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Reflection
October 24, 2020 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
$12
Saturday, October 24, 2020 – 1:15-2:30pm EST
Dolly
Writer/Producer/Director: Tosin Lepe
Narrative, 5:47 min.
A white babysitter awaits the news of a job commission; meanwhile, she is pestered by the young Black girl in her care requesting help with her homework. In the process of helping her, the babysitter discovers the little Black girl’s bizarre understanding of race and how it differs from that of adults.
Train to Qinling
Producer/Director: Shir Baron
Producer: Ringling College of Art & Design
Animation, 2:30 min.
A Middle-Eastern traveler gets lost on a train in China with no one else but a panda! She must learn to communicate with him in order to find the adventure she was looking for, in an unexpected way.
Afro
Director/Writer: Jenn Shaw
Producer: Jenn Shaw YJ Meira
Narrative, 11:22 min.
After multiple encounters with her bully and a little academic inspiration, an African-American teen girl finally stand up for herself against classmates who question her cultural identity.
waltz
Producer/Director/Writer: Mari Miyazawa
Animation: 14 min.
The story is set in a world where foods that are made from wheat live. The many varieties are hostile to each other. However, when beings made from things other than wheat appear, such as those made from meat and cream, they all work together to oppose them.
miss boundless
Director/Writer: Qiyu Zhou
Producer: Siyi Ren
Narrative, 15 min.
An ambitious girl born into a noble family, desperately wants to become as powerful as her father. After Zhang’s father names her male cousin as the next heir to their influential house, Zhang struggles to prove that she is the better successor. Zhang discovers that sometimes in order to gain power, one must take it.
roots and wings: yara gilbueno
Director/Writer: Lisa Yadao
Producer: Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, and Irene Yadao
Documentary, 5:28 min.
Nomadic chef Yana Gilbuena discusses growing up in Iloilo, Philippines, and how she got her start as a chef in the pop-up space and left her day job to spread the Filipino food gospel to all 50 U.S. states, and the future of Filipino cuisine.