Sassan Saffari

Where We Begin is a story of Jimmy, a Korean American finding a sense of place through historic places. We explore Jimmy’s race, relationships, family and architecture as a not so “tiger mom” parenting style may have sculpted his sense of identity.

When Brooke discovers that her daughter Hailey isn't actually her biological daughter, their family is thrown into crisis as they realize Hailey was switched at birth with Brookes biological daughter Breanne.

Jeannie is a dark, self-destructive, closeted 17-year-old West L.A. girl. She has to navigate school, friends, her first romance with a girl, and dealing with her bickering divorced parents. Jeannie purchases a Native American pendant to help her gain positive energy. But something goes wrong when the pendent transfers the spirits of her slain parents into her body.

Tourists and townspeople settle in for a seemingly normal off-season day in Newport's Valley, New Hampshire while something sinister lurks.

A gay man with mild cerebral palsy decides to rewrite his identity as an accident victim and finally go after the life he wants.