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All Films & Events

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


Documentary Features

CURTAIN UP!

Film CURTAIN UP! Directed by Hui Tong, Kelly Ng Asian American kids break stereotypes and discover their identities as they put on a national debut production of…
Special Presentations

DANCING MARY

Film DANCING MARY Directed by SABU A municipal office in charge of demolishing an old building and replacing it with a modern complex fails…

DANCING ON MY OWN

Film DANCING ON MY OWN Directed by Alexandra Cuerdo A love letter to the queer Asian experience, inspired by New York's radical dance party Bubble_T.
Shorts Programs

Dead to Me

Program Dead to Me From professional mourners to a withering town, this program invites you to embrace death with open arms. What…

DEAR SALLY,

Film DEAR SALLY, Directed by Patty Fong A long distance pen-pal relationship unexpectedly evolves into something more.
International Narrative Features

DEATH OF NINTENDO

Film DEATH OF NINTENDO Directed by Raya Martin Set in 90's Manila, four friends go on a journey of self-discovery as they play videogames and wrestle…

DESIREE THOMPSON: EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN SUPPORTED BY A LOVING COMMUNITY

Film DESIREE THOMPSON: EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN SUPPORTED BY A LOVING COMMUNITY Directed by Barney Cheng Lesbian activist Desiree Thompson recounts growing up in Hawai’i and how she came to accept her sexuality.
Shorts Programs

Digital Histories 2020

Program Digital Histories 2020 Always a must-see at LAAPFF, the Digital Histories world premieres center the unique voices and perspectives of older…
Documentary Features

DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL

Film DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL Directed by Ursula Liang A Chinese American police officer kills an unarmed black man in a dark stairwell, igniting a complicated fight…

DOXXED

Film DOXXED Directed by Elaine Loh Rebecca Lo posts a racist comment online that goes viral, forcing her to deal with being hated by…
UndocuCinema

FAITH – A DREAMER’S JOURNEY

Film FAITH – A DREAMER’S JOURNEY Directed by Lidieth Arevalo A short documentary that chronicles a Dreamer's personal story as a low-income, undocumented, Latina immigrant who is also…

DRIFTING

Film DRIFTING Directed by Hanxiong Bo Yan, who is treated as an outcast in a conservative society, finds escape in drifting his father's taxi…

WHY DON’T YOU EAT MORE?

Film WHY DON’T YOU EAT MORE? Directed by George Du, Sinclair Neff A quiet, up-close reflection on masculinity and the meaning of the word "skinny."

EPHEMERAL

Film EPHEMERAL Directed by Alexander Phuc Khang Nguyen A juxtaposition of life before Saigon 1975, during the Fall of Saigon in April 30, 1975, and the…
Shorts Programs

Episodics

Program Episodics From secret thoughts as a rideshare passenger, to the nonfiction portraits of artists in New Zealand, to a…