Special Presentations

Introducing our Big Night films including a Viet pop music fantasy, Margaret Cho like we’ve never seen her before, and the international premiere of a beloved anime brought to life.  

Asian American Panorama

The heart of our festival and the best of Asian American cinema in all of its glorious colors – from stories of icons whether athletic, cinematic, or political, unlikely comedic bedfellows, or finding new homes amongst each other.

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Asia Pop!

Films from Asia for when all we want to do is cheer, cry, hide, swoon, dance, laugh, or bark!

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Masters

Fresh from Cannes, Toronto, Venice, and other premiere international film festivals, marvel at the latest films by the world’s most lauded directors.

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Unknown Pleasures

Films from around the world with an alchemy of new stories and new ways of telling them.

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Classics Revived

A treasure trove of cinema’s legendary films in sparkling restorations - from an Eddie Romero Filipino horror and Nora Aunor’s unrivaled stardom to the last of beloved filmmaker Edward Yang’s films to be restored.

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Shorts Programs

Check out what today’s Asian and Asian American filmmakers are exploring in this wild cinematic garden of shorts – from teen heartbreaks, nature’s unruly revenge and uncanny duplicates, and a special program of four exciting experimental video artists.

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