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All Films & Events

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


WHEN YOU LEFT ME ON THAT BOULEVARD

Film WHEN YOU LEFT ME ON THAT BOULEVARD Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang Paradise Hills, Southeast San Diego, 2006. 15-year-old Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving…
Narrative Programs

LEILA’S BROTHERS

Film LEILA’S BROTHERS Directed by Saeed Roustaee In this gripping family drama, Taraneh Alidoosti delivers a powerhouse performance as Leila, a woman who has devoted…

LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET

Film LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET Directed by Yanbin Zhao An intimate portrayal of love that penetrates through the wounds of language.
Shorts Programs

#LIFE

Program #LIFE Stories about summer vacation-attempts. gregarious Pilipina aunties, mental wellness, a Nisei brother and sister who set off on…

ZINDAGI DOBARA

Film ZINDAGI DOBARA Directed by Amritpal Kaur After her parents die in a car accident, a South Asian teen is forced to live with an…
Documentary Programs, Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

LIQUOR STORE DREAMS

Film LIQUOR STORE DREAMS Directed by So Yun Um LIQUOR STORE DREAMS is an intimate portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners who set…
Special Presentations, Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

LIWANAG

Film LIWANAG Directed by John Haas The untold stories of Filipina immigrant workers at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Animation Programs, Shorts Programs

LOST & FOUND

Program LOST & FOUND Discarded dreams. Forgotten memories. Missing pieces. These animated films will be where we put it all back together…

LOTUS-EYED GIRL

Film LOTUS-EYED GIRL Directed by Rajee Samarasinghe A haunting collage of pomegranate arils, rural and urban landscapes, family history and mandalas undulate at a crossroads…

MANY MOONS

Film MANY MOONS Directed by Chisato Hughes In the county which once boasted it was “free of Chinamen,” Chinese community members search for those who…

MARIONETTES (AND THE VIRTUE OF A LOTUS FLOWER)

Film MARIONETTES (AND THE VIRTUE OF A LOTUS FLOWER) Directed by Prajdnik Awasthi The fate of marionettes is sealed as they are stuck inside a cycle of suffering; the mother questions…
Pacific Cinewaves

MĀUI ADVENTURES: CAPTURING THE SUN

Film MĀUI ADVENTURES: CAPTURING THE SUN Directed by Jus G. When the days are too short for life to survive, a Hawaiian boy fights the sun in order…

MEIHOUWANG

Film MEIHOUWANG Directed by Justin Ni On his first day of preschool, Sun goes toe to toe with his new classmates, channeling the strength…

MIA’S MISSION

Film MIA’S MISSION Directed by Jireh Deng A transgender Japanese American elder shares her journey as an attorney fighting for civil rights in Los Angeles.

MISSING PIECES

Film MISSING PIECES Directed by Barbara Kagawa Shore In a search for answers, the filmmaker discovers how the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in 1942 led…