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Narrative Feature Competition

Prepare to be challenged, enlightened, shocked, and entertained as we proudly roll out this year’s excellent slate of North American Narrative Feature nominees.

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…
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…
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.
Narrative Feature Competition

LUCKY GRANDMA

Film LUCKY GRANDMA Directed by Sasie Sealy An ornery Chinese Grandma goes all in at the casino, landing on the wrong side of luck…and in…
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…
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…
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…