DTLAFF SCREENING DRAMA SHORTS SERIES BLOCK II

1000 West Olympic Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90015

18 September, 2022

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REGAL LA LIVE Theater 13 YAE: BLIND SAMURAI WOMAN In the mountains of the Edo Period Japan, when a blind woman’s samurai father is killed by a young samurai avenging his own father’s death, she agrees to be escorted to the nearest village, but she’s not as helpless as she appears. Director: Akiko Izumitani Genre: Drama, Action Cast: Yuwi Kim Masa Kanome Nobuaki Shimamoto Running Time: 18:43 AS BITTER AS SWEET Two single mothers struggle with the expectations and pressures of motherhood, and conflict arises when one of them develops a deeper bond with the other woman’s child. Director: Dorothy Xiao Genre: Drama, Women Cast: Yosilu Chen Shanai Erdem Everley Van Houten Running Time: 14:57 BLOOM After going his whole life drowning in many dark thoughts, a 20 year old young male, finally breaks through with the courage of his sexuality. Facing the undeniable fear of rejection from the people that he loves the most. Will he Bloom? Director: Freddie Lopez Genre: Drama, LGBTQIA Cast: Sebastian Dante Patricio Jose Zach Garcia Mildred Motta Roberto Cavazos Nuria Blanco Emiliano Aramayo Daniela Usi Running Time: 19:59 REGGIE AND JUNE In Oakland California we're introduced to a family leaving their 3 year olds "Red Egg & ginger" party. A young Black father named Reggie is completely oblivious to how he botched a traditional Chinese event important to his Asian-American wife. June will one-up Reggies mistake with her lack of understanding her husbands Black experience. In the heat of an argument Reggie leaves to reach out to his father and meets him at his fencing club. Even then Reggie doesn't get the validation he desperately seeks. We'll witness a married couple fighting for their toddler to know and understand their cultures fully. Genre: Drama Director: Brandon Thomas Cast: Brandon Thomas Grace NG Chan Todd Risby Quentin Thomas Nick Alexander Jeremy Ekalo Alfred Jay Spielman Running Time: 12:51 VIVA Desperate to escape Cuba and find freedom, a young ballerina struggles to believe that she has the talent to dance her way off the impoverished island. Director: Esteban "Steven" Petersen Genre: Drama Cast: Arami Malaisé Alex Loynaz Gley Viera Running Time: 14:59 TOTAL RUN TIME: 1 hr 20 min