KAFFNY 2024: Shorts Panorama

KAFFNY 2024: Shorts Panorama

Come join us at 921 Lexington Ave at the Hemmerdinger Screening Room (Rm 706 East building) for a cinematic experience like no other! Our Shorts Panorama event will showcase a diverse selection of short films that will leave you inspired and entertained. Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of creativity and storytelling with filmmakers from around the globe. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow film enthusiasts and celebrate the art of short filmmaking.

After the screening we will have a Q&A with many of the filmmakers. See you there!

Christmas Lights

Directed by Cameryn Koike (6:04)

A family of cats struggling with their finances is disappointed when their Christmas lights burn out, but then get some unexpected help. WINNER: Best Film (Hawai'i International Film Festival 'Ōpio Fest) , WINNER: Spirit of Eleanor $200 Award (OK2BX Film Festival of Texas), SEMI-FINALIST (New York Shorts Awards), FINALIST (Directed by Women / Turkey)

Zavet

Directed by Slav Velkov (5:50)

A young man lost in the wilderness struggles to escape the memories of his Bulgarian past.

Revolving Door

Directed by Jiyeo Park Kim (10:00)

Through the eyes of a young nurse, we navigate the thin line between life and death, finding solace and connection in the delicate moments of birth and passing.

Blue Hour

Directed by Esther Um (6:20)

A young Korean American boy encounters difficulty as he attempts to draw a portrait of his busy blue-collar immigrant father for a school assignment, leading the boy to confront his father in a dream-scape like world of his own imagination.

Fair

Directed by Taylor Gruver (10:00)

Based on the TRUE STORY of one woman’s fateful day as a hired party princess at the mansion of her high school nemesis:

Sarah has returned home to Hawai'i and finds herself confronted with an imperative question: What if life hasn't turned out so "happily ever after" after all? FAIR is a 10-minute film that questions societal expectations internalized by women and asserts that a real-life “Fairy Tale Ending” might not be what you expect.

Starring Elizabeth Rian, Noelle Yoza, and Kaipo Dudoit (David, Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2025)

Roots and Wings Ep 2: Irene Yoo

Directed by Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao (7:16)

Roots & Wings is a three-part food doc series that profiles WOC chefs who use food as a conduit for cultural awareness and as a means of perpetuating their cultural traditions.

Roots + Wings Ep 2 features chef, recipe developer, writer, culinary historian and founder of Yooeating Irene Yoo, whose pop-ups in New York offered a decidedly new take on Korean home cooking and street food.

THESE KIDS DON'T GET IT, MA.

Directed by June Jung (6:28)

A trans woman attempts to translate a poem to her mother over the phone. Subtitles escape containment. Diegesis explodes.

Please note that entry into Hunger College will require registration, your name provided in the ticketing will be sent to security to expedite entry. But please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure ample time to get into the Hemmerdinger screening room at room 706 on the 7th floor of the East Building.

Host or Publisher KAFFNY Infinite Cinema