A mother dealing with dementia finds an unexpected connection with her daughter, a group of not-yet-humans anxiously wait to be assigned a life, two sisters draw on ancestral knowledge to regenerate agriculture and a Chinese American woman is confronted by unfinished business with her late grandma.
These are just a few of the stories highlighted at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival that showcased promising female filmmakers tackling stories about family, justice, identity and questioning what it means to identify as a woman in today’s world.
The festival began with InFocus: Female Cinema Documentary Shorts, in which visionary female directors from all over the world shined a light on true stories of women who learn the power of familial bonds, find their journey to justice and question what it means to live as a refugee or a nomad in today’s world.
Source: NFMLA Celebrates Stories Portraying Women in the Modern World