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A THOUSAND CARS AT NIGHT LOOKS LIKE A MOVING TRAIN
Film
A THOUSAND CARS AT NIGHT LOOKS LIKE A MOVING TRAIN
Directed by Colin Wang, Max DeFalco
A homeless man, chronic daydreamer, aspiring fisherman, stumbles upon guidance from an eccentric self-help program.
ANNAH LA JAVANAISE
Film
ANNAH LA JAVANAISE
Directed by Fatimah Tobing Rony
In 1893, a 13-year-old girl came to work for French painter Paul Gauguin as his maid and model.…
Anti-Asian Hate
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Documentary Features
BAD AXE
Film
BAD AXE
Directed by David Siev
This raw, slice of life documentary delivers a heart achingly beautiful story of a Cambodian-American family being tested…
Anti-Asian Hate
beautiful country
Film
beautiful country
Directed by Jess X. Snow
In the height of pandemic, the relationship between an Asian American musician and activist deteriorates as they confront…
CAMBODIA TOWN THRIVES
Film
CAMBODIA TOWN THRIVES
Directed by Brandon Soun
As community members of Cambodia Town face threats of displacement, the Cambodia Town Thrives collaborative was formed to…
CONVERSATIONS AT THE REGISTER
Film
CONVERSATIONS AT THE REGISTER
Directed by Brandon Soun, Lan Nguyen
Community organizing saved KH Supermarket from demolition two years ago, but after a long fight against gentrification, the…
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.
EIEN
Film
EIEN
Directed by Emily Okamoto, Krystal Matsuyama-Tsai
Informed by the Japanese internment during World War II, 永遠 Eien (meaning “forever”) explores a processing of our…
EYES AND HORNS
Film
EYES AND HORNS
Directed by Chaerin Im
The transformation of the over masculine Minotaur, inspired by Picasso’s print series ‘Vollard Suite’, leads to the destruction…
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…
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
KANG BLUE
Film
KANG BLUE
Directed by Kyung-Ja (KJ) Lee
A 4-year-old Asian girl, separated from her daddy (ER doctor), matures after experiencing COVID-related racism and trauma during…
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…
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…
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…
PLACES AND TIMES
Film
PLACES AND TIMES
Directed by Minh Nguyen-Vo
A filmmaker returns to his homeland to shoot a film as he discovers his childhood is as fictional…
POACHERS
Film
POACHERS
Directed by Tiffany Lin
During the summer before college, two best friends come across a unique business opportunity: illegally harvesting and selling…
Anti-Asian Hate
RECORDING FOR DODIE
Film
RECORDING FOR DODIE
Directed by Frances Rubio
After fourteen months physically apart, a Filipino daughter struggling with depression finally reunites with her COVID-survivor father at…
Cinema Musica
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Pacific Cinewaves
rooted
Film
rooted
Directed by Mia Kami
Rooted reflect the deep connection between people of the Pacific, their land, sea, and their identity.
SUBMITTAN
Film
SUBMITTAN
Directed by Susumu Kimura
A mother's decision for survival takes us into an unflinching view of Submittan, a future city with compromised…
Anti-Asian Hate
SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW
Film
SUBSCRIBE / FOLLOW
Directed by Faroukh Virani
A social media influencer code switches his platform, but gets challenged by his peers when they find faults…
SUNRISE IN MY MIND
Film
SUNRISE IN MY MIND
Directed by Danech San
A young beautician working late at night gives into her restrained interest in a deliveryman who spends his…
Animation Programs
THE CHEMICAL FACTORY
Film
THE CHEMICAL FACTORY
Directed by Drew Leung
Immigrant mother retraces her early years in the Chinese Cultural Revolution to her son during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Anti-Asian Hate
THE LOOKOUT
Film
THE LOOKOUT
Directed by J.P. Dobrin
A Cambodian American refugee experiences freedom after being behind bars for 20 years. But the potential of deportation…
THE RETURN
Film
THE RETURN
Directed by Hena Ashraf
A writer-director struggles with her profound sense of loss after the sudden death of her father, who dies…
Documentary Features
THIS STAINED DAWN
Film
THIS STAINED DAWN
Directed by Anam Abbas
Karachi’s feminists organise a woman’s march, facing Pakistan’s radical religious right. A philosophical work, This Stained Dawn is…
Anti-Asian Hate
to peer through veils
Film
to peer through veils
Directed by Marissa Osato
An internal awakening to the shadows of history in Little Tokyo and WWII-era Bronzeville.
TO THE LETTER
Film
TO THE LETTER
Directed by Nirav Bhakta
Letters and words escape into the cloudy frustration of an unhoused student struggling to read, until her tutor…
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY
Film
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY
Directed by Pulkit Datta
A day in the life of several Asian Americans at home during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
ZAFAR
Film
ZAFAR
Directed by Aqsa Altaf, John X Carey
A Pakistani immigrant juggles demanding ride share customers while talking on the phone to his mother in Pakistan.
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