Propitiate (Shorts)

A shorts program about parenting, reparenting, and being parented, and the transitions that take place when we leave (behind) our parents’ ideals and make sense of the world on our own terms.
All Access pass holders receive complimentary entry with their pass. Please arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes before showtime to secure your seat.
Accessibility: Open captions available
Films in this Program

Do You See Me
A love story about loss and never letting go. While wrestling with trauma, a boy finds solace in waking dreams. ...

The Witness Tree
Sabitri takes her son Sridhar, who is questioning his own identity after the discovery of his father’s suicide, on a com...

Bloomed in the Water
Bloomed in the Water portrays a Korean immigrant single mother who misinterprets school picture day, resulting in surpri...

So That Tonight We Might See
With gaps in her personal history, a filmmaker assembles fragments of her family’s archive in an attempt to see more cle...

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way
Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their homeland of Guam to make costumes ...

Run Like We
It’s the 2012 London Olympics, and the whole world is going crazy for the most famous athlete in the world: Usain Bolt. ...