Slamdance: The Ritual to Beauty
A powerful short documentary about the Dominican ritual of relaxing hair and how it affects women’s feelings of self worth.
AFI Fest: Love, Dad/Milý Tati
A moving and poetic short film about a young Vietnamese Czech girl whose father abandons the family when they cannot produce a male heir.
AFI Fest: Meltdown in Dixie
This short documentary chronicles a restaurant owner’s legal battle to have a confederate flag taken down.
AFI Fest: Golden Age Karate
A heartfelt short doc about a talented martial arts athlete who empowers the elderly to get up and move.
Double Exposure FIlm Festival: Unrelinquished
A short documentary examines how the justice system fails to protect domestic violence victims from their armed abusers.