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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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Moananuiākea

Film Moananuiākea Directed by Nāʻālehu Anthony Witness the voyage that began as a dream but became a movement.

In 1976, a voyaging canoe sparked a…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…