7/18/24 – Momentum: From Short to Feature featuring three short films and feature lookbooks by Tisch Grad Film students
@ The Culver Theater in Culver City
HOW I LEARNED TO DIE, written & directed by Manya Glassman
16-year-old Iris finds out she has a 60% chance of dying in four days. She’s gotta live it up.
How I Learned To Die is also the title of Manya’s feature script, a coming of age drama-comedy following 16-year-old Iris as she finds out she has a 60% chance of dying. She embarks on a bucket list, chasing wild adventures and discovering unexpected lessons along the way.
Check out Manya’s website here.
PERSIAN CUCUMBER, written & directed by Amir Mosallaie
With his dad away for the weekend, a college student tries to come out to his dutiful immigrant mother.
East of Westwood is the title of Amir’s feature: When his best friend kisses him, a closeted teenager tries to fend off a sexual awakening as he helps his fussy immigrant mother plan his own elaborate high school graduation party.
Check out Amir’s website here.
GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES, written & directed by
Chheangkea
Dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife at her tomb when she learns of her queer grandson’s impending engagement to a woman during her family’s obnoxious yearly visit.
Little Phnom Penh is the title of Chheangkea’s feature: Spanning two ever-changing decades and continents following the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, a Cambodian woman in Phnom Penh grapples with her own deep personal desires and her evolving familial roles as a hopeful daughter, a watchful wife, and eventually, a single mother in America.
Check out Chheangkea’s website here.