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Cherry
Film
Cherry
Directed by Eugene Kim
It’s Daly City in the 90s and the Sanrio vibe is heavy. Christian can’t catch a break all…
Distancing
Film
Distancing
Directed by Miko Revereza
Footprints home for an undocumented Filipino American, rendered through blurry eyes and DVD rips.
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!
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…
Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
Film
Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
Directed by Andrew Stephen Lee
A man from the States desperate to impress his father in the Philippines, hires a moody boy to…
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…
Asia Pop!
ULAN
Film
ULAN
Directed by Irene Villamor
Maya may write about romance, but every time she meets her Prince Charming, a rainstorm curses her chance…
Woodside
Film
Woodside
Directed by Vicente Roxas
A young typhoon survivor sees his dead parents everywhere, is a little obsessed with CPR, and practices slow…
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…
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