Shorts: Across the divide
Across the Divide explores stories of unlikely connections, whether cultural, economic, or even supernatural. These films demonstrate the power of creating new bonds against all odds.
Total Runtime: 83 minutes
CHECK PLEASE | Technicians | Bakunawa | Long’s Long Lost & Mini Mart | God & Buddha Are Friends | Saint Andrews
Followed by Q&A with:
Fight Choreographer, Grace Wagner
Check Please Director Jessica Stutman
Bakunawa Director Julian Doan
Long’s Long Lost & Mini Mart
- Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Emerson Paramount Center
- 559 Washington St., Boston MA
- Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers
Check Please
Directed by Shane Chung
Narrative | 9 mins | English
Two headstrong Koreans can’t agree on who’s treating who to dinner, causing their casual restaurant outing to spiral into a martial arts deathmatch.
Fight Choreographer, Grace Wagner
Grace Wagner is a Boston based actor, stunt performer and coordinator, and intimacy coordinator. After graduating from Northwestern University where she was involved in over 40
shows, she is now focused on bringing her passion for creating a safe and fun rehearsal room or set environment into the east coast film scene! Being a black belt in WT Taekwondo and a
former captain of the Northwestern Taekwondo Team, Grace’s training is focused in traditional martial arts and weapons manipulation, but if you watch closely, references to superheroes and other childhood inspirations shine through.
Technicians
Directed by Kelly Luu and Kevin Luu
Narrative | 17 mins | English, Vietnamese | Boston Premiere
Tasked with installing self-service manicure stations at a nail salon, an automation technician meets a Vietnamese American nail tech whose job he is there to replace.
Advisory: Strong language
Bakunawa
Directed by Jessica Stutman
Narrative | 4 mins | World Premiere
With the help of a little girl, a curious Bakunawa learns to dance!
Long’s Long Lost & Mini Mart
Directed by Julian Doan
Narrative | 18 mins | English, Vietnamese | New England Premiere
In the back of a Little Saigon convenience store, a customer seeking closure reanimates his dead father for one last conversation. When his expectations are upended, the no-nonsense clerk must deal with the fallout.
Advisory: Strong language, graphic imagery, implied nudity
God & Buddha Are Friends
Directed by Anthony Ma
Narrative| 19 mins | English, Mandarin Chinese with Subtitles | New England Premiere
After receiving a dragon jade necklace from his Buddhist mother, young Andy spends the day with a devout Christian family, where he meets a fiery Christian pastor who convinces him that his jade is a devil’s totem.
Saint Andrews
Directed by Erin Ramirez
Narrative| 16 mins | English | New England Premiere
Coming to terms with her family’s racial prejudice, a Chinese-Jamaican teenager is pushed to carry out a subtle act of defiance– one which may have permanent consequences.
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Advisory: Strong language
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