First Run Film Festival

Films A - D

A

All Riders

Victor Dias Rodrigues, UG

All Riders is a documentary short on the battle for accessibility in NYC Transit, told by those fighting it.
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All The Things I Wish I Said

Christina Vislocky, UG

When Kaya, a 13 year old black girl, convinces her best friend Charlotte to let her tag along to a new friend’s house, Kaya is excited to be included in Charlotte's new private school world. However, the trip takes a turn for the worse when Kaya’s attempts at friendship garner unexpected attention from Charlotte's crush, Mikey.
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Ana Wa Enti

Alexandra Muhawi-Ho, UG

33-year-old Amira struggles to find her place in between her Arab and American identities while living with and navigating her relationship with her culturally traditional, yet loving mother.
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Aziz

Ramiel Petros, UG

Childhood friends, who's seemingly playful road trip belies the difficult route ahead, find their friendship forever altered by the final stop.
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Beautiful

Mulan Fu, UG

A teenage girl reckons with love and loss as her mother battles a dangerous disease. A story about the enduring bond between mothers and daughters, Beautiful explores the transformative power of resilience.
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Before I Let Go

DaeQuan Collier, UG

After a tough breakup, Andre, an awkward 20-something, recounts his relationship with his first love for closure.
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Beity (In the House)

Isabelle Mecattaf, GR

Beity is about a mother, who is awaiting the return of her daughter, and spends the day smoking and tormenting the household staff so as not to face her pain.
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BUCK

Jovan James & Elegance Bratton, GR

Young Lynn opens the filmed with his mother nagging him to take his depression meds. He heads out expecting to have some fun with Richard his white lover. When he arrives to his boat he discovers that Richard’s invited a group of black men to join him.
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Children of the Dust

Linh Dan Nguyen Phan, UG

On the night of the 4th of July, 1982, ten year-old Vietnamese refugee Long leaves his hostile foster home with only “I’m hungry” in his English vocabulary. He arrives in Chinatown, where he meets V, a Vietnamese streetwalker who's trying to run away from the same Vietnamese gang he will soon find himself involved with.
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Cracked

Lin Que Ayoung, GR

It's 1985 in Queens, New York. Toya falls in love for the first time. Before she has a chance to sneak outside to see him, her father delivers some bad news. Although Toya brushes it off, it seems to be affecting her every move. After she witnesses a disturbing event, Toya musters the courage to open up about her past.
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Crazy Bitch

Irene Mercadal Albornoz

Camila, an explosive teenager with dreams of being an activist leader, organizes a pacific student protest. When no student shows up for the protest, she convinces her friends to take up arms to take over their school. Things take a turn when the Principal corners Camila and her friends, forcing her to make a choice: to surrender or push forward.
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Dad Jokes

Robert Gordon, UG

A depressed 54 year old former stand up comedian ends his 16 year hiatus and hits up local open mics for his son’s college documentary project.
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Dori The Donor

Hannah Crane

A young woman donates her eggs to afford moving out of her suffocating mother's apartment.
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Double Happiness

Scarlett Li, Grad

In a Chinese wedding that can cause all parents to collapse into their most childish selves, can the couple survive the madness, with their love intact?
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Drum, Don't Dwell

Kyle Goings, UG

After being diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease a former drummer returns to his passion to provide symptom relief for himself and others with the disease.
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