• The Things We Do For Love

We reserve our boldest actions for the ones who mean the most. These touching and comedic stories reaffirm that love is always the best answer.

Short Films

Soft Sounds of Peeling Fruit

A rebellious Korean American teenager named Hayoung begins to understand the complexities of her mother’s love.

Sami’s Fugue

Sami, committed to a psychiatric institution, learns when his mother and his sister visit that their horse has died.

Hallelujah

After being stuck with the guardianship of their annoying, bookworm nephew, two brothers in Compton CA have to decide if they are willing to take on the responsibility of being caretakers.

Mariam

Mariam drives her Peugeot, ready to take on the world to reclaim the custody of her 4-year-old son. But the road ahead is not the one she expected.

Sparks Lampini

After hints of possible abuse, a Turkish-American woman confronts her teenage sister’s boyfriend.

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