Section H – 4:15 pm-5:30 pm
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 651 Arts
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SECTION H – What Fathers Hold | Oct. 25 – 4:15 pm-5:30 pm
Love Zuri
Director: Okema T Moore
Writer: Nofistat Almaroof
Producer: Okema T Moore, Nofistat Almaroof, Mohamed Williams, Nicole Harrison, Melina Greene
Narrative Short, 19:54
Left alone with his non-verbal daughter for the weekend, a father’s fears about her autism give way to joy when her song teaches him how to truly hear her.
SPEEDY!
Director/Writer/Producer: Jiin OH
Narrative Short, 17;48
Seoul, 1989. Jung-min wants to become a speed-reading prodigy, just like Dong-hyun—the coolest guy in town, who can finish an entire book in just 60 seconds!
Tobacco Road
Director/Writer: Kiara Danae Mangum
Producer: Sea Mahsati and Aiyana McRae
Narrative Short, 18:40
This short coming-of-age drama explores the relationship between Alonzo, a young single father and his budding daughter, Ruth who have packed their city life into a truck and are heading south to return to the rural community where he was raised.
During their trip, Alonzo makes several stops as he grapples with the challenges of his perceived failures and having to face his father. He uses nostalgia as a mask to cloak his real intentions which are not to return home but to drop Ruth off to live with her Grandfather.
Ruth, with her nose in her sketchbook, is curious yet fearful of her changing environment. She longs to feel a connection which she finds upon returning to her roots. After their arrival, Alonzo’s inability to settle himself within his fathers world leads him away, leaving Ruth with only a letter and a new world to navigate.