Familial roots run deep, form inseparable bonds, and can shape our lives. Strap yourself in for an emotional journey that explores resilience, love and the influence of family ties.

A young woman must confront her abusive childhood as she unexpectedly journeys into motherhood.

Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand

10 years following an ugly divorce, the Lee family reunites in Canada with vignettes of their differences in culture and philosophies.

Sun, Moon and Four Peaks

A woman recalls a series of events from her early 20s that lead to a forced abortion. Now in her old age she reminisces over the son she never had.

The Son That Didn't Shine

A short documentary exploring the intricacies and complexities of the construction of a transmarginal Latine, multiracial, and queer identity through the experiences of a father, mother, and daughter.

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A Navajo girl contemplates her future when she receives an acceptance letter to college.

Can I Love You?

An Arab American boy is awoken to his family's otherness when he is alerted to his father's thick accent. Once it has been heard, he cannot be unheard.

An Arab Family

Unable to travel home across closed borders after her mother's sudden and isolated death in China, a middle-aged immigrant named Mei grasps for consolation and connection while living alone in COVID-era New York until one afternoon, she encounters a familiar stranger on the streets nearby. Two forms of modern homelessness collide.

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The 17th National Film Festival for Talented Youth

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