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All Films & Events

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


FREEDOM SWIMMER

Film FREEDOM SWIMMER Directed by Olivia Martin-McGuire The story of a grandfather’s perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter’s own quest…
Shorts Programs

FROM VISIONS TO REEL

Program FROM VISIONS TO REEL A legacy program with the film festival that has welcomed award-winning filmmakers early in their career. Experience storytelling…

FUN ON 4 STRINGS

Film FUN ON 4 STRINGS Directed by Frances Ito Every Monday (rain or shine) 30 to 40 seniors gather to jam on their ukuleles. Jamming and having…

GIRL IN THE WATER

Film GIRL IN THE WATER Directed by Shi-Rou Huang In a room full of torn walls, the woman recalls some ups and downs of love while she…

GOOD NEWS

Film GOOD NEWS Directed by Osric Chau Ryan struggles with the news of an unplanned pregnancy and his wife Nicole’s decision to keep it.

GOOD TASTE

Film GOOD TASTE Directed by Seonjae Kim An Asian woman goes home with an attractive white couple to have a hot threesome, only to discover…
Shorts Programs

HBO APA VISIONARIES

Program HBO APA VISIONARIES In a unique filmmaker support initiative between Visual Communications and HBO, we present the finalist films from the…

HELLO KITTY AND HER FANS

Film HELLO KITTY AND HER FANS Directed by Frances Ito Sanrio created Hello Kitty and began her globalization in 1974. She is not a cat, does not have…
Anti-Asian Hate

HERE IN MANZANAR

Film HERE IN MANZANAR Directed by Steve Nagano Los Manzaneros” is a loose knit group of multi-racial educators/political activists, and artists, who been connected by over…

hey there

Film hey there Directed by Kitty Hu a conversational exploration of inner child work through the lens of grief, love and community.

HIDDEN WOUNDS

Film HIDDEN WOUNDS Directed by Richard Lui HIDDEN WOUNDS is a revealing documentary on how to see and talk about mental wellness.

HK UPRISING

Film HK UPRISING Directed by TT Takemoto A tribute to the ongoing protests taking place in Hong Kong.

HOLY COWBOYS

Film HOLY COWBOYS Directed by Varun Chopra In small-town India, where cows are considered sacred, a teenaged boy treads the world of vigilantism to become…
Anti-Asian Hate

HONOR, RECOGNITION, AND RESPECT

Film HONOR, RECOGNITION, AND RESPECT Directed by George Wada Armed with a 48-star American flag, a Santa Clara judge of Guamanian descent — inspired by judge Roberta…

HOW SMALL!

Film HOW SMALL! Directed by Charlene Xu A young woman reminisces about her deceased grandmother, whose volatile personality troubled and confused her as a child.