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Down on the Sidewalk in Waikīkī

Film Down on the Sidewalk in Waikīkī Directed by Justyn Ah Chong A soft-spoken janitor, frustrated with cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists in Waikīkī, reflects on a…

Dragonmasters: A Cultural Odyessy

Film Dragonmasters: A Cultural Odyessy Directed by Rik Zak and Jun Ren Dragonmasters: A Cultural Odyssey is the untold story of the Chinese dragon in America, from its roots in…

Dream of Home

Film Dream of Home Directed by Joyce Kwon The protagonist ponders what it might be like to return home, a place she has kept close to…

Due

Film Due Directed by Anna Mikami After assaulting a police officer to save his undocumented friend, a man chooses to live his last night…

Dumpling

Film Dumpling Directed by Xiaolu Wang The story takes place on Xiao Xing’s first day of high school after a move, when she feels…

Eating Up Easter

Film Eating Up Easter Directed by Sergio M. Rapu In a cinematic letter to his son, native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu explores the modern…

Empty By Design

Film Empty By Design Directed by Andrea A. Walter Empty by Design explores struggle of identity that results from living and growing up in multiple places and…

Safe Among Stars

Film Safe Among Stars Directed by Jess X. Snow A queer Chinese American woman struggles to tell her immigrant mother why she left school.

Everything is Under Control

Film Everything is Under Control Directed by Reza Masoud An artist talks to himself to make sense of his personal situation.

Eve’s Dinner

Film Eve’s Dinner Directed by Huanxi Li After raising her only child and sending her abroad for further education, a mother eats Spring Festival dinner…

Experimental Video Art Festival

Program Experimental Video Art Festival The 3rd iteration of the 12G Contemporary Video Art Festival celebrates contemporary video art—that is, contemporary art using…

Falling Star Rising Sun

Film Falling Star Rising Sun Directed by Bake Phouikham Identity. Addiction. Perseverance to make it to the top.

Finding the Virgo

Film Finding the Virgo Directed by Barre Fong A timeless tale of war, desperation, survival, and heroism - a story needed now more than ever before.…

Float

Film Float Directed by Bobby Alcid Rubio In Pixar’s SparkShort “Float,” the first Pixar film directed by a Filipinx American, a father discovers that his…

For My Father’s Kingdom

Film For My Father’s Kingdom Directed by Vea Mafile'o and Jeremiah Tauamiti Driven by his deep faith in God and traditional culture, a flat-broke Tongan pensioner must navigate not only…

Genre Shorts: Asian Imagination

Program Genre Shorts: Asian Imagination Encompassing genres as varied as sci-fi, noir, and horror, this program of shorts demonstrates the creativity and versatility…

Geographies of Kinship

Film Geographies of Kinship Directed by Deann Borshay Liem 3pm
In this powerful tale about the rise of Korea’s global adoption program, four adult adoptees return to the…

Go Back To China

Film Go Back To China Directed by Emily Ting From L.A. to China, from fashionista to factory worker - how is a girl supposed to survive?!?! When…

Go to Sleep: A Lao Ghost Story

Film Go to Sleep: A Lao Ghost Story Directed by Phet Mahathongdy A middle-aged Laotian refugee struggles with his harrowing past, failing marriage, and demanding career when he is haunted…

Gone East, Young Man: Asian American Studies in DC & Virginia

Special Event Gone East, Young Man: Asian American Studies in DC & Virginia 12:30-1:20pm
Panel: Gabriella Chu, Jamelah Jacob and Bianca Villa