The Flower, So-Hwa's Dream (4:47)
a film by MiYoung Margolis
"The Flower, So-Hwa’s Dream" is a Korean Contemporary Lyrical Dance piece. It is an Imagery of the flower, 'Trumpet Creeper' which is linked to a tragic love story in the Korean folktale. I put the story together in the Korean contemporary lyrical dance piece. ----- There was a court lady named 'So-Hwa' who loved her king and was waiting for him. Sadly, he didn't love her and never returned back. Soon she fell ill and died because of love sickness. She left a sorrowful testament stating, “Bury me here. I will be waiting for the king who would come tomorrow” After her death, all her quarters were filled with the Trumpet Creeper.
life is a gift (3:13)
a film by Gloria Joy Kazuko Muhammad & Mu Knowles
What does it mean to be liberated? to be free? for yourself and those you love? In life is a gift, Mu Knowles (born & raised on the Hilltop in Tacoma, WA) takes us on a journey through these questions. Gratitude to iMPACT LENS Narrative Justice HILLTOPIA Film Fellowship for helping to make this film possible. More info on iMPACT LENS here:
impact-lens.orgNEIGHBORHOOD (8:39)
a film by Theo Calhoun
NEIGHBORHOOD explores the connections between gentrification and settler colonialism in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington.
The Bridge (5:00)
a film by June Nho Ivers
The Bridge explores the diaspora of Korean War Orphans who sit in the blurred lines of American Imperialism. This is a non-sequential visual poem telling the story of children in survival.
unwavering / unfettered (2:34)
a film by Rana San
Hammered into 16mm found footage of a police propaganda film, subtext emerges letter for letter from the redundancy of repeated text—a reclamation of bodily autonomy from those who pose as protectors.
what [in my nature] is dying (1:22)
a film by Rana San
On my birthday I arrive at the ocean, previous night’s dream in tow. The film, wrapped around a circular glass pane, loops back on itself—exposed in the exposure under layers of sun-baked lemon lavender, topped with sand and salt water. 16mm cyanotype capsule of a solar return.
Shaina Shepherd & Duff McKagan - A Change is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke Cover) (4:50)
a film by Vee Hua 華婷婷
In Spike Lee's "Malcolm X," the scene of Denzel aka Malcolm walking to his death is set to Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come." It is an exceptionally powerful moment despite the somber implications of the scene -- and revisiting the film this year, I can't help but connect it and Malcolm X with 2020 -- as it is an epic milestone in the fight for racial justice. A change has long been coming. A change is definitely going to come. I see part of that change as the dissolution of structures that no longer serve the collective good, to be replaced by those which are more equitable. Victories have and will be gained in this time of great change -- but one must remember that they are also temporary gains. The only constant is change, even though it comes in waves. This piece was filmed COVID-safe with an extremely barebones crew and separate shooting locations for both performers, Shaina Shepherd and Duff McKagan. It is the blend of live performance footage with my many years of experience as a video artist and VJ for live bands and electronic artists. Most of it is constructed in post-production -- and the resulting piece has one foot in this world's historical memory and one in the timeless eternity of nature. Together, we find that everything flows in cycles. Yes, a change is gonna come. But after that change, some rest... before the change begins again. /// Created for Seattle Musicians Access to Sustainable Healthcare - SMASH --
smashseattle.org -- and produced by All is Well Studios --
alliswellstudios.comReckless Spirits (12:41)
a film by Vee Hua 華婷婷
A gender-fluid Latine performance artist and a neurotic Asian American therapist are led by a series of uncanny circumstances into a world of chakras, spirits, and cult leader fanaticism.
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1:51)
a film by AI-CHUN HUANG 愛淳 黃
Life is like a path during mountain-hiking, all the way going up and down and encountering the obstacles. When we climb up to the very top of the holy mountain, we also reach the goal of life. The holy mountain” is the place for serenity in our mind.
Testimonios (7:42)
a film by Blanca Santander
This Digital Exhibition showcases a variety of artwork by Blanca Santander, expressing her thoughts, emotions, and concerns for the children suffering at the southern United States border. The video features narration from college students of the testimonies of children who were and are separated from their families at the border.
