A boy, aiming to earn money elsewhere by boat, snatches the bag of a young boy longing to return home their encounter leads to an unexpected bond, as both harbor desires for “escape”. after a long night, the older boy resolves to help the little boy fulfill his wish. however, as they prepare to jump on their journey, they find themselves enveloped in thick fog.
This cinepoem explores code-switching, cultural humility, and hidden complexities that lay behind simple stories of joy, trauma, and wonder rooted in the perpetual summer of Houston, as seen by one born here and by one who fled to here from atrocities in her wintry native land.
The poetry film Only, based on the book by Rebecca Foust, is literal (her son was born with an APGAR 1 score, not breathing for a few minutes until he was resuscitated with a hand pump), metaphorical (many people discount the lives and experiences of people on the autism spectrum), and also surreal. Filmed on the coastline with intense exposure to the elements, this work highlights the experiences of those othered in our society.
Dormant thoughts always remember there is a surface to return to as a body rattles between the points of somewheres. A recollage and overlay of recollection because at worst, a mind can always wander on a bus, on a train, a ferry… Generated during the 2024 Cadence Artist Residency.
Flora, a journalist in a Western country, comes to her homeland to trace the early life/identity of Mother Teresa or Anjeza Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, to produce a feature. But soon she will face the surprise of her own identity. Two different lives, in search of their identities, so badly effected by the past, during the communist system.
The stubborn man Deng is obsessed with the woman Hong Hong; Hong Hong is obsessed with the master; the master is obsessed with his own magic; the “spell” reflects the three of them...
A young man's marriage is put to the test when his wife discovers he is sexually attracted to chairs. In a battle for artistic freedom, and finding one's true self, he must overcome his addiction, all the while crossing paths with a charismatic leader, a kooky counselor, and spiritual visions.
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