Skip to Content

Genre

Drama

Asia Pop!

THE 12TH SUSPECT

Film THE 12TH SUSPECT Directed by Ko Myoungsung Nearly completely set in the tense confines of an ordinary cafe, this political whodunit swirls with post-Korean War…
Asian American Panorama

AMERICAN WOMAN

Film AMERICAN WOMAN Directed by Semi Chellas Inspired by the Patty Hearst kidnapping, a Japanese American radical must decide whether to protect the granddaughter of…
Masters

BALLOON

Film BALLOON Directed by Pema Tseden Contraceptives become contraband as a sheepraising couple on the Tibetan grasslands tries to avoid fines from China’s birth…
Asia Pop!

BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV

Film BRAVE FATHER ONLINE: OUR STORY OF FINAL FANTASY XIV Directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Teruo Noguchi Akio desires a stronger relationship with his stoic dad – so what’s a millennial to do? Befriend him…
Masters

CASTLE OF DREAMS

Film CASTLE OF DREAMS Directed by Reza Mirkarimi An ex-con named Jalal reluctantly takes custody of his estranged young children after their mother falls deathly ill.…
Asian American Canon

COLMA: THE MUSICAL

Film COLMA: THE MUSICAL Directed by Richard Wong Director's Cut. The sleepy cemetery city of Colma is no haven for gays, artists, and dreamers. What better…
Asian American Panorama

DRIVEWAYS

Film DRIVEWAYS Directed by Andrew Ahn While cleaning out the house of her late estranged sister, Kathy (played by the great Hong Chau) finds…
Asian American Panorama

EMPTY BY DESIGN

Film EMPTY BY DESIGN Directed by Andrea A Walter Feeling foreign in a country that is supposed to be home, a lonely stuntman and broken hearted grad…
Asia Pop!

FAGARA

Film FAGARA Directed by Heiward Mak After her father dies, Acacia discovers she has two half sisters when she sees chats with them on…
Masters

FAREWELL SONG

Film FAREWELL SONG Directed by Akihiko Shiota A love triangle can only simmer for so long before complications set in. And so a beloved pop…
Discoveries

A FIRST FAREWELL

Film A FIRST FAREWELL Directed by Wang Lina In this tender ode to Uyghur life, young farmboy Isa tries to hold it all together with the…
Discoveries

A FRENCH WOMAN

Film A FRENCH WOMAN Directed by Kim Hee-jung Once a promising actor, middle-aged Mira heads straight from a divorce and a lifetime in Paris to reunite…
Asia Pop!

GOODBYE MOTHER

Film GOODBYE MOTHER Directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh In this poignant drama, when Nau Van must leave the US and return to Vietnam for his father’s…
Asia Pop!

HEAVY CRAVING

Film HEAVY CRAVING Directed by Hsieh Pei-ju Ying-Juan just wants to be recognized for her cooking. Despite the popular dishes she cooks for kids, she’s…
Masters

THE HORSE THIEF

Film THE HORSE THIEF Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang Navigating his Buddhist faith and the pressures to feed his family, Norbu turns to stealing horses. For years…
Discoveries

THE HOUSE OF US

Film THE HOUSE OF US Directed by Yoon Ga-eun Fed up with her parents’ fighting, 12-year-old Ha-Na finds solace in friendship with two young sisters she meets…
Asian American Canon

IN THE FAMILY

Film IN THE FAMILY Directed by Patrick Wang Undeterred by bigotry and armed with nothing but decency and the help of good friends, Joey faces an…
Asia Pop!

JOHN DENVER TRENDING

Film JOHN DENVER TRENDING Directed by Arden Rod Condez A bullied boy from the lower class is accused of stealing his schoolmate’s iPad. Set in a rural…
Asian American Panorama

LINGUA FRANCA

Film LINGUA FRANCA Directed by Isabel Sandoval Director and lead actress Isabel Sandoval ignites the screen with this tense drama about an undocumented Filipina transwoman…
Discoveries

MANOHAR & I

Film MANOHAR & I Directed by Amitabha Chaterji A love note to storytelling and the everyday people of Calcutta, an unlikely friendship develops between a young…
Asia Pop!

SEND ME TO THE CLOUDS

Film SEND ME TO THE CLOUDS Directed by Teng Congcong Society tells Sheng Nan her life’s over because she doesn’t have a husband. A doctor’s report has even…
Masters

SO LONG, MY SON

Film SO LONG, MY SON Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai The three decades following the Cultural Revolution are traced by the strange fates of two families – once…
Asian American Panorama

STRAY DOLLS

Film STRAY DOLLS Directed by Sonejuhi Sinha Riz left a secret life in India only to end up cleaning rooms at a sketchy motel in…
Asia Pop!

SUMMER OF CHANGSHA

Film SUMMER OF CHANGSHA Directed by Zu Feng A cop has already put in his resignation letter when a severed arm in a river brings him…
Masters

THREE MAKES A WHOLE

Film THREE MAKES A WHOLE Directed by Zero Chou Zero Chou pays tribute to director Liu Li-li with a biopic in the mode of the soapy melodramas…
Special Presentations

TO LIVE TO SING

Film TO LIVE TO SING Directed by Johnny Ma Zhao Li lives for Sichuan opera but knows not everyone does. Only the elderly still show up for…
Masters

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Film TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa While on assignment in Uzbekistan, a Japanese reporter confronts her own biases while partaking in a series of…
Discoveries

VAI

Film VAI Directed by ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Amberley Jo Aumua, Becs Arahanga, Dianna Fuemana, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Matasila Freshwater, Miria George, Nicole Whippy From the producers of Waru, the profound and poetic life story of Vai--from struggling young girl to ceremonial…
Asia Pop!

WILD GOOSE LAKE

Film WILD GOOSE LAKE Directed by Diao Yinan A wounded gangland boss becomes the subject of an epic manhunt after petty grievances over criminal territory erupts…
Discoveries

WILD SPARROW

Film WILD SPARROW Directed by Shih Li Deep in the Taiwan mountains, quiet young Han’s life with his great grandma is interrupted when his absentee…
Asian American Panorama

YELLOW ROSE

Film YELLOW ROSE Directed by Diane Paragas Country musical meets immigration road story as 17-year-old undocumented Rose chases music stardom while looking over her shoulder…