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Asian American Panorama

The heart of our festival in all of its glorious colors–including a son’s tribute to one of Asian American cinema’s founding fathers.

Asian American Panorama

25 Cats From Qatar

Film 25 Cats From Qatar Directed by Mye Hoang Multi-national rescuers in Qatar team up with a cat cafe owner from Milwaukee to rescue 25 cats amidst…

Asian American Panorama

Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo

Film Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo Directed by Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie This archival documentary traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of Filipnxs who came together in…

Asian American Panorama

Before the Moon Falls

Film Before the Moon Falls Directed by Kimberlee Bassford Before the Moon Falls was an intimate portrait of acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel eight years in the…

Asian American Panorama

Bunnylovr

Film Bunnylovr Directed by Katarina Zhu A drifting, heartbroken cam girl struggles to navigate an increasingly toxic relationship with one of her clients while…

Asian American Panorama

Characters Disappearing

Film Characters Disappearing Directed by Connor Sen Warnick New York City, 1971. Mei, Chris and Leonard trace intersecting paths amidst tragedy and disaster, framed within a…

Asian American Panorama

Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued

Film Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued Directed by Julian Castronovo Filmmaker Julian Castronovo follows a young filmmaker named Julian Castronovo who discovers a trail of clues related to…

Asian American Panorama

Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story

Film Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story Directed by Frank Chen CK Yang, an indigenous Taiwanese athlete, and Rafer Johnson, the first African American flag bearer at the Olympics,…

Asian American Panorama

Fucktoys

Film Fucktoys Directed by Annapurna Sriram A part-time sex worker, full-time chaos magnet seeks a cosmic reset after a tarot reader tells her she…

Asian American Panorama

The Gas Station Attendant

Film The Gas Station Attendant Directed by Karla Murthy A daughter reflects on her father’s life — weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets…

Asian American Panorama

Honeyjoon

Film Honeyjoon Directed by Lilian T. Mehrel Persian-Kurdish Lela and her sensual daughter June take a trip to the romantic Azores after their big loss…

Asian American Panorama

Lucky Lu

Film Lucky Lu Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi In New York City, a Chinese food delivery driver’s world unravels after his bike—his sole livelihood—is stolen. With…

Asian American Panorama

Mouse

Film Mouse Directed by Kenny Riches Denny, a petty thief living with his mother, signs up for a penpal service in hopes of finding…

Asian American Panorama

Removal of the Eye

Film Removal of the Eye Directed by Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan Struggling with new parenthood and stalling careers, Kallia and Ram’s lives are thrown into chaos when Kallia’s aging…

Asian American Panorama

The Rose: Come Back to Me

Film The Rose: Come Back to Me Directed by Eugene Yi With roots in the K-pop training system, Korean indie rock band The Rose has cultivated a millions-strong global…

Asian American Panorama

Southeast Asian American Journeys

Film Southeast Asian American Journeys Directed by Joua Lee Grande, Oanh-Nhi Nguyen, Quyen Nguyen-Le “We gotta write our own history books.” Presented as a feature documentary with five chapters, SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN...

Asian American Panorama

Third Act

Film Third Act Directed by Tadashi Nakamura Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls…

Asian American Panorama

Year of the Cat

Film Year of the Cat Directed by Tony Nguyen Filmmaker Tony Nguyen crafts an investigative home movie to solve the mystery of his father, lost in the…