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Free/Pay What You Can film programs are available on a first come, first-served basis.

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Anti-Asian Hate, VC Presents

AMERICA’S CONCENTRATION CAMPS, REVISITED

Special Event AMERICA’S CONCENTRATION CAMPS, REVISITED In 1970, when Bob Suzuki from the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) approached UCLA film school student and…
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…
Cinema Musica, Shorts Programs

BODIES IN MOTION

Program BODIES IN MOTION A collection of dance films in which bodies—powerful, precarious, feeling, and knowing—move us.
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…
Shorts Programs, VC Presents

FRAN ROCKSTAR!

Program FRAN ROCKSTAR! Journey down memory lane with a special retrospective of short films celebrating one of VC’s beloved veterans of…
Shorts Programs, VC Presents

ARMED WITH A CAMERA VOL. 2022

Program ARMED WITH A CAMERA VOL. 2022 Celebrating its twentieth anniversary the Armed With a Camera (AWC) Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists develops the next…
Shorts Programs, Special Presentations

ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND BEYOND

Program ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND BEYOND The Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc) together with WORLD Channel and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) have…
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…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Programs

INDIGENOUS NOW!

Program INDIGENOUS NOW! Take a trip from Fiji to the Philippines with these cinematic reflections from indigenous voices from different parts…
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.
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.
Narrative Features, Special Presentations

KODOMOBANPAKU

Film KODOMOBANPAKU Directed by Norikazu Oda "Kodomobanpanpaku" is an event for children by children. Izumi, along with her friend Yuri, decide to organize it…
Documentary Features, Special Presentations

WATERMAN

Film WATERMAN Directed by Isaac Halasima Surfing legend. Olympic superstar. Hawaiian Icon. American hero.

HIDDEN WOUNDS

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

A LONG MARCH

Film A LONG MARCH Directed by TS Botkin Many Philippine migration stories, here in California and across the nation, are linked to the thousands of Filipino…