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Angel follows the corruption of a young angel whose wings decay and “divinity” dies as he is exposed to a modern world. From learning basic tasks such as eating with cutlery to growing up and seeking employment, the film aims to explore the things that make us human and the things that adulterate us, and in doing so forms a social allegory. In displaying the factors that corrupt the angel's sense of self, an audience is led to reflect upon their personal circumstances and how they contribute to a sense of diversity.

Together is a heart-warming story about how three young friends all from different ethnic backgrounds can unite and be together in the festive season. The three friends are apart at the start of the film but decide to unite over a meal with foods from all their different cultures. This is a particularly relevant message this year due to the fact that many of us have been kept apart from friends and family due to COVID-19.

"Various Shades of Off-White" is a 5 minute contemporary movement film featuring assorted Asian tableware objects and food items, traditional clothing pieces, a circular dinner table, a lazy susan, projections, and eight female, Asian bodies.

It is a celebration, acknowledgement, and sharing of our collective and individual identities, cultures, and experiences. We are all the same but different, and perceived as both depending on when it suits others best; minority or monolith? How do we connect to a culture that is inherently ours but completely foreign to us? How do we maintain a connection with culture that is marginalised? We use symbols, locations, objects, language, style, music, anything we can to root ourselves in something that we are constantly grasping for but never able to hold on to. Sometimes those same things are used against us by others, so how do we find ownership? Food brings us all together and surpasses the need for all those things, and it gives us the ability to connect with the people around us. The act of sharing a meal is the love of imparting love, and that is what builds and strengthens our diasporic communities and cultures.