Shikata Ga Nai

A young Vietnamese woman must keep the sales of her family's food booth alive while navigating her intertwined identity between her culture and her sexuality.

A disastrous one-night stand between strangers, Asha and Lucas, gets extended when a police lockdown traps the lovers in Asha’s Oakland apartment. As the night progresses, strange things occur, and nothing is as it seems. Asha and Lucas must survive the night without killing each other or falling in love.

The fog rests on top of a field nestled up against a secluded road, two individuals stand side by side as they survey the land. Francis, (43, Black man) is accompanied by his partner Kiko, (40, Asian woman). Together they retrace the steps of Francis’ memory at the place where his home once stood. Francis seeks to express how the effects of childhood trauma have permeated into the present day, ultimately affecting their relationship. Through their togetherness they work to unpack these suppressed emotions in a way that’s conducive to furthering their growth.

Sally Greaves (played by Laurel Wong) is a formerly feral child, now a "reformed" "normal" woman, who makes a living speaking about her experiences at conventions, schools, and press events. After the death of her brother, she tries to live life under these unremarkable circumstances.