OPENING DAY SHORTS PROGRAM

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Hoang the Paper Boy 10m, Animation Hoang a country boy uses his paper folding skills to prove his worth to the Princess Thy Mai. THE OVERLOOK 18m 37s, Drama An estranged couple reunite for a mysterious errand in the woods. The Letter League 28m 48s, Documentary, part animation The Letter League tells the story of Queer artist Heather Spooner and the adult pen pal program she created during the 2020 pandemic, featuring the poignant and humorous stories of connection and humanity that came from it. Gift Japan 25m, Drama The ex-Syrian refugee and a food deliverer, Yasser meets Eita, a solitary Japanese boy in the city park, and they grow a family-like bond as they play soccer and cook together after Yasser’s bike gets stolen.