NFNV2023 DAY 1 BLOCK 1

TWENTY-FOUR HEAVEN – Directed by Anna Lian Tes

Runtime: 14:55

A woman downloads an app to connect with a recently deceased loved one, and in doing so starts to lose connection with reality.

THE COOLEST CLUB – Directed by Sheng Ting Shen

Runtime: 12:45

Simon, an average video game nerd, is struggling to be seen in this world. He joins a support group: The Coolest Club.

MISTER BACKLASH – Directed by Eavvon Styles O’Neal

Runtime: 12:44

An 11-year-old called “Maan”, has just lost a friend and role model to police violence. New to the block, Steve attempts to pressure Maan into friendship, which awakens a curse on the neighborhood. A MATCH MADE ON ELEVEN – Directed by Mia Karle

Runtime: 07:43

When a 1930s matchmaking elevator operator fails to find the perfect couple, he desperately tries one last time to match an unusual pair that will go down in history.

HER VOICE – Directed by Mathew Lai

Runtime: 11:00

After surviving a brutal assault, a Taiwanese pianist attempts to help her daughter prepare for a piano recital.

COME FIND ME – Directed by Nela Wagman

Runtime: 12:55

A sensitive five-year-old girl searches for comfort and ballast when a tragic event engulfs her family in grief. In a futile search for support, she drifts into a world of fantasy.

RUMI – Directed by Aisha Amin

Runtime: 12:47

When Rumi, a budding actress, is scouted by an agent and invited to an open casting call for models, she comes face to face with a troubling industry.

LUKE AND EMMA AND A GAS STATION ON FRANKLIN AVENUE – Directed by Levi Wilson

Runtime: 12:56

A coming-of-age story set in 1980’s rural America where a mixed Asian boy navigates his way through love in a white world.