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Documentary Feature Competition

A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM

Film A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM Directed by Yu Gu Football and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders battling the league to end wage…

ALL IN MY FAMILY

Film ALL IN MY FAMILY Directed by Hao Wu A cross-cultural autobiographical story of how Chinese-born filmmaker Hao Wu introduces his modern LGBTQ family in the US…
Special Presentations

AN AMERICAN STORY: NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY

Film AN AMERICAN STORY: NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY Directed by Dianne Fukami An inspirational story of Norman Mineta's life beginning as a son of immigrants and imprisonment during WWII to…

BUDDHAHEAD BREAKFAST CLUB

Film BUDDHAHEAD BREAKFAST CLUB Directed by George Wada The first wave of the third generation Japanese Americans (Sansei) linked by their shared past.

CHILDREN OF THE SOIL

Film CHILDREN OF THE SOIL Directed by Judhajit Bagchi, Ranadeep Bhattacharyya Sculptures made of soil collected from the barren fields of farmers who have committed suicide, are used to…

DAY BY DAY

Film DAY BY DAY Directed by Eleanor Cho DAY BY DAY explores the changing relationship within a Korean marriage when the wife is diagnosed with Stage…

DRAGON BOAT

Film DRAGON BOAT Directed by Kevin Shore Meet Nathan Salazar, and discover the empowering world of Dragon Boat racing. See what can be accomplished when…
Documentary Feature Competition

EATING UP EASTER

Film EATING UP EASTER Directed by Sergio M. Rapu Native Rapanui filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu explores the modern dilemma of his people as they face the consequences…

FINDING BIG COUNTRY

Film FINDING BIG COUNTRY Directed by Kat Jayme 17 years after controversial Vancouver Grizzlies star Big Country leaves town, superfan Kat Jayme goes on a mission…

FINDING MAURITIUS

Film FINDING MAURITIUS Directed by Sandra Carbonell-Kiamtia Sandra discovers a part of her identity through an exploration of her family’s history on a small island…

FLO’S BUS

Film FLO’S BUS Directed by Dean Ishida For 15+ years, 77-year-old Flo Matsuda has organized LA-to-Vegas buses for her friends and struggles with the decision…

FOR HERE OR TO GO

Film FOR HERE OR TO GO Directed by Ryan Nguyen A Vietnamese family discusses running their restaurant to preserve their culture and how they cope with the passing…
International Documentary Feature Competition

FOR MY FATHER’S KINGDOM

Film FOR MY FATHER’S KINGDOM Directed by Jeremiah Tauamiti, Vea Mafile'o Driven by his deep faith in God and traditional culture, a flat-broke Tongan pensioner must navigate not only…
International Documentary Feature Competition

FOR SAMA

Film FOR SAMA Directed by Edward Watts, Waad al-Kateab FOR SAMA is a feature documentary that tells the astonishing story of a 26-year old female Syrian filmmaker,…

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Film FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Directed by Patrick Green A tale of 2 street artists and 1 viral Harvey Weinstein statue that shook up the 90th Academy…

FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE

Film FUTBOLISTAS 4 LIFE Directed by Jun Stinson A film about Oakland teens from undocumented families and the healing power of soccer.
Special Presentations

GRASSROOTS RISING

Film GRASSROOTS RISING Directed by Robert Winn FREE PROGRAM | This film examines the resurgence of community-based labor organizing and the role that APAs play…

HOME IS LITTLE TOKYO

Film HOME IS LITTLE TOKYO Directed by Steve Nagano Artist Tony Osumi reveals how the Little Tokyo mural originated, the processes involved in its creation, and the…
Documentary Feature Competition

JADDOLAND

Film JADDOLAND Directed by Nadia Shihab A visit to her artist mother's home in Texas prompts the filmmaker to explore the meaning of home…

JAPANESE AMERICAN LEGACY ON WHEELS

Film JAPANESE AMERICAN LEGACY ON WHEELS Directed by Mitchell Matsumura The third generation Japanese American car subculture that sprouted in the '60s, blossomed into an international craze featured…
Documentary Feature Competition

JOURNEY TO IFUGAO

Film JOURNEY TO IFUGAO Directed by Nicanor Evangelista Jr. Five Filipino artists and healers, living in LA, go back to their motherland uncovering their indigenous traditions and…

KEEPSAKE

Film KEEPSAKE Directed by Megan Siu Lau A documentary following the racial stereotypes of three Asian-Europeans, and their individual struggles balancing Chinese tradition and European…
International Documentary Feature Competition

LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING

Film LAST NIGHT I SAW YOU SMILING Directed by Kavich Neang When Phnom Penh’s landmark White Building, home to 493 families, faces demolition, director Kavich Neang records his family…
Special Presentations

LEITIS IN WAITING

Film LEITIS IN WAITING Directed by Dean Hamer, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Joe Wilson FREE PROGRAM | An intrepid group of native transgender women fight a rising tide of religious fundamentalism in…

LIGHTS UP: ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER AT UCLA

Film LIGHTS UP: ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER AT UCLA Directed by Arielle Frances Bagood UCLA's Asian American theater company continues to tackle the question of identity and inclusion 23 years after its…

LITTLE MISS SUMO

Film LITTLE MISS SUMO Directed by Matt Kay Female sumo wrestling champion Hiyori confronts obstacles both inside and outside the ring in an attempt to change…
Special Presentations

LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN

Film LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN Directed by Valerie Soe LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN looks at the Taiwan Love Boat, where young Taiwanese Americans get closer to their history,…

LOVE & LOSS

Film LOVE & LOSS Directed by Yiying Li An exploration of the often unconventional intimate relationships of physically-impaired individuals.

LUMPIA CAMPESINA

Film LUMPIA CAMPESINA Directed by Robert Karimi An Iranian-Guatemalan cook traces his love for lumpia by taking us to a his past where he transforms…

LUONG TAN

Film LUONG TAN Directed by Tracy Quan-Nichols LUONG TAN, a commercial artist who lived in Vietnam during the war, now lives in Los Angeles where…

MEET MR. TOILET

Film MEET MR. TOILET Directed by Jessica Yu For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison. Businessman-turned-sanitation-superhero Jack Sim fights this oft-neglected…
International Documentary Feature Competition

MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONISED THE SCREEN

Film MERATA: HOW MUM DECOLONISED THE SCREEN Directed by Heperi Mita Filmmakers in attendance. Contributing to a greater breadth of media representation in indigenous cinema and recouping suppressed histories...
Documentary Feature Competition

MOANANUIĀKEA: ONE OCEAN. ONE PEOPLE. ONE CANOE.

Film MOANANUIĀKEA: ONE OCEAN. ONE PEOPLE. ONE CANOE. Directed by Na'alehu Anthony MOANANUIĀKEA: ONE OCEAN. ONE PEOPLE. ONE CANOE celebrates the historic Worldwide Voyage of the canoe Hokuleʻa that reconnected…

MY RESILIENT 102 YR-OLD NISEI MOM

Film MY RESILIENT 102 YR-OLD NISEI MOM Directed by George Takaki A 102 yr-old Nisei woman overcomes two major obstacles in her life.
Documentary Feature Competition

NO DATA PLAN

Film NO DATA PLAN Directed by Miko Revereza An experimental travelogue capturing the boredom, precarity and fantasies of an undocumented immigrant crossing America by train.

NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES

Film NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad, Mari Young A celebration of the life of Jun Takahashi: an 84-year-old Tokyo native with an eccentric way of looking…
Special Presentations

OMAI FA’ATASI: SAMOA MO SAMOA

Film OMAI FA’ATASI: SAMOA MO SAMOA Directed by Takashi Fujii FREE PROGRAM | One of the crown jewels of Visual Communications' landmark video docu-drama series "Hidden Treasures," OMAI…
Documentary Feature Competition

ORIGIN STORY

Film ORIGIN STORY Directed by Kulap Vilaysack Twenty years after learning about her biological father, Kulap Vilaysack finally asks the questions that will lead her…

OUR MAN IN TOKYO (THE BALLAD OF SHIN MIYATA)

Film OUR MAN IN TOKYO (THE BALLAD OF SHIN MIYATA) Directed by Akira Boch A Tokyo-based music promoter and record label owner specializes in the difficult task of distributing Chicano music in…
International Documentary Feature Competition

OUR TIME MACHINE

Film OUR TIME MACHINE Directed by S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun Shaken by news of his father’s dementia, Chinese artist Maleonn sets off to build a time machine.
Documentary Feature Competition

SEADRIFT

Film SEADRIFT Directed by Tim Tsai A fatal shooting in a small Texas fishing village ignites a maelstrom of hostilities against Vietnamese refugees along…

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.

THE KINDA SUTRA

Film THE KINDA SUTRA Directed by Jessica Yu THE KINDA SUTRA asks the big questions: Where do babies come from? And how are they made? Mixing animation and…

THE MISSING PIECE PROJECT

Film THE MISSING PIECE PROJECT Directed by Daniel Luu This short film paints the journey of Vietnamese community leaders as they explore how to reclaim their history…
Special Presentations

THE UGLY MODEL

Film THE UGLY MODEL Directed by Doris Yeung THE UGLY MODEL examines the paradox of a handsome male model who feels ashamed, ugly, and emasculated in…

TO LIVE AND DIE IN MANILA

Film TO LIVE AND DIE IN MANILA Directed by Angela Stephenson Manila's underground music scene is unearthed to reveal what motivates local artists and how they navigate an oppressive…

TRAILS

Film TRAILS Directed by Chris Nguyen A personal and non-linear portrait of Orange County’s Little Saigon exploring a history of war & displacement –…

“Upset” by Teenage Granny

Film “Upset” by Teenage Granny Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar A boy and his younger brother search for an ocean in the city.

WALKING THE TALK

Film WALKING THE TALK Directed by Fran Ito, Steve Nagano Ann Burroughs shares her journey as a young activist in South Africa to the current President and CEO…