FAMILY MATTERS

Francesco, trapped inside a blossoming female body, harbors a secret he only shares with his mother.

A South Asian mother finds herself immersed in a profound state of mourning after discovering that her beloved son identifies as gay. The unyielding barrage of taunts from her acquaintances forces her to confront the decisions she made during her younger years.

A young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search for himself. Along due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.

David struggles to reconcile his burgeoning queer identity with his filial duties and expectations from his Chinese immigrant mother.

Paul can’t say no. He goes from job to job, from man’s arm to man’s arm, without knowing what tomorrow will bring. This Wednesday, he has to look after his eight–year–old son, whom he did not raise and whom he had with Assa, a surgeon older than him.

Zindagi Dobara is a short narrative film centering a young South Asian teen who is forced to live with her distant aunt she’s never met or heard of before when her parents died in a car accident. The two are forced to embark on a lifelong journey to coexist and perhaps one day, love one another.