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A MILLION YEARS

Film A MILLION YEARS Directed by Danech San A young woman recounts stories of her past experiences, finding enchantment in the flows of the river and…
Special Presentations

ACTRESS WANTED

Film ACTRESS WANTED Directed by Minh Duc Nguyen A lonely janitor hires a struggling actress to reenact ten favorite memories of his dead wife.

ANDROMEDA

Film ANDROMEDA Directed by Emily Limyun Dean Through her love for a child, an Andromeda android becomes alive.

CARE LESS

Film CARE LESS Directed by Tuan Quoc Le When Wyatt's girlfriend Rainey awakes up from a year-long catatonic state, he discovers that their relationship may not…

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…
International Narrative Feature Competition

CITIES OF LAST THINGS

Film CITIES OF LAST THINGS Directed by Wi Ding Ho Cities of Last Things pinpoints three extraordinary nights in the life of a common man, as told with…

COLOR-BLIND

Film COLOR-BLIND Directed by Sarah H. Cho Dahlia lies to everyone - her husband, her lover, herself; but, the most dangerous lie she’s telling may…
Narrative Feature Competition

COME AS YOU ARE

Film COME AS YOU ARE Directed by Richard Wong Three young men with disabilities embark on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people…

CURD

Film CURD Directed by Varun Chounal Ignored by her busy son, a lonely Indian mother in the US steps out of her comfort zone…

DAISY

Film DAISY Directed by Yu Yu Daisy is a young girl who is being cared for by Ben, a robot caretaker, during wartime. After…

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…

DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Film DIFFICULT PEOPLE Directed by Sohil Vaidya A stubborn father and son must learn to deal with each other after Mother's death.

DIVE BAR

Film DIVE BAR Directed by Dorothy Xiao A grieving woman coping with her husband's death and a strained relationship with her daughter receives a special…

DOWN ON THE SIDEWALK IN WAIKĪKĪ

Film DOWN ON THE SIDEWALK IN WAIKĪKĪ Directed by Justyn Ah Chong A janitor, frustrated with cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists, reflects on a memory that stirs…

ENGAGED

Film ENGAGED Directed by David Scala Darren wants to propose to his boyfriend, but one thing after the next keeps preventing him.

GENTLEMAN SPA

Film GENTLEMAN SPA Directed by Yu Jhi-han Hao, a chubby gay man, works as a janitor at a gay spa.

GLORIOUS MRS. KIM

Film GLORIOUS MRS. KIM Directed by Monica Cho A Korean mother grapples with her identity and desires in life as she comes to terms with her…

GRADUATION

Film GRADUATION Directed by Mahya Shakibnia-Shirazi Mina is looking forward to her high school graduation — and especially to seeing her sister from Tehran…

HAE HAWAIʻI

Film HAE HAWAIʻI Directed by Ty Sanga In the aftermath of Hawaiʻi's illegal overthrow, a secret group enlists a young thief to steal the Hawaiian…

HALWA

Film HALWA Directed by Gayatri Bajpai, Nirav Bhakta An immigrant Indian woman decides to rekindle her relationship with her childhood companion through Facebook messages, until her…

HANDS IN THE AIR

Film HANDS IN THE AIR Directed by Reginald Espiritu An African-American teenager must sneak out of his girlfriend's house without getting caught by her cop-father.
Narrative Feature Competition

HAPPY CLEANERS

Film HAPPY CLEANERS Directed by Julian Kim, Peter S. Lee When the Choi family loses their dry cleaning business, they have to learn how to survive the crisis…
International Narrative Feature Competition

HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD

Film HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Directed by Bora Kim Seoul, 1994 -- In the year of the Seongsu bridge collapse, 14-year-old Eunhee wanders the city searching for…

I’LL BE A STAR

Film I’LL BE A STAR Directed by Sultankazy Pirzhan uulu Azat spends quality time with his family since being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Narrative Feature Competition

IN A NEW YORK MINUTE

Film IN A NEW YORK MINUTE Directed by Ximan Li Three strangers accidentally discover the solution to their problems may lie in a single pregnancy test.

IN FULL BLOOM

Film IN FULL BLOOM Directed by Maegan Houang An older Vietnamese hoarder has her life upended when worms open a black hole in her house and…
Special Presentations

IN THE LAND OF LOST ANGELS

Film IN THE LAND OF LOST ANGELS Directed by Bishrel Mashbat With time running out and desperate for cash, two Mongolian immigrants turn to crime as their only solution.

JUST FOR YOU

Film JUST FOR YOU Directed by Carol Shubin A young man questions his life's journey searching for answers to happiness. A total stranger changes his life's…

LAST TAXI DANCE

Film LAST TAXI DANCE Directed by Brayden Yoder In 1940s Honolulu, a proud Hawaiian singer dances with a returned U.S. soldier and debates the dignity of…
International Narrative Feature Competition

LONG TIME NO SEA

Film LONG TIME NO SEA Directed by Heather Tsui FREE PROGRAM | A pair of new shoes, a cross-sea competition, and a tribesman of oceans interweave a…

LUCY IN THE SKY

Film LUCY IN THE SKY Directed by Bertha Bay-Sa Pan LUCY IN THE SKY follows 14-year-old Lucy on the autism spectrum as she starts mainstream high school, and…

MANILA IS FULL OF MEN NAMED BOY

Film MANILA IS FULL OF MEN NAMED BOY Directed by Andrew Stephen Lee An estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress the patriarch of the family.

MASKS

Film MASKS Directed by Mahaliyah Ayla O A closeted medical student risks being outed to her family when she is targeted in a mass shooting…

MASTER OF DIVINITY

Film MASTER OF DIVINITY Directed by Eugene Suen An ex-seminarian and now-struggling filmmaker begins to panic after his wife tells him that God is calling her…

MAUKA TO MAKAI

Film MAUKA TO MAKAI Directed by Alika Maikau, Jonah Okano Set in Kāneʻohe on the island of Oahu, two cousins grapple with their own internal struggles while trying…

MEN HELPING WOMEN

Film MEN HELPING WOMEN Directed by Isue Shin An conversation on gender politics through the way objects open and break, voiced by you and me.

MERRY-GO-ROUND

Film MERRY-GO-ROUND Directed by Ray Wu A despondent security guard of an aging amusement park must grasp the last redemption as he reunites with…

MOONWALK WITH ME

Film MOONWALK WITH ME Directed by So Young Shelly Yo A Korean American girl named Juno is haunted by her drifting father's disappearances.

MY FRIEND MICHAEL JONES

Film MY FRIEND MICHAEL JONES Directed by Ian Leaupepe, Samson Rambo A high school misfit with severe OCD forms an unlikely bond with a popular classmate through a shared…

MY MOON

Film MY MOON Directed by Eusong Lee A relationship between three celestial bodies; a romance between Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Narrative Feature Competition

NORMAL.

Film NORMAL. Directed by Mragendra Singh After having their first child, an interracial couple struggles to hold onto their marriage while dealing with temptations…

NOWHERE

Film NOWHERE Directed by HyeonJeong Cho While attending a social event at a bar, John tries to fit in by changing his personality to…

PASSENGER

Film PASSENGER Directed by Xin Li A woman recounts the last moment of a crumbling relationship in the form of a journal entry.

PINEAPPLE

Film PINEAPPLE Directed by Jane Chow At an international school in Hong Kong, a teenager attempts to prove herself a local, rejecting her so-called…
Narrative Feature Competition

PLUS ONE

Film PLUS ONE Directed by Andrew Rhymer, Jeff Chan To survive a summer of weddings, single friends Ben and Alice agree to be each other’s plus one…

PORRIDGE

Film PORRIDGE Directed by Leatrice Ching Eric’s family dinners are just like any other. They come with its fair share of drama, discomfort, and…

RANI

Film RANI Directed by Hammad Rizvi A Pakistani transgender woman sets out to take care of an abandoned child.

SCENES FROM A REAL MARRIAGE

Film SCENES FROM A REAL MARRIAGE Directed by Michelle Krusiec This digital short series follows bi-racial couple Marissa and Mark, a married couple with young children struggling with…

SECRET LIVES OF ASIANS AT NIGHT

Film SECRET LIVES OF ASIANS AT NIGHT Directed by Keff A half-real, half-imaginary romp through a rich, stylized whirlwind world of Asian nightlife in America.
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…

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…

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,…

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…

THE KIDS TABLE

Film THE KIDS TABLE Directed by Adina Luo A group of Chinese-American family friends, forever relegated to the kids table, confront eachother on approaches to Asian…

THE LITTLE THINGS

Film THE LITTLE THINGS Directed by Barbara Kagawa Shore A day meant for cleaning the garage takes an unexpected turn when an old, forgotten box is discovered.…

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Film THE NIGHT BEFORE Directed by Mragendra Singh On the night before her wedding, Shae, a deaf Indian-American bride, pays a visit to her ex, Nikki,…

THE PATIENTS

Film THE PATIENTS Directed by Tess Paras How do you explain #MeToo to your immigrant parents?

THE PIT WHERE WE WERE BORN

Film THE PIT WHERE WE WERE BORN Directed by Alexander Bocchieri A father and son reunite around the family 'imu of their Wai'anae farm.

THE SUNFLOWER CHILD

Film THE SUNFLOWER CHILD Directed by RJ Siu A young pregnant Chinese-American woman struggles with her decision to keep the baby in the face of disapproval…
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…

THE VISIT

Film THE VISIT Directed by Roxy Shih A pregnant woman and her husband visit her lonely, aging grandmother in the rural mountains of Taiwan only…

TIDES

Film TIDES Directed by Masami Kawai TIDES is a glimpse into a family’s attempt to repair their estrangement with an outing to the beach.

TUNDRA

Film TUNDRA Directed by Carol Nguyen A mother dreams and hallucinates about her daughter, trying to cope with her loss.
International Narrative Feature Competition

VAI

Film VAI Directed by ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Amberley Jo Aumua, Becs Arahanga, Dianna Fuemana, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Matasila Freshwater, Mīria George, Nicole Whippy A film about female empowerment telling the story of one woman’s life in eight separate moments from the…

WE DRANK OUR TEARS: RAFAEL MAFNAS’S STORY

Film WE DRANK OUR TEARS: RAFAEL MAFNAS’S STORY Directed by Angelo Manese, Justin Ocampo The final battles of WWII were waged on Saipan and Tinian. 933 indigenous civilians did not survive. This…

ZERO ONE

Film ZERO ONE Directed by Nick Neon When Jimmy Park visits home for the first time in years, he's forced to make peace with the…

ZOETIC

Film ZOETIC Directed by Julie Zhan, Wesley Chan A coming of age story about a single, 60-year-old Chinese immigrant mother navigating the world of online dating.

ANGELS LANDING

Film ANGELS LANDING Directed by David R. Liu Two estranged brothers visit their childhood spot in downtown Los Angeles in an attempt to reconcile.
Gala Presentations, Narrative Feature Competition

YELLOW ROSE

Film YELLOW ROSE Directed by Diane Paragas OPENING NIGHT FILM | Rose, an undocumented Filipino teenager, dreams of one day leaving her small town in…
Gala Presentations, Narrative Feature Competition

GO BACK TO CHINA

Film GO BACK TO CHINA Directed by Emily Ting CENTERPIECE FILM | After blowing through her trust fund, rich girl Sasha is forced by her father to…
Gala Presentations, Narrative Feature Competition

MS. PURPLE

Film MS. PURPLE Directed by Justin Chon CENTERPIECE FILM | Kasie, a girl who works as a hostess at a local karaoke bar, reconnects with…
Gala Presentations, Narrative Feature Competition

EMPTY BY DESIGN

Film EMPTY BY DESIGN Directed by Andrea A. Walter CLOSING NIGHT FILM | Two people find themselves back in the Philippines, brought together by their loneliness and…