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Shorts Programs

Our Shorts Programs range over a wide scope of stories and expressions. From stories of distinctly local flavors to tales from faraway worlds, our selection of shorts offer a variety of urban, rural, and alternative perspectives.

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…
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

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…
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…
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…
Shorts Programs

KUWENTUHAN

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

REEL ROMANCE

Program REEL ROMANCE Romance these days. #AMIRITE
Shorts Programs

THE LOOK AND SOUND OF TRUTH

Program THE LOOK AND SOUND OF TRUTH Whether assembled through home video in Syria, audio recordings in Texas, or with visionary animation from Singapore, these…
Animation Programs, Shorts Programs

STILL LIFE

Program STILL LIFE Frame by frame. Pose by pose. Pixel by pixel. These are drawings that move and drawings that move…
Shorts Programs

YOU ARE HERE

Program YOU ARE HERE Documentary is even more powerful when it is anchored to a place, region or neighborhood.