Anointed

Dan Lin / November 3 / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Video Poem / 6 mins

The dark legacy of U.S. nuclear testing is still prevalent today in the form of a leaking radioactive dome in the middle of the Pacific.

Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin

Theresa Kowall-Shipp / November 3 / Canada / 2017 / Documentary, Human Interest / 65 mins

The story behind Miss World contestant Anastasia Lin using her most powerful weapon, her beauty, to stand up to an oppressive regime.

Precedes: BUNDLE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES, Nov 3: Program 6 – Documentary Features Series: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin

Bao

Domee Shi / November 3 / Canada / 2018 / Animation, Family / 8 mins

An aging Chinese mom suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.

Precedes: Nov 3: Program 8 – Centrepiece Spotlight: Ulam: Main Dish + A Masarap After Party

A Daughter

Stephanie Cheng / November 3 / China / 2017 / Coming-of-age, Drama / 16 mins

A coming-of-age family drama set in Beijing portraying a young girl who discovers a secret that shatters her seemingly perfect and spotless world.

Frenchies

Kuan-Fu Lin / November 3 / Taiwan, USA / Fantasy, Satire / 13 mins

This is a story about a new neighbour, the Frenchies. They are human, but have heads like French Bulldogs.

Good Girls Don’t

Ana de Lara / November 3 / Canada / 2017 / Comedy / 15 mins

A Filipina-Canadian girl defies her mother's warning that she'll turn into a boy if she played sports.

Precedes: Nov 3: Program 6 – Documentary Features Series: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin

Jie Jie

Feng-I Fiona Roan / November 3 / USA / 2017 / Drama / 15 mins

“Jiejie” is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles in 1997.

Precedes: Nov 3: Program 6 – Documentary Features Series: Badass Beauty Queen: The Story of Anastasia Lin

Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story

Frank W Chen / November 3 / Taiwan, USA / 2018 / Documentary, Sport / 99 mins

Carrying the burden of 'Pride of Taiwan' on his anchor plated shoulder, the reticent national icon attempts his one last shot at baseball glory.

Precedes: BUNDLE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES, Nov 3: Program 5 – Documentary Features Series: Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story

Mad Rush

Lee Heejun / November 3 / South Korea / 2018 / Drama / 16 mins

The Masseuse

Tan Ce Ding / November 3 / Malaysia / 2018 / Sci-Fi / 20 mins

A technician falls in a love with a humanoid masseuse, but he must make amends with his anti-droid dad.