Stitched from the artist's own clothes, a fragile tent becomes a haunting memorial for Gaza, and a powerful symbol for people who are still living in tents over the rubble of their destroyed homes.
A young Chinese photographer and her partner VT live through the wildest year of their lives, moving between the shadows of the pandemic and trancelike underground parties, chasing a form of freedom that feels almost out of reach. But idealism soon collides with reality. Under a cascade of violence, her former life collapses completely. To escape a world where justice is unattainable, the two make a difficult and desperate decision. Their route stretches from Asia to South America and then northward—through Thailand, Dubai, Ecuador, and Colombia, and across the Darién Gap. In Mexico, they ride 8,500 kilometers on motorcycles, confronting endless checkpoints, corrupt police, and armed groups. On May 5, 2024, they finally cross the border—an arduously won moment of “temporary success,” followed immediately by forced return. Everything resets to zero.
During pandemic isolation, Jonas has the brilliant idea to have the world’s most expensive Connect Four game made in precious metals. He gets in touch with goldsmith Eddie, and soon the project escalates beyond what they ever imagined, with hundreds of texts and soaring prices.
Carefully composed images and distinctive portraits invite us into homes and workplaces across the country. By weaving together the simple and the mundane with the existential, the film creates a visual register of our time. It reflects a multifaceted nation and opens up a conversation about who we are as a society—and where we are heading.
A father and daughter search for a path toward tomorrow in a seemingly unprepared society, where everyday life is tinged with reports of doom and war. As anxiety is reflected across generations, both backward and forward, the bonds between them grow stronger. A film about uncertainty, care, and the legacy that must be carried.
With admirable persistence, the director captures annual snapshots of four friends as they grow from eleven to eighteen. As the boys recount their year in a time shaped by pandemic isolation and the constant presence of screens, we witness identities being tested and life paths taking form.
In a support group for mothers of so-called school refusers, experiences are shared of losing one’s footing, struggling against adversity, and drowning in the effort to get their children back to school. Visual representations of the participants’ fears and inner imagery take us from the discussion room to everyday situations that quickly escalate.
MEMORIES IN SILENCE In an attempt to preserve the memory of sound, Richard Hill visits and records the sounds of the places he is most afraid of losing.
When a T’boli dreamweaver goes into a coma, her anxious, insomniac daughter must dream and communicate with Fu Dalu, the Spirit of Abaca, to pick up where her mom left off on the next t'nalak.
Embark on a story of survival with JANM’s film screening of The Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen. Told with poise, humor, and strength, this documentary chronicles the Forrest Gump life of spirited 92-year-old June Aochi Berk. Growing up in prewar Little Tokyo, she goes from surviving in a horse stall at the Santa Anita temporary detention center and in a barrack at the Rohwer concentration camp during World War II to being crowned Nisei Week Queen in Los Angeles.