• THE HISTORY OF US

From personal to shared histories, this collection of films looks at the stories that shape us—the choices, the moments, the people.

Showtimes

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Festival Theaters 5

11:00 AM Reserve Now

Short Films

THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY

Thirty years after the genocide, a group of young Rwandans confront buried family secrets and inherited trauma. Guided by therapist Emilienne, they come together to break cycles of pain and begin healing the wounds passed down through generations.

EVERYWHERE I LOOK

A young trans woman travels back to places she visited as a child with her mother, reflecting on memory, loss, and grief.

FULL MONTH

Following her niece's birth, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s full month celebration. Here she is forced to confront her contentious relationship with her estranged mother and traditional family values that caused her departure a decade prior.

THE LITTLE ANCESTOR

In the heart of a buzzing city, a house on a windswept hill comes to life and quietly evolves with its surroundings.

WE WERE THE SCENERY

In 1975, two Vietnamese refugees fled by boat, landing in a Philippine camp where they were cast as extras in Apocalypse Now. This documentary explores their memories, weaving through Vietnam, the Philippines, and the USA across truth, fiction, and time.

WORDS OF HER

A woman arrives in her city for a short stay. As inexplicable sensations consume her like the Meiyu season, she descends into herself—sinking into the reeds growing from the wounds on her finger.

ShortFest 2025