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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…
Masters
THE HORSE THIEF
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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…
Asian American Panorama
IN THE LAND OF LOST ANGELS
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IN THE LAND OF LOST ANGELS
Directed by Bishrel Mashbat
When two Mongolian American friends in LA need to get rich quick, their plan to ransom a wealthy…
Asia Pop!
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SHOW
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IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SHOW
Directed by Hsieh Nien-Tsu
To appease the mob, a TV executive needs to lower the network’s value as quickly as possible. His…
Asian American Panorama
JADDOLAND
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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
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JERONIMO
Directed by Joseph Juhn
An encounter with a taxi driver unearths the little-known history of Koreans trafficked to Latin America and the…
Asia Pop!
JOHN DENVER TRENDING
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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…
Asia Pop!
JUST 6.5
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JUST 6.5
Directed by Saeed Roustaee
Through tireless alleyway chases and virulent backroom interrogations, cops try their grittiest to curtail a drug epidemic. Payman…
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
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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
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…
Asian American Panorama
LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN
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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
LUCKY GRANDMA
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LUCKY GRANDMA
Directed by Sasie Sealy
Grandma Wong can’t stand the idea of leaving her Chinatown apartment and moving in to her son’s posh…
Discoveries
MANOHAR & I
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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!
MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATRE
Film
MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATRE
Arm yourself with your best secret handshake and enter the Mystery Kung Fu Theater.
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…
Asia Pop!
NO MERCY
Film
NO MERCY
Directed by Lim Kyoung-tack
After her parents’ death, In-Ae swore to protect her younger sister. But one day, sis is abducted by…
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.
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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
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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
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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 Canon
SAVING FACE
Film
SAVING FACE
Directed by Alice Wu
Surgeon Wil, a closeted lesbian, must suddenly take in her pregnant, unwed mother as a roommate, while hiding…
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