Portraits of a Filipino American Nurse

by Renz Buenavista https://youtu.be/xqOgJj969U8 The occurrence of COVID-19 has put a massive load and stress on the healthcare system. In particular, Filipino American Nurses has been hit hard as third of the nurses who died from COVID-19 identified as Filipino American while only making up 4% of the entire Nursing workforce (Constante 2020). In my...

Faith Under Lockdown

Short Film by Salsa Lane Over 85% of the world’s population considers religion to be a very important part of their lives. In my project titled Faith Under Lockdown, I explore the question of, how has the recent pandemic impacted the relationship between individuals and communities across the world and their spiritual faith; as well...

Behind Closed Doors: The COVID-19 Impact on Gender Inequalities at Home

Short film by Hailey Powell https://youtu.be/AtFNp2ydrwY The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a variety of socio-economic hardships, particularly for women. Specifically within the home, women have assumed the increased responsibility of childcare, chores, and other obligations resulting in a sacrifice of overall wellbeing for themselves, their jobs, and their independent income. Gender roles in society however,...

For my Ayi

Short film by Jiaao Liu https://youtu.be/8uZSDamlt_A This video is made for my ayi (caregiver), Bai, to understand how she views the inequality and how she think it should be solved. The audio is based on several interviews with Bai held in my home in Beijing, during the Coronavirus outbreak. She believes education is the most...

The Separation of Church and Family

Short film by Elle Klingerman https://youtu.be/M6v-FSprU-Q For my short film I wanted to focus on the catholic faith and how it can affect families. In order to do this, I decided to interview my very catholic family and a catholic priest from a local church. I wanted to hear how they practiced religion growing up;...

Blessing, not a Curse

Short film by Shryansi Jain https://youtu.be/PGw2Xi4-ysU India is a nation with a large population including 48.04% of the female population. This country is home to various people who follow various religions, ethnic traditions and speak multiple languages. Hinduism is one of the most prevalent religions here, with over 966 million Hindus in India as seen...

Money-less Pandemic: Peru

Short film by Natalia Figueroa https://youtu.be/nUzgIfZhFkE Peru and poverty in times of a global pandemic is an issue I decided to base my project on. Inspired by the news and by the human cultural diversity class, I investigated the people’s working conditions, economical situations, and struggles due to their limitations. An aspect learned in this...

Discrimination and Prejudice Online

Short Film by Rachel Yue https://youtu.be/lNsUl1U9aCE This project focused on increased discrimination, racisms, and prejudices online. As people are locked down in their houses and cannot go anywhere, many feel depressed and constrain. The only way for them to communicate with the exterior world is through the internet. They spend their time online. However, some...

Tales of Exploitation Island: Puerto Rico in the Age of Corona

Short Film by Kamilah Valentin-Diaz https://youtu.be/d7oRVWz9PFQ Puerto Rico, the world’s oldest colony, has limited autonomy and no ‘legitimate’ claim to self determination. This lack of power over their economic, political, and social spheres has caused  the island’s poor infrastructure, fostered an environment for corrupt politicians, and has virtually  tied its hand when it comes to...

Broken Reflection

Short Film by Tiffany Pai https://youtu.be/GawRL2_kTI4 This project looks at the effects of accelerated Anti-Asian racism due to COVID-19 in America on the Asian American community. To answer this question, a two minute short film is produced to present the perspective of an Asian American’s daily life during COVID-19. The main concept of the film...

The Blame Game

Short Film by Bon Tangpoolcharoen  https://youtu.be/iodfKW1VrvU This short film takes a closer look into our current COVID-19 pandemic and the blame game. With the whole world affected with this pandemic, we are all looking for the source, for someone to blame. Ever since news about COVID-19 hit our screens, people have been blaming religions, countries...