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Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival 2021

Aurora, an autistic little girl, spends her days with her mother and brother, covered by a veil like a ghost.

Aurora

Imed, a young father, finding himself alone for a few days with his five year old son due to his wife’s business trip, will have to confront his deepest fear.

The Bath

In hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, medicine can be hard to come by. A little boy has to grow beyond his limits if he is to help his grandfather.

The Blue Cape

With the grand opening of their chai stand, Iranian siblings Sanam and Reza are faced with the unexpected competition from their neighbors' hot chocolate stand. Soon enough, their conflict becomes much more than just selling the most drinks. Sanam decides to face this feud head on and take matters into her own hands.

Chai

Films:
Little Brother
My Brother's Keeper
Chai
The Honey Makers
The Rotation
Pushkin's Pants

THE CLASH

A young dancer struggles with her bi-cultural identity when she meets a confident young Deaf drummer who stirs up old conflicted feelings about growing up hearing in a Deaf family.

CODA

Duet is the story of one fateful day in the lives of 8-year-old girls May and Shadmit, who dislike each other but learn that their lives have become oddly intertwined forever.

Duet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.

DUET

Embrace program runs Aug 5th - 9th, 2021

EMBRACE trailer

Empower program runs Aug 9th - 14th, 2021

EMPOWER Trailer

Feeling Through, the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek.

Feeling Through

An adopted woman is forced to confront her darkest fear about motherhood at her sister’s baby shower.

The Goldfish

The Pine Ridge Reservation declares a “State of Emergency”, after a devastating rash of youth suicides tragically reaches the highest levels in the country. Due to inadequate federal assistance, residents take prevention efforts into their own hands. A tenacious Oglala Lakota elder leads the tribe’s suicide prevention team and mentors a resilient young group of suicide-survivor

HEAR US

When Taiwanese American 5-year-old Christy and her mom reunite with her father and two older sisters at the airport after a year of separation, the cracks between them grow even wider. Through Christy’s eyes, we explore the struggles of the family attempting to reconnect.

Hello From Taiwan

1984, North London. Arjun and Lalita, Indian immigrants from Uganda, hardworking and prosperous, create a home in the face of mounting resentment. Will they forever be outsiders forcibly removed like the industrious hive of bees looking for their own piece of England in Arjun and Lalita’s garden?

The Honey Makers

Inspire program runs Aug 1st - 5th, 2021

INSPIRE trailer

LADFF 2021 Trailer

LADFF 2021 Trailer

Fioms:
On a Path
Not That Kinda Guy
DUET

A MANY SPLENDORED THING

Sometimes with the sons, it happens as with the drawings, they do not come out as you imagined. This is Gusti's story. A father who goes through bewilderment and denial, to find the most unconditional love for his new son.

My Other Son

Léto is a transgender and gay 20 something boy living in an industrial suburb of Tours, France. He's stuck between a boring day job, a hostile neighborhood, random encounters and feelingless sex through dating apps. Hopelessly wandering, his feet drag him to the ice skating rink where attractive and enigmatic Hamz works.

Not that kind of guy

Nitzan (16) is an introverted teenager that has always felt invisible to society. One day Neomi (20) the girlfriend of Nitzan’s brother Erez (20), invited her to join them for an overnight trip, an invitation that led Nitzan down a path of self-discovery.

On A Path

Films:
TÂM
Ayaan
Sheer Qorma

ON HER MARK

Films:
Perspective Shift - Ep 2 - prue Stevenson
Princess
Motta
My Other Son
LAYERS: Art of Hadi Salehi's Photography

OUTSIDE THE LINES

In the 1990s, Israel established government-built caravan sites for Russian and Ethiopian immigrants. Abraham, a 9-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, teaches himself Russian in order to survive the difficult conditions, and creates a unique bond with Marina, his neighbor who immigrated from Russia.

Pushkin's Pants

Films:
Feeling Through
Sunday's Child
CODA

SEE US

Brought to you with the support of Audio Eyes.

Special Program - Films with AD Narration

Esi is a young, first generation woman from a conservative town in Missouri, where her questioning of her sexuality and desire to be a photographer have become laced with shame and guilt. After moving to LA, Esi stumbles upon a vivid house party of QTPOC (queer and trans people of color). For the first time in her life, Esi is welcomed into a community where she can let down her walls, let go of societal and family pressures and take the first steps towards self acceptance.

Sunday's Child

Films:
Freeze
Sunday Morning
A Girl Problem
El Servicio

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

Films:
The Goldfish
Aurora
The Bath
The Blue Cape
Hello, From Taiwan

TIES THAT BIND

When fugitive Ayaan encounters  a man   on a rural  beach, she  must decide whether to trust him or journey on alone.

Trailer for Ayaan

A young dancer struggles with her bi-cultural identity when she meets a confident young Deaf drummer who stirs up old conflicted feelings about growing up hearing in a Deaf family.

Trailer for CODA - AD

Feeling Through - ADFeeling Through, the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an intimate bond, and a journey that forever changes Tereek.

Trailer for Feeling Through - AD

Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of colour, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.

Trailer for Sheer Qorma

Esi is a young, first generation woman from a conservative town in Missouri, where her questioning of her sexuality and desire to be a photographer have become laced with shame and guilt. After moving to LA, Esi stumbles upon a vivid house party of QTPOC (queer and trans people of color). For the first time in her life, Esi can let down her walls.

Trailer for Sunday's Child - AD
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