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DisOrient 2020 Shorts Program #2: Home
Representation (2019) Short Narrative 3 min
English USA
Directed by JJ Querubin
An intimate poem that takes audiences on a journey of the misrepresenting labels of Asian Americans. Resurfacing issues the community still faces such as the stereotypes of Asian women, model minority, bamboo ceiling, and the generational loss of culture.
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Balancing Sacrifice Short Narrative 5 min
English USA
Directed by Rommel Andaya
After just coming off deployment, Captain Hernandez must tell her boyfriend, Jon that she has orders to go back out again.
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Kamaina (2019) Short Narrative 15 min
English USA
Directed by Kimi Howl Lee
A queer sixteen-year-old girl, Mahina, resides in the predominantly Native Hawaiian neighborhood of Waianae, Oahu. After suffering abuse from her stepfather, Mahina must navigate life on the streets, until she eventually finds refuge at the Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae, Hawai'i's largest organized homeless encampment.
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Our Home Here (2019) Short Narrative 17 min
English USA
Directed by Angela Chen
Parallel stories of broken relationships between parents and their children striving for the American Dream all revolving around one explosive night at a fast food joint in Texas.
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Our Island's Treasure (2019) Short Documentary 17 min
English, Japanese USA
Directed by Kaiya Yonamine
This film is a documentary about the current destruction of the beautiful Okinawan ocean in Henoko and the fight by native Uchinanchu people to protect it.
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Finding Dohi (2020) Short Documentary 24 min
English, Japanese USA
Directed by Amber McClure
Armed with a stack of letters she cannot translate, a 3rd generation Japanese-American woman sets out on an uplifting journey to find the family she never knew.
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Post-Screening Q&A with Directors Kaiya Yonamine, and Amber McClure and Lead Daphne McClure
*Participants in Q&A's are subject to change.
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LocationUO Erb Memorial Union Redwood Auditorium (View)
The UO EMU is at University and 13th, Room 214
Eugene, OR 97403
United States
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| Minimum Age: 13 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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