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shareAcross these films, characters navigate the painful but transformative process of confronting internal vulnerabilities, from the isolation of grief and anxiety to the weight of identity and duty. Whether through an unexpected connection, the loss of familial anchors, or a quiet revelation over a chessboard, each narrative underscores how moments of deep personal crisis ultimately force individuals to redefine who they are on their own terms.
In this program
Permanent Scar
Directed by Ally Betker
Introverted Kali meets a precocious young girl at a park. The duo’s inexplicable friendship begins to make sense as we learn that the girl is grieving a recent tragedy—and that Kali is the only one who can help her heal.
Broken Rice
Directed by Paul Vo Le
Isolated and homesick in the U.S., international student Kim pitches a college project based on her mom’s broken rice stall back in Vietnam. But when her mom decides to close the family business, Kim is forced to figure out how to build a future on her own terms.
Heroes Among Us: Kid Electric
Directed by Anthony Jones
A young speedster is new on the scene and has always wanted to be one of the comic book heroes he’s read about as a child. In this story we journey, with him as he finds out exactly what it means to be a superhero.
Transmission
Directed by Cory Byers
When a ghost writer guests on a university podcast, he releases the viral topic of his next book.
Caratico
Directed by Travis Haughton
After a childhood disappearance connected to a local urban legend, a young boy is pulled back to the road where it all began.
One Move at a Time
Directed by Zoë Calsyn
In an alternative 1968, two women, one Black and one white, realize something about themselves during a game of chess.
Teal
Directed by Austin Berry
When a personal tragedy flips Blue’s world upside down, she is forced to deal with her anxiety-inducing grief by her friends, drugs, and the absurd events of one fateful night.
Dates & Times
Hi-Pointe Theatre
July 18, 2026
4:00 pm
