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120,000 lumens

Film 120,000 lumens Directed by Scott Oshima A meditative portrait of Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo -- its serene…

29 Hour Famine

Film 29 Hour Famine Directed by Etzu Shaw Devout and stubborn, Jenny starts a 30-hour fast with her Christian youth group. Except when she uncovers dinosaur…

The Act of Crying

Film The Act of Crying Directed by Xiayang Li A actor forms an unexpected connection with his acting coach when he's instructed to perform a crying scene.
Special Presentations

All That We Love

Film All That We Love Directed by Yen Tan Margaret Cho plays Emma, whose dog has just passed and whose ex-husband is back in town. In other…

And Granny Would Dance

Film And Granny Would Dance Directed by Maryam Mohajer Adorable, painterly story from a child's point of view of a time when her grandmother was happy.

Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout)

Film Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout) Directed by Edrian Pangilinan A widower and a runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night, before bonding in a way…
Asian American Panorama

Anxious.

Film Anxious. Directed by Nida Chowdhry In this surreal dark comedy, Ruby’s anxiety-filled SoCal life of maid-of-honor duties, convenience store job woes, in-store crush,…

Au Revoir Siam

Film Au Revoir Siam Directed by Domenico Singha Pedroli Thai refugees in France reflect on the fluid nature of time, borders, and identity in this contemplative and…

Baby Gay

Film Baby Gay Directed by Arielle Frances Bagood Desperate to finally prove her bisexuality, Stevie Lee bluffs her way into a lesbian threesome.
Classics Revived

Beast of the Yellow Night

Film Beast of the Yellow Night Directed by Eddie Romero To celebrate legendary Filipino director Eddie Romero’s centennial, here is one of his most notorious and bonkers horror…
Asian American Panorama

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts

Film Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts Directed by Shaun Seneviratne When a long-distance couple reunites in Sri Lanka, their trip is far from romantic. Plagued by mishaps, often…

Beyond the Break

Film Beyond the Break Directed by Joshua Kim Three surfers dive deep into their love for the ocean and the challenges they face within the world…

Binary Brushstrokes

Film Binary Brushstrokes Directed by Minhtu Nguyen An exploration of how AI is changing the landscape of art and pushing the limits of human creativity.…

Bird-Window Collisions

Film Bird-Window Collisions Directed by Hu Chin-ya, Song Cheng-ying Two graduate students study the remains of birds to make a case against their silent killers: the giant…
Asian American Panorama

Bitterroot

Film Bitterroot Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung In Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, a middle-aged Hmong American man grapples with loss and pressure at home and at…
Unknown Pleasures

Black Box Diaries

Film Black Box Diaries Directed by Shiori Ito Shiori Itō’s memoir, about her plight to prosecute her powerful and well-connected rapist, was a disruptive cultural force…

Bloomed in the Water

Film Bloomed in the Water Directed by Joanne Mony Park When her child wants to wear a dress for Picture Day, a Korean mother is pressured to maintain…

Bolero Study

Film Bolero Study Directed by Cherrie Yu Torvill and Dean's iconic 1984 Sarajevo Olympic ice dancing performance is reimagined into a duet of hands.
Asia Pop!

Boong

Film Boong Directed by Lakshmipriya Devi Armed with a slingshot and sass, young Boong and his best friend set off on a 100 mile…

Brothers

Film Brothers Directed by Joshua Duff The story of a friend group: how emotional vulnerability weighs on their personal relationships.

Check Please

Film Check Please Directed by Shane Chung In this martial arts comedy, two Korean and Korean American friends fight a fiery match to pay for…

A Child Already Knows

Film A Child Already Knows Directed by Tiffany Sia Public imageries archive private imaginaries in Tiffany Sia’s latest, a story of a family’s escape from Shanghai, recounted…

Color Me Wicked

Film Color Me Wicked Directed by Chanelle Wang In divine orchestral splendor, serial killers sip wine, paint portraits, murder (obviously), and dream of sapphic love.

Daly City

Film Daly City Directed by Nick Hartanto Young Bastion watches his Indonesian parents as they let "people see what they want to see" to navigate…

Desync

Film Desync Directed by Minerva Navasca A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to rewrite memories of a strained relationship with her mother, longing for a…

disability ≠ invisibility

Film disability ≠ invisibility Directed by Miranda Fecher A strong brother's story about overcoming the systemic adversities that people in wheelchairs face. Celebrating the community his…

Don’t Forget Me

Film Don’t Forget Me Directed by Alice Wang While clearing out her late grandmother’s home, Sophie finds a box of hidden love letters.

Don’t Ruin The Movie

Film Don’t Ruin The Movie Directed by Xiangzi Xu Camera-head man hates noisy people in the movie theatre and deals with them in his own eccentric way.

El Que Vive

Film El Que Vive Directed by Aysha Lopez The human lifespan is short and often underappreciated. It is the loss of this life that reveals its…
Asian American Panorama

Extremely Unique Dynamic

Film Extremely Unique Dynamic Directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas A pair of stoner best friends spend their last weekend together filming their magnum opus– a meta-movie about…

Fidel

Film Fidel Directed by Luke Lace Mistaken as his Nanay’s ex-husband Fidel, Rome reluctantly becomes her primary caretaker, unable to forget the trauma she…

For those with dads who were hard on them

Film For those with dads who were hard on them Directed by Macey Keung A father and daughter's series of tense conversations to unpack past wounds strain against carefree childhood home videos…

Forbidden City

Film Forbidden City Directed by Devin Jie Allen A surprise discovery of his grandmother in the archive leads the filmmaker to uncover a buried Chinatown. An…

From Karachi, With Love

Film From Karachi, With Love Directed by Zaynah Waseem Seen through the candid lens of a young filmmaker from the backseat of a car, two parents reconnect…
Asia Pop!

Girls Will Be Girls

Film Girls Will Be Girls Directed by Shuchi Talati Mira becomes the first female student to be Head Prefect. But a budding romance with a new male…

Green Gold Land

Film Green Gold Land Directed by Wangyuxuan Xu “Professor” Ho Chi-Sheng, one of many Chinese immigrants who started farming cannabis during the pandemic, finds that success…

Grieving

Film Grieving Directed by Chris Chi As part of a psychiatrist's study, an aspiring actress breaks out in her first dramatic role as a…
Unknown Pleasures

Güle-Güle

Film Güle-Güle Directed by Ko Bong-soo In this dry travel comedy, bad chemistry abounds as seven assorted Korean strangers meet on a package tour…

history as hypnosis

Film history as hypnosis Directed by Alison Nguyen Three Vietnamese women, reprogrammed by AI, cruise the LA streets in a white stretch limousine in Alison Nguyen’s…

HIYA

Film HIYA Directed by Naomi Christie In her dreams, a young Catholic girl redefines godly devotion and awakens surprising new desires.
Asian American Panorama

Home Court

Film Home Court Directed by Erica Tanamachi In this fiery doc, basketball prodigy Ashley Chea steps onto every court knowing she's the best player and…

The Hungry Storyteller

Film The Hungry Storyteller Directed by Yuta Yamaguchi A young boy’s imagination leaps off the pages of his favorite story, transforming it into a colorful, lively…

I Would’ve Been Happy

Film I Would’ve Been Happy Directed by Jordan Wong Highly technical and gorgeous schematics on quilts, exploring the literal and emotional architecture of a broken home, while…

The Inescapable Desire of Roots

Film The Inescapable Desire of Roots Directed by Lam Li Shuen, Mark Chua Hair sprouts wildly from unusual places on a figure that careens wildly in response. As body, city, and…

Just Kids

Film Just Kids Directed by Jackie Bao When the grindset instilled by his father leaves a businessman high and dry, he finds himself grappling with…

Keeping the Beat

Film Keeping the Beat Directed by Kayla Yoo At the hidden gem Golden Island restuarant, Friday nights are reserved for jazz and dim sum, and a…

Ladke

Film Ladke Directed by Sruchi Patel A missed campus connection leads Saloni to attend an album launch party, searching for her mystery boy. Her…

The Land At the Bottom of the Sea

Film The Land At the Bottom of the Sea Directed by Jen Liu The final chapter of Jen Liu’s Pink Slime Caesar Shift series is a cannibalistic communion of lab-grown meat,…

Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue

Film Lea Tupu’anga / Mother Tongue Directed by Vea Mafile'o A speech therapist far removed from her Tongan heritage, must treat a jaded aphasia patient who only knows…

Lice

Film Lice Directed by Vindhya Gupta To hide the fact that she has lice, Roshni tells her peers that Chakor, a poorer student, has…

Lift Off

Film Lift Off Directed by Rui (Grey) Han Memories of the past take flight as a college student soars over oceans to reconnect with her childhood…
Asian American Panorama

Light of the Setting Sun

Film Light of the Setting Sun Directed by Vicky Du Equal parts unflinching and compassionate, Vicky Du sifts through her family’s history during Taiwan's tumultuous post-war decades, striving…
Asia Pop!

Little Red Sweet

Film Little Red Sweet Directed by Vincent Chow May has just started her dream job as a flight attendant and is already planning to take her…

Lonely Island

Film Lonely Island Directed by Kristie Kish Desperation turns to selfishness as a starving man exploits the one creature helping him survive, only to find…
Asia Pop!

Love Child

Film Love Child Directed by Jonathan Jurilla Real-life lovers Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing play a young unmarried couple who had a baby when they…
Asia Pop!

Love Lies

Film Love Lies Directed by Ho Miu Ki Widowed for years, a successful gynecologist joins a dating app and meets a handsome Frenchman. Unfortunately, the dashing…
Asian American Panorama

Love Me

Film Love Me Directed by Andy Zuchero, Sam Zuchero Millennia after the extinction of humans, a lone buoy in the ocean and a satellite in the sky…

Lovin’ Her

Film Lovin’ Her Directed by Day As the lines between past and present blur, a mature trans woman navigates the complexities of a fading…
Classics Revived

Mahjong

Film Mahjong Directed by Edward Yang A young French girl comes to Taiwan to rekindle her romance with an older man but finds herself…

Mānoa Valley

Film Mānoa Valley Directed by Emily May Jampel First loves, gas station rice buns, clouds rolling over the slow suburbia-- the things that define home seem…

Midnight Rising

Film Midnight Rising Directed by Aileen Ye From fashion to hyperpop raves, an intimate portrait of London’s East and Southeast Asian clubbing community.

Minus Plus Multiply

Film Minus Plus Multiply Directed by Chu-Chieh Lee A delightful mix of 2D and 3D animation paired with a spoken word exploration of our selves and…
Asian American Panorama

Moloka’i Bound

Film Moloka’i Bound Directed by Alika Tengan After years behind bars for drug charges, Kainoa is given a second chance to reunite with his estranged…

My Life Is Wind (a letter)

Film My Life Is Wind (a letter) Directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh Recent refugee Myriam writes letters back home to her grandmother during the first strange weeks of being resettled…

My Nights Glow Yellow

Film My Nights Glow Yellow Directed by Hannah Bang In this near-future short, Kacie is a companion-for-hire who helps lonely folks for a fee. But when a…

Myself When I Am Real

Film Myself When I Am Real Directed by Angeline Gragasin The highs, lows, and ambient pleasures of a teenager arm-twisted to join her single mom trying to make…
Special Presentations

New Wave

Film New Wave Directed by Elizabeth Ai Elizabeth Ai’s introspective documentary tells the story of new wave, a musical phenomenon popularized by young Vietnamese refugees…

No More Sad Songs

Film No More Sad Songs Directed by Trace Le A young Vietnamese American woman and her diva mother have a heart-to-heart backstage in the anxious moments before…
Asian American Panorama

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

Film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le, Tadashi Nakamura An essential portrait of singer, activist, performer and stone-cold legend Nobuko Miyamoto and her life from incarceration camps…

Of Other Tomorrows Never Known

Film Of Other Tomorrows Never Known Directed by Natasha Tontey A vibrant fusion of Indonesian myth and 80s TV special effects, a god traverses time to heal a…

One Note

Film One Note Directed by Jamie Ting It's 10:36pm, and Joyce notices a mistake on her college application video. Will the last minute help of…

OT7

Film OT7 Directed by Sofia Chang Two friends process news of their favorite boy band, while footage of the band captures deep cut and…
Asian American Panorama

Paper Marriage

Film Paper Marriage Directed by Jeff Man Fanny decides to pay unemployed Jeff to enter into a green card marriage with a year to prepare…

ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong

Film ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pong Directed by Daphne Xu Lively and provocative, a playful experiment that layers audio and visuals around ping pong at NYC's Seward Park…

Poseur

Film Poseur Directed by Allan Zhang Tran A female photographer becomes increasingly obsessed with her muse until things spiral out of control.

The Queen’s Flowers

Film The Queen’s Flowers Directed by Ciara Leina'ala Lacy In celebration of Queen Lili`uokalani's birthday, Emma aims to give her queen a special gift -- a handcrafted…

Really Good Driver

Film Really Good Driver Directed by Alex Song-Xia As a mom teaches her grown-up daughter how to drive, both are forced to confront unresolved issues.

Same Star Above Us

Film Same Star Above Us Directed by Ke Liu An underaged escort goes on a road trip with a mysterious jaded mother to help her time travel.

Sandcastles

Film Sandcastles Directed by Carin Leong A look at two Singapores -- one in Michigan buried beneath shifting sand dunes as a result of…

Small Hair 할머니

Film Small Hair 할머니 Directed by Audrey Song A filmmaker attempts to piece together who her grandmother is through family memory and archives.

Something Between Us

Film Something Between Us Directed by Prashanth Sampathkumaran Simple, sweet crush energy as a woman coaches a celebrity actor through his dance insecurities while imagining the…

Spirited City

Film Spirited City Directed by Ang Siew Ching A provocative look at Singapore's Bukit Brown cemetery as it is continually reshaped, recataloged, and redescribed as a…

Sports Day

Film Sports Day Directed by Jessica Wu With the support of her mother, a girl sets off to triumph over the hurdles of fierce competion…
Asian American Panorama

Standing Above the Clouds

Film Standing Above the Clouds Directed by Jalena Keane-Lee From the frontlines to the homefront, a rousing and intimate portrait of three families of Native Hawaiian mothers…

Stitched

Film Stitched Directed by Lorena Lourenco None of the guys Leela dates think she’s a fit. So she Frankensteins a guy to fit her…
Asian American Panorama

Stranger

Film Stranger Directed by Zhengfan Yang The world is full of hotel rooms, spaces of transience fashioned like homes. In seven vignettes, STRANGER captures…

Swap

Film Swap Directed by Yujie (Louise) Liu These twins will not let anybody tell them what they can and cannot do (even if they turn…

Sweet Lime

Film Sweet Lime Directed by Fatema Abdoolcarim On the way from the airport, young Amra enjoys a blissful private moment with her mother and aunt,…

Swimming Lessons

Film Swimming Lessons Directed by Meloddy Gao A dead cousin and a feverish summer visit to her grandparents in China prompt a young girl’s search…

This is TMI

Film This is TMI Directed by Subarna Dash, Vidushi Gupta A lool back at growing up using doc style audio of friends talking about puberty, paired with fun…

Three

Film Three Directed by Amie Song A newly arrived Chinese immigrant finds herself caught in a tension trifecta of a lesbian daughter, new church…

Tiger

Film Tiger Directed by Jayden Zhang A classic documentary that claws against the infamous stereotype of Asian parents -- the Tiger Mom.

Timeless Trinkets

Film Timeless Trinkets Directed by Hanson Loh In a world full of change, antiques are here to stay. An antique store owner hosts an adventure…

Together as ONE

Film Together as ONE Directed by Mariska Nouvong This film juxtaposes the different perspectives of growing up mixed, embracing the two halves that create a whole.
Masters

A Traveler’s Needs

Film A Traveler’s Needs Directed by Hong Sang-soo New to Seoul, Iris (icon and certified baddie Isabelle Huppert) has a drinker’s intuition and tricky spontaneity that…
Asian American Panorama

Tura!

Film Tura! Directed by Cody Jarrett Narrated by Margaret Cho, TURA! celebrates the legacy of cult icon and Faster, Pussycat! Kill Kill! star Tura…

typhoon diary

Film typhoon diary Directed by Grace Zhang Compiling footage and audio from Hong Kong, New Orleans, Las Vegas, and NYC, in a sensory exploration of…

Untold Stories

Film Untold Stories Directed by Michael Schaffer From the land of a million elephants to the land of the free, the stories of Lao refugees…

Watercolor Piggie

Film Watercolor Piggie Directed by Jofan Liao, Yan-Jyun Chen Join Piggie on an adorable musical adventure as she sets out to buy watercolors and bring her imaginative…
Asia Pop!

We Were Dangerous

Film We Were Dangerous Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu There’s only one possible outcome when you isolate young, queer, rebellious Māori and Pākehā teenagers in a school…

When the house lights come on

Film When the house lights come on Directed by Apa Agbayani Glammed in glitter, a gay man confronts aging-out of the seductive, addictive sensations of raving as a past…

Whitewash

Film Whitewash Directed by Jerry Hsu A queer Asian man moves into the exclusive ‘Ivory Estates’ with his new fiancé, only to discover he’s…

Wild Hogs and Saffron

Film Wild Hogs and Saffron Directed by Andy Sarjahani In the Ozarks, two high school friends, Bubba Samuels and filmmaker Andy Sarjahani, reconnect as adults. As they…

withal our bodies we are

Film withal our bodies we are Directed by Yoonseo Lee A narrator recounts a close encounter with a stranger after dark through movement, reflected text, static-filled echoes, and…

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Film Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way Directed by Hao Zhou In Iowa, Marc is liberated wearing Lolita. But when the costume designer returns to Guam, will homecoming offer…