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All Films & Events

Listed here are all the Festival film and events, in alphabetical order.


“See You In My Dreams” by Aira

Film “See You In My Dreams” by Aira Directed by Cobbie Karagdag Music video for “See You In My Dreams" by Aira

SELYATAĞI (FLOODPLAIN)

Film SELYATAĞI (FLOODPLAIN) Directed by Deniz Tortum MOBILE VR | A mysterious tree watches over a forest while humans traverse its paths, planning construction zones…

SHELL YEAH

Film SHELL YEAH Directed by Ridge Hirano A sea turtle has to choose between a radical tortoise party or playing video games with his new…

SHELLS

Film SHELLS Directed by Justin Pixler A young boy from a rural fishing village encounters a mythical monster.

SISTER

Film SISTER Directed by Siqi Song A man thinks back to his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in China…
International Narrative Feature Competition

SONG LANG

Film SONG LANG Directed by Leon Le An unlikely bond forms between an underground debt collector and a cai luong "Vietnamese opera" performer against the…

SOUR DEATH BALLS

Film SOUR DEATH BALLS Directed by Jessica Yu In SOUR DEATH BALLS, a group of kids and adults attempt to eat the world's sourest candy.

SPEAK EASY, B

Film SPEAK EASY, B Directed by Becca Park, Jun Shimizu In therapy, B breaks through cultural conditioning, past loves, and psychological defenses to arrive at True Self.

SPINSTERHOOD

Film SPINSTERHOOD Directed by Jhanvi Motla Sara Chatterjee is forced to come out when her girlfriend Spencer discovers she secretly goes on dates with…
Special Presentations

STAYCATION

Film STAYCATION Directed by Tanuj Chopra A modern millennial codependent couple in Downtown Los Angeles have their relationship thrown for a loop when he…
Special Presentations

Super ‘80s: Greatest Hits From VC’s Filmmakers Development Program

Special Event Super ‘80s: Greatest Hits From VC’s Filmmakers Development Program FREE PROGRAM | As a pioneer in small-format, community-based mediamaking during the 1980s, Visual Communications supported a new…

SWIMMING

Film SWIMMING Directed by Anna Chi Struggling with her sexual identity, Michelle, a Chinese American teenager girl, cuts herself while her Chinese-born immigrant mother,…

TAIL END OF THE YEAR

Film TAIL END OF THE YEAR Directed by Chieh Yang On Chinese New Year Eve, ten-year-old Yang Lan anxiously waits for her singer mother to come home.

THE BAY

Film THE BAY Directed by Neil Tinkham As his new life starts to fall apart, an isolated man must reconnect with his past in order…
International Narrative Feature Competition

ANJING (THE DOGS)

Film ANJING (THE DOGS) Directed by Dean Yamada In a country of haves and have nots, the fates of two dogs from opposite ends of society…