Shorts: Respect your Elders
Respect Your Elders honors our older community members, showing us that our elders still have much to share with the world.
Total Runtime: 75 minutes
Gloria | The Tale of Mari | The Last Resort | Lola | To Dance Again | Why My Dad Loves
Gloria
Directed by Kim Blanck
Narrative | 10 mins | English | New England Premiere
Gloria, a Chinese woman in her 70s living alone and struggling with her memory, finds new purpose in teaching herself Spanish.
Tale of Mari
Directed by Anya Vaughn
Animation | 7 mins | English, Mandarin with English subtitles | New England Premiere
Mari, an elderly Japanese woman, recounts her experiences growing up in Okinawa, moving to America, and attempting to become a newspaper cartoonist.
The Last Resort
Directed by Sarita Khurana
Documentary| 12 mins | English, Hindi, Gujarati with English subtitles | New England Premiere
In the first-ever Indian retirement complex in the U.S, a tight-knit group of Indian immigrants forge a resilient community, navigating family tensions, cultural longing and the realities of growing old together. Told through the lives of several residents, this is a story of the first generation of Indian immigrants growing old in America.
Lola
Directed by Carlo Ang
Documentary| 18 mins | English, Tagalong with English subtitles
As Flora nears the end of her life, her grandson Carlo investigates her untold stories about surviving WWII in the Philippines in an effort to reconstruct her memories. Through this exploration, Carlo learns more about his family’s history but also discovers why these stories were kept hidden for so long.
Advisory: Depictions of war and violence
To Dance Again
Directed by M.G. Evangelista
Documentary | 7 mins | English, Cantonese with English subtitles | East Coast Premiere
After an unprecedented tragedy for the Asian American community of Monterey Park, ballroom dancing offers an unexpected path to healing and joy.
Advisory: Grief themes
Why My Dad Loves
Directed by Nkaujoua Xiong
Documentary | 21 mins | English, Hmong with English subtitles | Boston Premiere
At the age of 13, my father left his homeland, Laos, seeking a brighter future in the United States. Throughout the years, he devoted himself to supporting his family, seldom sharing the details of his past. This film intimately explores the experiences that shaped my father’s understanding of love.
Advisory: Depiction of war and violence
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Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:30PM until Sunday, October 26, 2025
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