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All Films & Events

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


WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHEREVER I AM

Film WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHEREVER I AM Directed by Kay Chan We can come together, we can always connect.
Documentary Programs, Pacific Cinewaves

WHETŪ MĀRAMA / BRIGHT STAR

Film WHETŪ MĀRAMA / BRIGHT STAR Directed by Aileen O'Sullivan, Toby Mills We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars. These arts were…
Documentary Programs

WHO IS NEXT?

Film WHO IS NEXT? Directed by Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, Sultan Usuvaliev The wide-spread practice of ala kachuu or "bride kidnapping", an abduction of women for forcing them into marriage,…
Documentary Programs

WHO WE BECOME

Film WHO WE BECOME Directed by PJ Raval As the world grapples with an emerging global pandemic, three young Filipino women forge unexpected connections with their…

THE WIND CARRIES US HOME

Film THE WIND CARRIES US HOME Directed by Udval Altangerel Through rituals of birth and death, the filmmaker and her family reconnect with their ancestral land in the…
Documentary Programs

WISDOM GONE WILD

Film WISDOM GONE WILD Directed by Rea Tajiri In this moving and original reflection on aging, mortality, and transformation, Rea Tajiri partners with her mother, Rose…

TO WRITE FROM MEMORY

Film TO WRITE FROM MEMORY Directed by Emory Chao Johnson Complicated memories of the past seep into a quotidian flow despite efforts to move onward.

WRITE HERE

Film WRITE HERE Directed by Jake Muñoz Consing An aging gay man living alone with Alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory…
Animation Programs

YOU ANIMAL!

Film YOU ANIMAL! Directed by Avid Liongoren A soap opera satire about a proletariat pussycat torn between two canine lovers.
Documentary Programs, Shorts Programs

YOU ARE HERE

Program YOU ARE HERE Powerful non fiction storytelling roots us in place and identity. These short form works travel you around the…
Shorts Programs

YOUR SON

Program YOUR SON Dear Dad, I hope you enjoy these tender explorations of family. With love, Your Son.

ZENAIDA

Film ZENAIDA Directed by San-San Onglatco Complications arise when an undocumented Filipino-Muslim caregiver who works for an aging diva suffering from dementia, secretly borrows…
Documentary Programs

ZERO WASTE

Film ZERO WASTE Directed by Danny Kim (김동현) To better understand how so many recyclables still end up in our ocean and landfill, director Danny Kim…