This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: LET’S BE FRIENDS shorts programme.
USA202213 minEnglish and Tagalog with English subtitlesComedy, Directed By Women
Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie’s house in southeast San Diego in 2006.

*Kayla Abuda Galang
Born in Olongapo, Philippines, and raised in San Diego and Houston, Kayla Galang is an Austin-based filmmaker exploring themes of femininity, home, and belonging.
This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: LET’S BE FRIENDS shorts programme.
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