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Shorts Programs

Our Shorts Programs range over a wide scope of stories and expressions. From stories of distinctly local flavors to tales from faraway worlds, our selection of shorts offer a variety of urban, rural, and alternative perspectives.

Shorts Programs

After Dark

Program After Dark It's past your bedtime, and you can't fall asleep. Sneak out and stay up late with these films…
Shorts Programs

Armed With a Camera vol. 2020

Program Armed With a Camera vol. 2020 FREE PROGRAM | Visual Communications is proud to host an encore presentation of the projects from last year’s…
Shorts Programs

Digital Histories 2020

Program Digital Histories 2020 Join us for an encore presentation of these insightful, heartfelt, and reverential Digital Histories films from 2020.
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Digital Histories 2021

Program Digital Histories 2021 Always a must-see at LAAPFF, the Digital Histories world premieres center the unique voices and perspectives of older…
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End of an Era

Program End of an Era Memories flood the screen through home videos, a school yearbook, a sweet shop, and more. These non-fiction shorts…
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Episodics & Chill

Program Episodics & Chill If you’re invited to “hang and watch a movie," it might be more than just a movie. These…
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From Visions to Reel

Program From Visions to Reel FREE PROGRAM | The next generation of storytellers are paving the way. From intimate documentaries to bold experimental…
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Hard to Heart

Program Hard to Heart From reconciling with a sibling to envisioning a parenting plan with a partner, the hardest conversations are with…
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HBO APA Visionaries 2020

Program HBO APA Visionaries 2020 FREE PROGRAM | With the theme of “Breaking Barriers,” the 4th HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries short film…
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HBO APA Visionaries 2021

Program HBO APA Visionaries 2021 In a unique filmmaker support initiative between Visual Communications and HBO, we present the finalist films from the…
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I’ll Tell You When You’re Older

Program I’ll Tell You When You’re Older Films of people trying to live together as family, at the risk of perishing together as fools. As…
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Kuwentuhan

Program Kuwentuhan With "kuwentuhan," the Tagalog word for “sharing stories," the audience has the opportunity to relate to a new…
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Pacific Cinewaves Shorts

Program Pacific Cinewaves Shorts FREE PROGRAM | The waves of the ocean have generously sustained many Pasifika cultures across the globe. From…
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Point of Entry

Program Point of Entry FREE PROGRAM | Dreaming beyond the borders that separate us, this program reflects on the migrant experience and…
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Spirited Away

Program Spirited Away Guided by shamans and ancestral spirits, we traverse the line between the living and the dead, tradition and…
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Taking Space

Program Taking Space A collection of perspectives that reflect the power and various outcomes of taking space and impacting the immediate…