Name: KAFFNY 2023: Local Universe
Start: 2023-11-12T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-12T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Prime Produce

KAFFNY 2023: Local Universe

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Join us for our Local Universe short film program

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In this year's 17th annual KAFFNY festival, we're continuing as a hybrid event with online streaming and live screenings from November 8 to 13. Due to the economical impact on the creative industry in recent times, we want to share our program to our audience with no set ticket prices, and only ask for open donations from those who are able to give. See our full program and get tickets at: <a href="https://kaffny.eventbrite.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">kaffny.eventbrite.com</a>Here are the films that are part of the Local Universe short film program at KAFFNY 2023:

CONDUIT by Lynn Kim (2022 USA, 6 min)A running body powers the cycle between states of being. A tribute to Korean musical rituals and the wonder of locomotion, both spiritual and physical.

PEOPLE PLEASING 101 by Cami Olses (USA 2023, 9 min)Welcome to class folks! Hope you have your pen and paper ready for today’s lesson: how to be people pleaser. We will cover 3 very distinct lessons so that you can be the most accommodating, caring and devoted friend you could ever be. By the end you will be a whole new person, in fact, here’s an extra lesson: the first step to becoming a people pleaser, is letting go of any personality you had in the first place!

NARROW IS THE WAY by Sook Jin Jo (USA 2023, 33 min) This documentary focuses on life behind the scenes during the creation of three art house chapels, which the artist designed and completed in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador between 2018 and 2023, exploring her personal journey and process.

HOW TO LIVE AS AN ASIAN WOMAN IN NY CITY by Jacqueline Jaemin Young (USA 2023, 4 min)Filmmaker Jacqueline Jaemin Yeon shares her tips on how to live as an Asian woman in New York City, in light of the pandemic. The film takes an unexpected approach to highlight hate crimes against Asian women.

GABRIELA by Evelyn Lorena (USA 2023, 16 min )A young undocumented Guatemalan woman questions her worth as she dreams of joining a Country Club swim team in the American South.

TOGETHER, ALONE by Fumiya Hayakawa (USA 2021, 11 min) A young Japanese boy grapples with his changing family dynamic and his identity as he starts living in the USA.

APPA by Keli'l Grace (USA 2023, 13 min)A short film set on the North Shore of O'ahu based on the true story of a Korean-American farming family tormented by loss and addiction.

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