About this Event
27 Minutes
Directed by: Alexander Sworik
Run Time: 27 minutes 0 seconds, Canada
Premiere status: World Premiere
On a frozen Ontario highway, first responders pulled a lifeless woman from a submerged car. Twenty-seven minutes underwater. No pulse. No breath. They’d seen this ending before—countless times. But this time, something was different. Ashlyn lived.
A Promise of Paradise
Directed by: Thomas Machowicz
Run Time: 15 minutes 39 seconds, United States
Premiere status: Phoenix Premiere
In A Promise of Paradise, the quiet fields of Oklahoma become the backdrop for an unexpected moral awakening.
Jade Earrings of the Last Empress
Directed by: Lin Zuo / Marlin Darrah
Run Time: 17 minutes 0 seconds, United States
Premiere status: World Premiere
Intrigued by a pair of jade earrings once worn by the last Empress of China, a young Asian American woman “travels back in time” — journeying to three vibrant worlds: cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s, the twilight of the Qing dynasty in the early 1900s, and the dazzling yet conflicted Hollywood of the 1950s and 60s.
Anywhere My Canvas
Directed by: Sangsun Choi
Run Time: 7 minutes 25 seconds, United States
Premiere status: Arizona Premiere
Youngsook and Mia are artists with immigrant backgrounds living in America. Their unique life experiences have deeply influenced their artwork in compelling ways. For both, painting is more than a craft—it holds a lasting, personal significance that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.
The Invisible Patient
Directed by: Herry Fuentes / Jaden Quan
Run Time: 28 minutes 0 seconds, United States
Premiere status: Arizona Premiere
The Invisible Patient is an independent documentary film that examines the systematic failures of the Behavioral Healthcare industry in rural Colorado, and the consequential crises of addiction, homelessness, and criminality.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pollack Cinemas, 1825 East Elliot Road, Tempe, United States
USD 17.85
