When a new South Asian mother gives birth, she realizes she may be stuck in a place of darkness, without knowing how to get out. Be it her struggles with breastfeeding or the crippling anxiety that something can happen to her newborn, Pari soon dissolves into her puddle of grief.

Still living in the hoarder’s house she grew up in, young adult Dara contemplates moving forward in life.

When polar opposite sisters Nur and Karina reunite for their grandparents’ wedding anniversary dinner, Karina starts itching and blames Nur for putting garlic in her food.

While preparing to celebrate her wedding anniversary, a woman is forced to reconcile with her long-held identity as a “wife.” Through a telephone conversation between mother and daughter, the spell of the present day begins to unravel for both the Wife and the audience, as we begin to understand her as a woman trapped in an illusion more inviting than the truth of her reality.

For the past three years, a young Mexican asylum seeker has been forced to put his academic career and his dream of becoming a police officer on hold due to his immigration status. Socially isolated, he clings to the daily life he shares with his family and tries, as best he can, to occupy his time while waiting for the life he dreams of.

“hi ading” is a poetic short that provides a glimpse into a love story. Speaking to their parents past selves, Dinaly asks and hopes that these past versions might help present them realize that the decisions they may not understand, are still made out of love.