Nyles Washington

A queer, black college student is forced to confront the masks he wears in his relationships.

In a near future Los Angeles, drought has worsened and the water supply is cut off. Masami Kawai’s visionary and atmospheric lo-fi sci-fi depicts an elder immigrant woman braving the sweltering heat and policed streets to procure water for herself and her disabled neighbor. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film