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Bed & Breakfast

Film Bed & Breakfast Directed by Anna Mikami “Bed and Breakfast” focuses on the coincidental intertwining of two couples in a serene B&B and the history…

Care For You

Film Care For You Directed by OHYUNG In an empty diner, two solitary lovers enter an ethereal world where intimacy runs free.

Engaged

Film Engaged Directed by David Scala “Engaged” is an LGBTQ+ romantic comedy that follows Darren, who keeps trying—and failing—to propose to his boyfriend Elliot.

Chinatown Rising

Film Chinatown Rising Directed by Harry Chuck and Josh Chuck Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed…

Dear Friend Chinatown

Film Dear Friend Chinatown Directed by Winter Tian Leng A cinematic and poetic exploration of the space and time in Chinatown of Downtown Manhattan, Dear Friend Chinatown...

Devon

Film Devon Directed by Eiko Fan Devon is a young man who creates his paintings with gentle movements of his fingers.

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…

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.

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…

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…

Happy Cleaners

Film Happy Cleaners Directed by Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee When Kevin Choi wishes to move to L.A. to start a food truck business, he unwittingly sets off…

Have You Eaten Yet? Shorts

Program Have You Eaten Yet? Shorts Does longing have a flavor? Can sorrow ever taste sweet?

Hyphen

Film Hyphen Directed by King Lu Jeremy Li, a 23-year-old Chinese American, visits his grandparents in China for the first time on his own.

In Full Bloom

Film In Full Bloom Directed by Maegan Houang The surreal manifestation of a black hole within her home impels an agoraphobic widow to make a difficult…

Jeronimo

Film Jeronimo Directed by Joseph Juhn Born in 1926 to Korean indentured-servant parents in Cuba, Jeronimo Lim Kim became the first Korean to enroll…

July

Film July Directed by Amy Chen A visual diary of summer.

Kinoko

Film Kinoko Directed by Erika Gomi A couple of mushrooms have a fun day out!

Lucky Grandma

Film Lucky Grandma Directed by Sasie Sealy In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma (Tsai Chin) is eager…

Lumpia Campesina

Film Lumpia Campesina Directed by Robert Karimi Famed culinary icon Chef Stache interviews the legendary Iranian-Guatemalan cook, Mero Cocinero, who traces his love for a…

Mayor Ed Lee

Film Mayor Ed Lee Directed by Rick Quan From being born the fourth child of an immigrant family to the first Asian American mayor of San…

One Pamilya

Film One Pamilya Directed by Leah de Leon Leah de Leon searches for an understanding of her Filipino-American roots and the forbidden love story of her…

Papaya

Film Papaya Directed by Kayleb Lee For centuries, continuous wars and conflicts ravaged Southeast Asia.

Period Girl

Film Period Girl Directed by Jalena Keane-Lee “Period Girl” is an intimate portrait of Nadya Okamoto, a Harvard sophomore and founder of Period.org, a nonprofit…

Push

Film Push Directed by Trilina Mai A grandfather and grandson’s journey through life.

Queer Asian Voices: Intimacy & Isolation

Program Queer Asian Voices: Intimacy & Isolation Whether it is the urge to touch or simply be in the same room as another, we all…

Queer Japan

Film Queer Japan Directed by Graham Kolbeins Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the gender and sexuality spectrum defy social norms and dare…

Romantic Scene

Film Romantic Scene Directed by Arshia Fatima Haq A short film examining the tropes of gendered violence in commercial Bollywood films from the 70s and 80s…

Seadrift

Film Seadrift Directed by Tim Tsai In 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shot and killed a white crab fisherman at the public town docks in…

Slurp

Film Slurp Directed by Ankita Panda “Slurp” is an observation of sexual harassment and objectification through the male gaze.

Social (in)Justice Shorts

Program Social (in)Justice Shorts 11am
The quest for justice isn’t always easy. Sometimes those closest to you are the ones blocking your path.

Spam 3 Ways

Film Spam 3 Ways Directed by Christopher Kim Spam is the reason Christopher Hwisu Kim doesn’t completely hate himself.

Tether

Film Tether Directed by Natalie A. Chao & Kenzo K. Le “Tether” is a music video about what remains when our loved ones leave.

The Ali‘i’s Seed

Film The Ali‘i’s Seed Directed by Jonathan Yudis “The Ali’i’s Seed” is a Hawaiian retelling of an ancient folktale about how a chief selects his successor.

The Chef

Film The Chef Directed by Hao Zheng In the near future, when all labor is replaced by humanoids, an old Chinese chef teaches a humanoid…

The Distance Between Us

Film The Distance Between Us Directed by Jeffrey Wu Accompanied by his father and equipped with filming gear, a grandson travels to his homeland in China to…

The Ice Cake Man

Film The Ice Cake Man Directed by Max Cho A man finds meaning in a childhood memory as he searches for the last words to say to…

Secret Lives of Asians at Night

Film Secret Lives of Asians at Night Directed by KEFF What does the model minority do after dark? (A screwball noir in 5 languages.)

Unspoken

Film Unspoken Directed by Patrick G. Lee Six queer and trans Asian Americans grapple with their queerness and consider what family acceptance might look like.

Violin Tsunami

Film Violin Tsunami Directed by Julia McCoy & Mike McCoy This animated, hand-painted watercolor video for Kishi Bashi’s “Violin Tsunami” is an artistic depiction of the importance of…

We Wove A Net: A Documentary about Growing Up Asian America in Michigan

Film We Wove A Net: A Documentary about Growing Up Asian America in Michigan Directed by Harsha Nahata 1-2:15pm
“We Wove a Net” is a short film about what it means to grow up Asian American. Through…

What We Left Unfinished

Film What We Left Unfinished Directed by Mariam Ghani What We Left Unfinished tells the incredible and mostly true story of five unfinished feature films from the…

When We Walk

Film When We Walk Directed by Jason DaSilva When We Walk chronicles the life of disability activist and filmmaker Jason DaSilva as he confronts the next…

Yellow Rose

Film Yellow Rose Directed by Diane Paragas Rose, an undocumented Filipino girl, dreams of leaving her small Texas town to pursue her country music dreams…