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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
COME AS YOU ARE
Film
COME AS YOU ARE
Directed by Richard Wong
How will two men in wheelchairs and one blind guy get to a Canadian “special needs” brothel to…
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,…
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 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…
Asia Pop!
CAN’T STOP THE DANCING
Film
CAN’T STOP THE DANCING
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Shizuka is unexpectedly hypnotized at a traveling show, and now she’s stuck with the most embarrassing of maladies:…
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…
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…
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