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All Films & Events

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


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THE BREAK

Film THE BREAK Directed by Conrad Lihilihi A woman's growing success begins to unearth deep insecurities and trauma within her toxic relationship which leads to…
Narrative Programs

THE CLOUD MESSENGER

Film THE CLOUD MESSENGER Directed by Rahat Mahajan Star-crossed lovers meet across time, space and ancient myth in this visually stunning, romantically ravishing journey through the…
Documentary Programs, Special Presentations

THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL

Film THE FALL OF THE I-HOTEL Directed by Curtis Choy The heroic battle for housing in San Francisco. The Manilatown Heritage Foundation presents a new restoration of the…
Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

THE FALLEN WOMAN

Film THE FALLEN WOMAN Directed by Jennifer Zhang Two intrepid internet ghost hunters travel to a ranch purportedly haunted by a gold-rush era Chinese prostitute. As…
Documentary Programs

THE GRIZZLIE TRUTH

Film THE GRIZZLIE TRUTH Directed by Kathleen S. Jayme Award-winning filmmaker and super fan Kat Jayme sets out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her…
Narrative Programs

THE HARVEST

Film THE HARVEST Directed by Caylee So As cultural traditions are slowly becoming a burden of the past, a son returns home knowing that family…

THE OLD YOUNG CROW

Film THE OLD YOUNG CROW Directed by Liam LoPinto An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
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THE POLITICS OF TOHEROA SOUP

Film THE POLITICS OF TOHEROA SOUP Directed by Tiana Trego Hall A story about family, food and me.

THE SPRAYER

Film THE SPRAYER Directed by Farnoosh Abedi A soldier in the sprayers army follows orders spraying poison on plants they find, which are illegal. But…

THE TALE OF UNCLE FRANK AND STORIES FOR ANOTHER DAY

Film THE TALE OF UNCLE FRANK AND STORIES FOR ANOTHER DAY Directed by Stony Furutani A story about a Japanese American born in the United States that goes to Japan to play baseball…

THE UNREACHABLE STAR

Film THE UNREACHABLE STAR Directed by Sharon Park Inspired by the grand tales of Don Quixote, a brother and sister set off in search of adventure…
Narrative Programs

THE VILLAGE

Film THE VILLAGE Directed by Seric Aprymov The young director receives a task to make a film and finds himself in an unfamiliar environment -…
Narrative Programs, Pacific Cinewaves

THE WIND & THE RECKONING

Film THE WIND & THE RECKONING Directed by David L. Cunningham As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated…

THERE IS NO STRAIGHT LINE IN LIFE

Film THERE IS NO STRAIGHT LINE IN LIFE Directed by Tracy Quan Nichols Featuring the San Gabriel Art Club, the film introduces the viewer to the unique arts and craft of…

THEY SERVED

Film THEY SERVED Directed by Don Bannai Several veterans of the Vietnam War are followed as they walk in last year’s Los Angeles Nisei Week…