Directing
In 2008, as China basks in Olympic glory, Xi, a domestic worker, remains haunted by the loss of her sister in a devastating earthquake. When she learns of her sister’s reincarnation, she becomes drawn to her employer’s unborn child, convinced it is her sister.
Distant from the rest of the world, a reclusive gravedigger becomes intrigued by the arrival of a mysterious boy claiming to be the son of his past and only lover. While trying to force conversation, the two awkwardly become acquainted with each other through the bond of a woman. Meanwhile, in a few brief conversations with his estranged co-worker, the recluse discovers not only more about his relation to the people around him but himself.
Beau, an emerging artist, is about to unveil her latest installation. Her girlfriend Paloma is a devoted supporter. Her final breakthrough hinges on the success of this piece, and soon this pressure causes a rift in the two women's relationship.
When a fourteen year old girl's obsession with the new swimming instructor sets her into a world of undiscovered feelings, she travels between adolescence and womanhood, leaving childhood forever behind.
When a stocky Filipino-American tween spills ketchup on a traditional heirloom dress, she must accompany her mother to the laundromat where her attempts to restore it only make her feel more displaced in her own skin.
Alfonso, a middle-aged Filipino immigrant, struggles to balance his family life back home with the new life he has made for himself in America.
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
A young boy comes to understand why his enigmatic father loiters in laundromats listening to coin change machines that sound like casino slot machines.
When a Dominican teenager attends a fundraising gala for her youth mentorship program it forces her to face some uncomfortable truths about her place in the world.
When a soul-shaking viral video shudders through town, a jobless father struggles to keep hold of his existence.
At fifteen, Milagros' world still revolves around her mother's affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question their relationship, her privilege and her own existence.
Two middle-aged couples travel together to a remote island as one of them is trying to fix their marriage. As bad news arrive from inland, the world around them begins to collapse and their relationships will soon follow suit.
An estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father.
