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October 13, 2023, 7:00PM until Sunday, October 22, 2023

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SHORTS PROGRAMS

All Shorts Program available on-demand in the U.S. from October 13, 7:00PM until Sunday, October 22, 2023. The content must be started within the designated viewing window. Once started, you have up to 24 hrs to finish playing the content or until the end of the viewing window – whichever comes first.

Shorts Pass: All 6 Shorts Programs for only $60! 

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​SHORTS PROGRAM

golden girls

Don’t Be Sorry Directed by David Au 
Perry And A Pause Directed by Tess Paras
Supermarket Affairs Directed by Hang Luong Nguyen 
Tequila Sunset Directed by Jinsui Song
The Old Young Crow Directed by Liam LoPinto
Nai Nai & Wai Po (Grandma & Grandma) Directed by Sean Wang

In a time when violence against the elderly is at an all-time high, Golden Girls is in honor of the life and achievements of the older woman, showing us that not all stories are fully told quite yet.

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Grave affairs

Mandarins Directed by Chelsie Pennello 
The Resemblance Directed by Derek Nguyen
The Van Directed by Bernard Badion
Video Funeral Directed by Linh Tran
Take Me Home Directed by Liz Sargent

Don’t be afraid to bring out your tissues, Grave Affairs follows stories of families honoring and mourning their deceased loved ones, and how it brings out the best and worst in them.

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lights out

Astonishing Little Feet Directed by Maegan A Houang 
Sandals of Gold Directed by Raj Kapadia
Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls Directed by June K Inuzuka
Happy Ending Directed by Élodie Yung
Teen Troubles in Dirty Jersey Directed by Waley Wang
Hearsay Directed by Banban Cheng

Depiction isn’t always endorsement. Violence, obsession, revenge… Light’s Out explores the darker side of the Asian-American experience.

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laugh with baaff!

Halmoni’s Pot (Grandma’s Pot) Directed by A. Lauren Lee
Open and Shut Directed by Kulap Vilaysack
The Family Circus Directed by Andrew Fitzgerald
Running Directed by Arpita Mukherjee

A weed-buying grandma, a lonely customer service rep, and a dysfunctional Vietnamese-American family walk into a film festival… Laugh with BAAFF is a lineup of wild, genre-bending comedy shorts from some of the industry’s top comedians and new comic voices.

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Serving family style

Upsidedown Directed by Razan Ghalayini 
Mother’s Tongue Directed by Vanesa Millado  
When You Left Me on That Boulevard Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang
Lunchbox Directed by Anne Hu
Breaking Fast with a Coca Cola Directed by Amy Yasmine Omar
Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town Directed by Tadashi Nakamura & Akira Boch

Guaranteed to make your mouths water, Serving Family Style highlights stories about the preparation and enjoyment of the meals we share with our loved ones, and how they play into the shaping of our own identities.

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queer & Here

Cousins Directed by Karina Dandashi 
Fish Directed by Jeremy Hsing
Gianna Directed by Kait Schuster
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives Directed by Andy Yi Li
Aikāne Directed by Daniel Sousa

A staple every BAAFF season, Queer and Here is self-expression and complexities of Identity beyond orientation.