by BlueCat | Apr 14, 2025
Hailing from a community of hard-working immigrants, Mika’s family believes anything can be solved with a good dose of hard work and distraction— even mental illness. Naturally, Mika decides to hide her diagnosis and the side effects from her prescription. The...
by BlueCat | Apr 14, 2025
Julia Kupiec is a writer-director who splits her time between New York City and Los Angeles. After studying film production and philosophy at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Julia first worked as a cinematographer and editor before fully transitioning into writing and...
by BlueCat | Apr 14, 2025
Mao Natori was born and raised near Mt. Fuji in Japan. She grew up watching many films with her family, such as ’80s and ’90s Hollywood movies and Ghibli animations. In art school, Mao made a few short films using her plants, insects, puppets, and slugs. Her quirky...
by BlueCat | Apr 14, 2025
In 2019, I lost my mom to Stage 4 kidney cancer. After she passed, I watched every film about grief I could, but I couldn’t relate to them. They showed perfectly-scripted, tearful goodbyes—but death is sudden. It’s desperation. It’s horror. It feels like someone...
by BlueCat | Apr 14, 2025
I gravitate toward stories that authentically give visibility, dignity, and empowerment to those who are marginalized. Due to my brother Nathan’s condition of cerebral palsy, I especially feel drawn toward stories of those with physical and cognitive...
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