ADVENTURE ANIMATION BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY COMEDY FEMALE DIRECTOR RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY TRAVEL ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA INTEREST COMING OF AGE DRAMA MIND THE GAP EXPERIMENTAL ROMANCE FAMILY FRIENDLY VIVA EL CINE ACTION LGBTQ+

Shorts: College Animation Showcase 1

• 81 MINS

MVFF partners with CalArts, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, California College of the Arts, and CSU Long Beach for a stellar showcase of animated work directed by female and nonbinary filmmakers. This selection features films reflecting family, friendship, life, death, and cultural identity.

EXPECTED GUESTS

Habiba Hassaan (Designer) Isabella Andrus (Designer) Soyeon Kim (Director, Writer, Producer, Editor) Yoontaek Hong (Cinematographer) Walter Santucci (Composer)

Careless: Grace Capooth (Director, Writer, Producer, Cast, Cinematographer, Editor)

In Chiapas: Aiden Oliver (Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor), Kiana Reid (Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor)

Mamalonacitos: Isis Mejia-Duarte (Director, Writer, Producer, Cast, Cinematographer, Editor)

Storybook Apocalypse (Or, The Ship's Cat): Gina Napolitan (Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor)

Swimming the Colorado Naked: Tati Slepica (Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor)

Tête à Tête: Habiba Hassaan (Cast), Isabella Andrus (Cast), Soyeon Kim (Director, Writer, Producer, Editor), Yoontaek Hong (Cinematographer)

Until We Meet Again: Yuxin Cheng (Director, Writer, Producer, Cast, Cinematographer, Editor)