• On the Job

Colorful colleagues, fraudulent bosses and occupational hazards feature prominently in these portraits of the working life.

Short Films

BJ's Mobile Gift Shop

A young Korean American hustler roams the streets of Chicago selling his wares out of his mobile gift shop.

The Voice Actress

Kingyo, a veteran voice actress working in Tokyo, possesses a unique ability to see the soul in all things, living and inanimate. As the voice acting world changes, Kingyo must find a way to reconcile her way of living with her profession.

Woodpecker

More than a decade after being abandoned by his mother, Émile accepts his mother’s invitation to work with her in an isolated logging camp. Foolishly expecting a joyful reunion, Émile finds himself pitted against a hostile environment and a woman with no maternal instinct.

Berry Pickers

Two Thai brothers’ plan to secure a brighter future for themselves back home by working in the berry-picking industry, they hit a snag when an unexpected heat wave results in no berries to pick.

No Ghost in the Morgue

Keity wants to continue the family tradition and become a surgeon like her mother and grandmother. When her first operation takes a dramatic turn, she folds and accepts an internship at the morgue. Haunted by her failure, Keity starts seeing her grandmother’s spirit appear to her in tropical daydreams.

The Executioner

In a fast-growing metropolis, a construction site accident becomes a problem. Yuan, experienced in dealing with such problems, accepts an assignment. For construction to resume as soon as possible, Yuan needs to solve the problem quickly and efficiently.

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