Section C

Jelly

Writer: Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Directed by: Anndi Jinelle Liggett

Narrative, 10 min.

Jelly is a magical-realist coming-of-age about Jelly Johnson, a young, Black girl with a peculiar fascination with death. While trying to solve the mysterious case of a missing neighbor, she comes to terms with a more personal disappearance in the process. Narrated by André Holland.

Champion

Writer: Kim J.Y. Han
Directed by: Kim J.Y. Han
Producer: D.J. Jiang and Diana Ward

Narrative, 13:09

It’s 1997, and 9-year-old Jimin just moved to California. Jimin refuses to speak to her father who stayed behind in Korea, but when a major financial crisis devastates their home country, all hopes that he can join them in America dissipates. Now, Jimin must gather the courage to take the next steps alone.

Slick Talk

Writer: Courtney Zhi-Xian Loo
Directed by: Courtney Zhi-Xian Loo and David Karp
Producer: Thrice Cooked Media

Narrative, 9:03 min.

Feeling the pressure of an important meeting with a potential music manager, Kiki struggles with her identity as an outsider in the Chinese-American community, a culture vulture in the hip-hop world, and a potential sellout for mainstream success. Slick Talk follows Kiki through a single day in her life, where we watch her battle an inverse conflict: the thing she tries to hide/avoid is the thing the music industry tries exploit.

Over the Causeway

Writer: Pablo Mejia
Directed by: Pablo Mejia
Producer: Pablo Mejia

Narrative, 15:51 min.

Over the Causeway is the coming-of-age story of Victoria, a twenty-year-old jazz musician born and raised in Galveston TX. As she ties up loose ends around town, she is confronted by doubtful neighbors, childhood friends, and dependant family members who question her decision to leave. Saying goodbye to the island that raised her, Victoria must reckon with complicated feelings about her community, career, and the sacrifices she must make to seek new opportunities over the causeway.