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All Films & Events

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


DANSE MACABRE

Film DANSE MACABRE Directed by Maria Luna Kamradt, Randal Kamradt Dancers Lino and Dante are struck by tragedy and the supernatural.
Narrative Features

DAWNING

Film DAWNING Directed by Young Min Kim Trauma therapist, Haejin Park, is forced to face her family's darkest past after she returns to her childhood…

de closin night

Film de closin night Directed by Shicong Zhu A Chinese theater student tries to Americanize her accent for a performance so hard that the line between…
Narrative Features

DEALING WITH DAD

Film DEALING WITH DAD Directed by Tom Huang An Asian American family deals with the sudden clinical depression of their dad, who is actually a lot…
Anti-Asian Hate

DEAR CORKY

Film DEAR CORKY Directed by Curtis W Chin For over fifty years, Corky Lee photographed New York's Chinatown, and Asian American communities around the country.

DEAR MAMA

Film DEAR MAMA Directed by Winter Dunn The death of Tupac draws different reactions from a father and his young daughter, forcing them to confront…

DEAR NANAY

Film DEAR NANAY Directed by Frances Grace Mortel A love letter explores the filmmaker's early memories in the Philippines and her search for refuge from pandemic…
Documentary Features

DELIKADO

Film DELIKADO Directed by Karl Malakunas Three environmental crusaders confront murder, betrayal and their own demons as they are tested like never before in…

DENTURE ADVENTURE

Film DENTURE ADVENTURE Directed by Azumi Hasegawa An elderly widow combs the beach in search of treasure and discovers a gold tooth that magically changes…
Shorts Programs, VC Presents

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…
Shorts Programs, VC Presents

DIGITAL HISTORIES 2022

Program DIGITAL HISTORIES 2022 Digital Histories is a mechanism for Asian and Pacific Islander older adults to use their unique voices and…

DIKIT

Film DIKIT Directed by Gabriela Serrano A young woman with a monstrous secret desperately longs for a new body.
Anti-Asian Hate

PUTTING THEM WHERE THEY COULD DO NO HARM

Film PUTTING THEM WHERE THEY COULD DO NO HARM Directed by Steve Nagano An argument for the removal of the name "Fletcher Bowron" from a public square in Los Angeles.

DO YOU LOVE ME?

Film DO YOU LOVE ME? Directed by Teresa Matsushima A young girl searches for her estranged father to see if he loves her.

EATING TAMALES WITH CHOPSTICKS

Film EATING TAMALES WITH CHOPSTICKS Directed by Jeff Chop Learn about Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara, the "Chicano Culture Sculptor."