Fresh Air

An aging homemaker struggles with the decision to put her husband in a nursing home.

Narrative Short Film
Role: Writer / Director / Producer

Inspired by my grandmother’s story.

Screenings

2019 - Official Selection, Seattle Asian American Film Festival
2019 - Official Selection, International Film Festival Boston
2019 - Official Selection, FilmColumbia

Credits

Director: Kath Tolentino
Writer: Kath Tolentino
Producers: Kath Tolentino, K.M. Glaess
Director of Photography: Kristen Meloche
Editor: Mushfica Masud, Kath Tolentino
Production Designer: Mariah Burke
Cast: Shigeko Suga, Jinn S Kim, Geoff Lee

ABOUT KATH

Kath Tolentino’s films have screened and won awards at Palm Springs International Shortfest, Short of the Week, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, among many others. She holds an MFA in Film Directing from Brooklyn College and is currently a Senior Creative and Film Director at Across the Pond, a branded content agency in San Francisco.

AWARDS

2022 AVA Platinum Award - Hauling with Hydrogen
2020 University Short Film Award, HIFF - Parachute
2020 Best Writing, Femme Filmmakers Festival - Parachute
2019 Best Latino Short Film, CAIFFLA - Ahora que te has ido

FELLOWSHIPS

2021 Sundance Producers Intensive Finalist
2021 Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute Fellow
2019 Netflix Director’s Shadow - Tales of the City
2019 AISF Women in Screen Workshop Fellow

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