Frame by frame. Pose by pose. Pixel by pixel. These are drawings that move and drawings that move us.

In our effort to engage against racism and anti-Asian hate, Visual Communications and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents these films that display our communities’ agency and resiliency to heal trauma and harm. We are grateful for these filmmakers in creating stories and dialogues towards impact and change.

C3 is a space for creators to converge and celebrate creative communities. Connect with us throughout the Festival by engaging in virtual and in-person panels and conversations.

Where visual narrative meets the language of melody and sound.

This year’s Documentary Features are distinguished by emerging artists with exciting untold stories as well as subjects which hold super-apt relevancy to our changing worldview(s) today.

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

In our fortified commitment to amplify Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, Pacific Cinewaves programming celebrates stories and storytellers emerging from Hawai’i, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Guåhan (Guam), Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Samoa, and throughout the Pacific region.

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.

Pay special attention to our Special Presentations as we revisit stories from our heritage, history and identities, and discover how they still hold true to the stories we try to tell today.

VC's legacy is built upon what sets us part and what we do best: and that is our VC Archives and our Filmmaker development programs dedicated to emerging voices (AWC) and our beloved elders (Digital Histories). This section is anchored by a restoration photo sculpture, AMERICA’S CONCENTRATION CAMPS, by Robert A. Nakamura.