"Bearing Womanhood"
"A cross-cultural lens on women confronting familial, cultural, and societal pressures, tracing the line between resilience and the burden of systemically imposed responsibilities."
*Content Warnings: Drug addiction, Death, Sexual Intimacy.
10/24/2025 4:00 PM
Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts
Tiger
Directed by: Loren Waters
“Tiger” highlights an Indigenous award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist and elder, Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger t-shirt company.
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Documentary | 12 min | 2025 | Digital
Audio language: English
Gloria
Directed by: Cloe Velarde Raffo
Gloria, an indigenous woman from the Q'ero community in Perú, unravels her roots, goals, and past, to move towards her future.
Documentary | 13 min | 2023 | Digital 4K
Audio language: Quechua
Subtitles language: Spanish
Cloe Velarde Raffo
Filmmaker
Cloe was born in Lima, Perú, and raised on Costa Rica’s North Pacific Coast, inspired by nature and the surf culture she grew up around. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Film & Television with an emphasis in Direction of Photography. Cloe is pursuing a filmmaking career focused on direction, cinematography, and storytelling—exploring human experiences, female perspectives, and cultural narratives while balancing visual and emotional depth.
The Tide
Directed by: Geng Haowen
After the only man in the diving fisher family disappears under the sea during a harvesting operation, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are left to face the issues of death, inheritance, and the unborn child in the daughter-in-law's womb.
Fiction | 25 min | 2024 | Digital
Audio language: Chinese
Subtitles language: Chinese & English
Filmmaker
Geng Haowen
Director and screenwriter Geng Haowen was born in Northeast China and raised in Dalian. The imprint of this coastal city is deeply embedded in his heart. During his studies in the Digital Media Art (Digital Image and Online Video) program at the Communication University of China from 2019-2023, he combined his personal emotions and professional skills. His topics often focus on realism, with a keen observation of the suffering and struggles in ordinary people's lives. Whether tragic or comedy, the films he created frequently depict the resilience and efforts of people facing life's difficulties in a realistic and profound way. He hopes to convey an unrelenting hope and strength by telling the story how home people facing adversity.
Extracurricular Activity
Directed by: Dean Wei, Yidan Xu
After a nighttime incident between a high school girl and boy, the latter ’ s mother is woken up and forced to solve their conundrum. The nature of the incident puts her role as a mother in direct conflict with her role as a woman.
Fiction | 21 min | 2024 | Digital
Audio language: Chinese
Subtitles language: Chinese & English
Dean Wei, Yidan Xu
Filmmaker
Dean Wei: Born in Cologne Germany, Dean is a graduate of Beijing Film Academy's Cinematography Department. Currently based in Beijing as Director, Composer and Cinematographer.
Xu Yidan: Director, Writer and Actress from Chengdu, China. Graduate of Beijing Film Academy’s Cinematography Department. Now based in France.