The Not-So-Short Shorts block returns, this time with fantastic documentary films that celebrate our human connections in the face of arduous challenges. MĀHŪ whisks and twirls us away to Hawaii for a study of the cultural history of māhū (transgender) people who have long existed in traditional Hawaiian culture though a modern multi-media performance. Filmmaker Jay Ngo captures the intimate moments of his elderly Vietnamese grandmother as the family deals with the death of her husband and debate the future of her care in his directing debut and thesis film THIS HOUSE OF OURS. In the aftermath of the Eaton Fire that destroyed much of Altadena, LIGHT ON A HILL shows how the community rallied around a miraculous survival of a Korean immigrant burger restaurant that becomes so much more. - Yuxi Lai, Short Film Programmer

*this film program is eligible to be redeemed as part of a 5-ticket package.

Learn more about each film: https://www.aaafilmfest.org/short-film-schedule