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All Films & Events

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


Narrative Programs, VC Presents

HITO HATA: Raise the Banner

Film HITO HATA: Raise the Banner Directed by Duane Kubo, Robert A. Nakamura OUTDOOR SCREENING @ JANM PLAZA FREE/PAY WHAT YOU CAN A landmark project directed by Robert A. Nakamura and...

HONESTLY

Film HONESTLY Directed by Scott Sayasithsena With the clock ticking before guests arrive, Ray works on getting the courage to share something important with…
Cinema Musica

I CAN’T KEEP QUIET

Film I CAN’T KEEP QUIET Directed by Eurie Chung An intimate portrait of one woman’s quest for healing that reverberated around the globe through her song “Quiet,”…
Documentary Programs

IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM

Film IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM Directed by Alaudin Ullah, Vivek Bald A New York actor and playwright investigates the pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents, unearthing a lost history…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Programs

INDIGENOUS NOW!

Program INDIGENOUS NOW! There are 476 million Indigenous people around the world; a vast majority of their homelands are connected to…
Pacific Cinewaves

INHERITANCE

Film INHERITANCE Directed by Erin Lau A struggling nature photographer is forced to confront the pain his family has carried for generations.

INHERITANCE

Film INHERITANCE Directed by Quin Sotelo Two Filipina American sisters prepare to make their first pilgrimage to the Philippines, bringing up questions of what…
Narrative Programs

JAMOJAYA

Film JAMOJAYA Directed by Justin Chon A father-son relationship is put to the test when an up-and-coming rapper at the crossroads of his career…
Pacific Cinewaves

KA ʻĀʻUMEʻUME: NAVIGATING HOME

Film KA ʻĀʻUMEʻUME: NAVIGATING HOME Directed by M. Kaleipumehana Cabral Six Kānaka ʻŌiwi weave a story of grief, hope, wisdom, and struggle in navigating diaspora and returning to…
Narrative Programs, Pacific Cinewaves

KĀINGA

Film KĀINGA Directed by Angeline Loo, Asuka Sylvie, Ghazaleh Golbakhsh, HASH, Julie Zhu, Michelle Ang, Nahyeon Lee, Yamin Tun Pan Asian women’s confronting and comforting stories of becoming and being ‘at home’ in
Aotearoa New Zealand.
Cinema Musica

KAJO | REM KOOLHAUS

Film KAJO | REM KOOLHAUS Directed by Evelyn Lee Official music video by Kajo performing REM Koolhaus. 
Pacific Cinewaves

KE KAHEA: AN INVITATION INTO SACRED SPACE

Film KE KAHEA: AN INVITATION INTO SACRED SPACE Directed by Justyn Ah Chong A group of women heed the calling to make kapa for unearthed ancestral remains.

VC x JANM Kickoff Party

Special Event VC x JANM Kickoff Party Join the Japanese American National Museum and Visual Communications to kick-off Asian Pacific Heritage Month in Little Tokyo!

KNOCK KNOCK NIGHT

Film KNOCK KNOCK NIGHT Directed by Kaipo Huang The little girl stays at home alone in the middle of the night, suddenly there came a rat…
Shorts Programs

KUWENTUHAN

Program KUWENTUHAN Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A. The balikbayan box has arrived and you can...