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All Films & Events

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


Shorts Programs

KUWENTUHAN

Program KUWENTUHAN Prepare the balikbayan box full of tissues with these films celebrating histories, heritage, and values through stories on…
Pacific Cinewaves

LAST HAWAIIAN SUGAR

Film LAST HAWAIIAN SUGAR Directed by Déjà Cresencia Bernhardt 12-year-old Nua makes peace with the land she lives on when she learns the sugar plantation she calls…
Special Presentations

LAST LESSON

Film LAST LESSON Directed by Ruslan Akun Last Lesson is about the life of high school students, their concerns and dreams.

LAURIE LEWIS – “MANZANAR”

Film LAURIE LEWIS – “MANZANAR” Directed by Jeff Chop A music video featuring archival photos and personal photos.

LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

Film LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar A veteran of the Filipino film industry has one last script to film, but she can only finish…

LET ME TAKE YOU HOME

Film LET ME TAKE YOU HOME Directed by Evelyn Hang Yin In the dreamscape of an old Chinatown, Ah Yeh finds home to his granddaughter.
Shorts Programs

#LIFE

Program #LIFE Films of love, new beginnings, will make you recall. That we’re here to witness, we really don’t know…
Shorts Programs

LIT AFTER DARK

Program LIT AFTER DARK Sometimes the most intense storytelling happens when we close our eyes. These are reflections on the past, the…

LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLER

Film LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLER Directed by Sanjna Bharadwaj A girl with magic eyelashes is exploited for them by her school, her community, and eventually the government.

LONG LINE OF LADIES

Film LONG LINE OF LADIES Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome Long Line of Ladies is a stigma-breaking, female-directed short documentary that gives viewers a glimpse into the story…

LOVE IS REAL!

Film LOVE IS REAL! Directed by Calvin Sang Feuding couple Jamie and Millie are brought back together with the help of their AI home-assistant Ada and…
Narrative Features

MAIKA

Film MAIKA Directed by Ham Tran Vietnam's first family sci-fi film about a boy who overcomes the loss of his mother when he helps…
Anti-Asian Hate

MALDITAS

Film MALDITAS Directed by Bree Nieves Two Filipinx cousins meet in a cemetery and grapple with what remains of their hometown dreams, after losing…

MAN BROWS

Film MAN BROWS Directed by Rohan Srinivasan An Indian-American teenager is forced to confront his "masculine" insecurities when he gets his eyebrows threaded.

MORENA

Film MORENA Directed by Nicole Mairose Dizon After an insecure folk artist seeks out skin whitening cream to cope with everyday life, she must race…