Chinese American teen and her boyfriend try to buy the morning after pill in post-Roe America. Watch the trailer.

GOOD BOY BANJO. Directed by Jackie! Zhou. In small town Pennsylvania, a directionless Asian-American teenager receives existential advice from an unexpected source. Filmmakers in attendance.