Movies: Michael Merlino

A daughter visits her nearly estranged mother to discuss her future....

Driven by school pressures and unhealthy obsessions, a med student chases success by any means....

A Filipina-American girl faces two defining days: the anxious world of suburban Sunday school at age 6, and meeting her white boyfriend's passive-aggressive parents at age 16....

Ping pong is this girl’s entire world. But away from home and on her own in college, she makes the bold move to share her family tradition with a special new someone....

A young couple spends a night at Motel Aphrodite, but finds the service leaves something to be desired....

Five young martial artists are at odds as they wrestle with the weight of expectations, learning to master the five Wuxing elements: fire, water, earth, metal, and wood....