What happens when a familiar space begins to feel foreign? A bird disappears in the dust of an explosion; a mountain lion seeks shelter among houses. A young worker faces a future she did not plan within her marriage, while Edie turns to sex work to make time for writing. Moving between sky, city, marriage, and the body, these films explore spaces whose boundaries have been drawn by others and the effort to find a place within them. (Hoda Taheri)
A bird flies across a blue sky, followed by a plane. Clouds gather, then an explosion. The bird disappears into the dust. In a few images, the film changes the meaning of a seemingly open sky.… >>>
Wildfires, droughts, and floods reshape a mountain lion’s habitat near Los Angeles. Moving through residential neighborhoods, the animal seeks refuge in the gardens of luxury homes. The film grew out of the filmmakers’ daughter’s nighttime encounter with a cougar in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles.… >>>
In a Chinese megacity, a young worker navigates her marriage to a wealthy man. An unintended future begins to take shape. The film observes how decisions about intimacy and family are shaped by social inequality.
… >>>As a child, Edie Montana wanted to become a writer. Twenty years later, she writes a letter to her younger self: she works as a sex worker to make time for writing. She also reflects on her Catholic upbringing and the troubling voices she had to overcome.… >>>