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Documentary Features
A THOUSAND CUTS
Film
A THOUSAND CUTS
Directed by Ramona S. Diaz
Journalist Maria Ressa risks her life and freedom as an outspoken critic of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's war…
A YEAR
Film
A YEAR
Directed by Jisun Jamie Kim
A Himalayan village woman yearns to provide a better life for her young daughters, but the only possible…
BACK TO THE SOURCE
Film
BACK TO THE SOURCE
Directed by Sandra Lucille
Sandra's father feels increasingly foreign in his home country as globalization changes the country's cultural landscape.
BARBED WIRE FENCE
Film
BARBED WIRE FENCE
Directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson
A barbed wire fence divides the Korean peninsula into North and South.
BASURERO
Film
BASURERO
Directed by Eileen Cabiling
An embattled fisherman finds himself in a dangerous side gig and searches for a way out.
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Film
CALIFORNIA DREAMING
Directed by Sreylin Meas
Two women from different backgrounds encounter one another at an oceanfront resort and discover a hidden bond.
A CURE FOR ALL THINGS
Film
A CURE FOR ALL THINGS
Directed by Katherine Chou
A young woman finds a mysterious vial in her late mother's fridge, transforming her into their ancestors and…
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…
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…
FIGHTING FOR FAMILY
Film
FIGHTING FOR FAMILY
Directed by Lan Nguyen
A refugee family from the indigenous tribes of Vietnam is separated by deportation and fights for reunification.
FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Film
FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Directed by Sum Yi "Ashley" Ma
When a young girl of a generationally owned fishball noodle stall gets a chance to change her life,…
International Narrative Features
GOODBYE MOTHER
Film
GOODBYE MOTHER
Directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh
A Vietnamese bachelor returns home from the U.S. with a Vietnamese American boyfriend, attempting to come out to…
HARANA
Film
HARANA
Directed by Marie Jamora
A cover band singer in a Vegas casino tries to connect with her daughter who is growing up…
HIGHBREAD – C’EST LA WEED
Film
HIGHBREAD – C’EST LA WEED
Directed by Jayesh Jaidka
A collegiate comedy that highlights the lives of a baker, a burnout, and an international student as they…
HORIMONO: JAPAN’S TATTOO PILGRIMAGE
Film
HORIMONO: JAPAN’S TATTOO PILGRIMAGE
Directed by David Caprara, Kira Dane
Despite the taboos surrounding traditional horimono tattoos in Japan, a group of tattooed pilgrims practice a centuries-old, holy…
North American Narrative Features
I’LL MEET YOU THERE
Film
I’LL MEET YOU THERE
Directed by Iram Parveen Bilal
A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a…
I’M NOT YOUR F***ING STEREOTYPE
Film
I’M NOT YOUR F***ING STEREOTYPE
Directed by Hesome Chemamah
A Muslim girl from Southern Thailand falls prey to racism in school and spirals into an identity crisis.
International Narrative Features
KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982
Film
KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982
Directed by Kim Do-Young
A woman suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by others and the stories of the people connected to…
International Narrative Features
THE LEGEND OF BARON TO’A
Film
THE LEGEND OF BARON TO’A
Directed by Kiel McNaughton
A young man struggles with the legacy of his wrestling father, as he follows in his deceased father's…
Pacific Cinewaves
LILIU
Film
LILIU
Directed by Jeremiah Tauamiti
An ambitious court interpreter risks everything when a wrongfully imprisoned Chief fights to get back to her stranded…
MAKHALISS
Film
MAKHALISS
Directed by Koji Yamamoto
A cold-hearted reaper, Makhaliss, meets a dying teenage girl who suffers from the guilt of leaving her mother…
MIZARU
Film
MIZARU
Directed by Sudarshan Suresh
When a young couple tries to steal some private time in a very public place, they're paid a…
THE MORTICIAN OF MANILA
Film
THE MORTICIAN OF MANILA
Directed by Leah Borromeo
Undertaker Orly takes us on a journey through the lives and deaths shaping the Philippines as victims of…
NINUFABUSHI MIIATI (GUIDED BY THE NORTH STAR)
Film
NINUFABUSHI MIIATI (GUIDED BY THE NORTH STAR)
Directed by Flor Kaneshiro
Told through watercolor illustrations and a traditional Okinawan folk song, an emigrant journeys from Okinawa to Argentina in…
PASSAGE
Film
PASSAGE
Directed by Asavari Kumar
An Indian woman in pursuit of the American dream revisits her immigration journey.
QUAN 13
Film
QUAN 13
Directed by Hieu Gray
QUAN 13 is about the Vietnamese diaspora in Paris told through the lens of food.
UndocuCinema
ROCÍO
Film
ROCÍO
Directed by Darío Guerrero
After a terminal cancer diagnosis, an undocumented mother of three must choose between facing certain death in the…
Pacific Cinewaves
TĀ MOKO – BEHIND THE TATTOOED FACE
Film
TĀ MOKO – BEHIND THE TATTOOED FACE
Directed by David Atkinson, Mick Andrews
Maori face tattooing is a tradition that almost died out through colonization. Bernard and Sapphire show their passion…
THE FILIAL DAUGHTER
Film
THE FILIAL DAUGHTER
Directed by Xiao-Wei Lu
A mixed-media documentary short covering the story of professional funeral mourners in Taiwan known as "filial daughters."
International Narrative Features
THE LONG WALK
Film
THE LONG WALK
Directed by Mattie Do
An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in…
THE OTHER SIDE
Film
THE OTHER SIDE
Directed by Josh Leong
Set against the Ethiopian abandoned children crisis, two orphan brothers are faced with the reality of never being…
THE QUIET
Film
THE QUIET
Directed by Radheya Jegatheva
When an astronaut ponders on the quietude of space, he comes upon a startling self-realisation.
Documentary Features
TOKYO HULA
Film
TOKYO HULA
Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary
Explore the explosive popularity of the hula dance in Japan, from both Native Hawaiian and Japanese perspectives.
YAI NIN
Film
YAI NIN
Directed by Champ Ensminger
Ninlawan Pinyo is the matriarch of a Thai American family, who hustled for her fortune by founding a…
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