Camryn Mi-young Kim

After a well-meaning intervention, a brilliant but guarded architect is forced to confront her past alongside the vacant lot where her childhood home once stood. As buried memories resurface and new connections threaten her carefully controlled world, she must decide whether to keep building walls or step outside of her comfort zone by letting someone in. An imaginative exploration of vulnerability and community, FACADE explores the courage it takes to open yourself up before everything you’ve built comes crashing down.

A young woman spots her mother at a dance club and struggles to find a way to connect, in this meditative short from FSU filmmaker Carrie Carusone.

What begins as a short journalistic interview turns into a life-changing connection when two writers of different generations engage in a philosophical exchange about ambition, life experiences and the nature of success as they walk through the pastoral landscape of Western Massachusetts.