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All Films & Events

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


MOTHER DAUGHTER JOURNEY

Film MOTHER DAUGHTER JOURNEY Directed by Frances Ito A mother and daughter journey to the northern-most part of the United States and encounter nature at its…

MY AI LOVER

Film MY AI LOVER Directed by Chouwa Liang During their special "dates" with their artificially intelligent companions, three young Chinese women reflect on the uniqueness and…
Anti-Asian Hate

MY CHINATOWN, WITH ALOHA

Film MY CHINATOWN, WITH ALOHA Directed by Kimberlee Bassford Fourth-generation Chinese American explores her family’s relationship to Honolulu Chinatown and the parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Pacific Cinewaves

MY DOG HAS FLEAS

Film MY DOG HAS FLEAS Directed by Justin Pascua Upon her arrival from the mainland to her birthplace, a half Hawaiian young woman is frowned upon by…
Pacific Cinewaves

NIGHT RIDE

Film NIGHT RIDE Directed by Todd Karehana When a mother-of-ten returns nightly to the old family home to feed stray cats, her son questions its…

NOTHING BUT EMPTY ROAD

Film NOTHING BUT EMPTY ROAD Directed by Cole Bacani Vanessa hasn't seen her dad in years until the night of her premiere, and now he only has…

O~FORTUNA

Film O~FORTUNA Directed by Che Chen A musician who lose passion about life, accidentally fall out of winnow and goes through a journey of…
Pacific Cinewaves, VC Presents

OMAI FA’ATASI: SAMOA MO SAMOA

Film OMAI FA’ATASI: SAMOA MO SAMOA Directed by Takashi Fujii Visual Communications’ landmark video docu-drama series “Hidden Treasures,” OMAI FA’ATASI profiles the Samoan American youth development organization of…
Anti-Asian Hate, Documentary Features

OMOIYARI: A SONG FILM BY KISHI BASHI

Film OMOIYARI: A SONG FILM BY KISHI BASHI Directed by Justin Smith, Kaoru Ishibashi Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and…
Anti-Asian Hate

ON ALL FRONTS

Film ON ALL FRONTS Directed by Joua Lee Grande A Minneapolis family navigates difficult conversations about how the violence and racial reckoning of 2020-21 impacted them as…
Anti-Asian Hate, VC Presents

ONE SQUARE MILE; 10,000 VOICES

Special Event ONE SQUARE MILE; 10,000 VOICES This interactive documentary experience layers voices from Manzanar’s past and present over the physical landscape, and interweaves them…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Programs

PACIFIC CINEWAVES SHORTS

Program PACIFIC CINEWAVES SHORTS Through various frames and points of view, we are brought closer to encountering an ancient Pacific past.

PAPER SON

Film PAPER SON Directed by Patty Fong When the Fong family is threatened by uncertainty and unrest, they make the best of the situation by…
Shorts Programs

PARENTHOOD

Program PARENTHOOD It’s celebratory. It’s angry. It’s loving, and it is loss. These are the highs and lows of Parenthood.
Pacific Cinewaves

PILI KA MOʻO

Film PILI KA MOʻO Directed by Justyn Ah Chong A Native Hawaiian taro farming family is drawn into a logistically and emotionally complex quest to preserve their…