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Documentary
Asian American Panorama
THE CANCER JOURNALS REVISITED
Film
THE CANCER JOURNALS REVISITED
Directed by Lana Lin
In this deeply stirring and exploratory film, 27 women revisit the 1980 memoir The Cancer Journals, by legendary…
Discoveries
THE CHIEF OF YANCHENG DISTRICT
Film
THE CHIEF OF YANCHENG DISTRICT
Directed by Adiong Lu
There once was a song / about sensuous spirits / that had everyone in Taiwan / aching to…
Asian American Panorama
CHINATOWN RISING
Film
CHINATOWN RISING
Directed by Harry Chuck, Josh Chuck
ENCORE SCREENING - 20,000 feet of film gathering dust in Harry Chuck’s garage is now an electrifying documentary,…
Asian American Panorama
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP
Film
GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP
Directed by Deann Borshay Liem
Thirty years after the Korean War, South Korea emerged as the leader in international adoption, despite a flourishing…
Asia Pop!
HOPE FROZEN
Film
HOPE FROZEN
Directed by Pailin Wedel
A riveting look at the Naovaratpongs, a family who cryogenically preserved their daughter in the hopes of reviving…
Asian American Panorama
JADDOLAND
Film
JADDOLAND
Directed by Nadia Shihab
Filmmaker Nadia Shihab’s smart, inquisitive, and tender look at her mother, Lahib Jaddo, a prolific Iraqi artist living…
Asian American Panorama
JERONIMO
Film
JERONIMO
Directed by Joseph Juhn
An encounter with a taxi driver unearths the little-known history of Koreans trafficked to Latin America and the…
Asian American Panorama
A KANDAHAR AWAY
Film
A KANDAHAR AWAY
Directed by Aisha Jamal
Kandahar, Saskatchewan is pretty inconspicuous until Abdul Bari Jamal impulsively buys land for his city-loving kids to remind…
Discoveries
LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING
Film
LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING
Directed by Kavich Neang
The iconic “White Building” of Phnom Penh, home to 493 families including the director’s own, is set to…
Asian American Panorama
LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN
Film
LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN
Directed by Valerie Soe
Since the 1960s, the Taiwan government has hosted summer culture camps for young overseas Chinese. But “Love Boat,”…
Asian American Panorama
NO DATA PLAN
Film
NO DATA PLAN
Directed by Miko Revereza
Digital camera in tow, filmmaker Miko Revereza travels by train across the United States capturing fleeting conversations between…
Special Presentations
THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Film
THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Directed by Joseph Mangat, Norbert Shieh, Quyên Nguyen-Le, R.J. Lozada
ENCORE SCREENING Tues 11/12 @ 5p! San Diego has been called many things – including a paradise. It’s…
Discoveries
PRESENT. PERFECT.
Film
PRESENT. PERFECT.
Directed by Shengzhe Zhu
Shengzhe Zhu takes a deep dive into the phenomena of DIY live-streaming in China and emerges with a…
Asian American Canon
REFUGEE
Film
REFUGEE
Directed by Spencer Nakasako
Three young Cambodian American men who grew up in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district take a trip to Cambodia…
Asian American Panorama
RITUALS OF RESISTANCE
Film
RITUALS OF RESISTANCE
Directed by Joy Dietrich, Tenzin Phuntsog
A stunning journey from India to San Diego portrays three generations of Tibetans in exile who adopt wildly…
Asian American Panorama
SEADRIFT
Film
SEADRIFT
Directed by Tim Tsai
Investigating a sensational courtroom case, KKK targeting, and the capacity for reconciliation years later, director Tim Tsai revisits…
Discoveries
WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED
Film
WHAT WE LEFT UNFINISHED
Directed by Mariam Ghani
Long thought disappeared, five unfinished films reveal the scrappy directors and studios who persisted amidst the whims and…
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