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Free/Pay What You Can Programs

Free/Pay What You Can film programs are available on a first come, first-served basis.

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Special Presentations

GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI

Film GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI Escape into a world of magic and mythology when “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” premieres Tuesday, May 23…
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…
Shorts Programs, VC Presents

DIGITAL HISTORIES 2023

Program DIGITAL HISTORIES 2023 Digital Histories is a mechanism for Asian and Pacific Islander older adults to use their unique voices and…
Documentary Programs

UNSEEN

Film UNSEEN Directed by Set Hernandez An aspiring social worker, Pedro must confront political restrictions as a blind, undocumented immigrant to get his college…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Programs, VC Presents

ARMED WITH A CAMERA VOL. 2023

Program ARMED WITH A CAMERA VOL. 2023 Join us in a special opening night with a program of films by the Armed with a Camera…
Narrative Programs, 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.
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...
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…
Special Presentations

REFUGE AFTER WAR

Film REFUGE AFTER WAR Directed by Thanh Tan Refuge After War examines the experiences of Vietnamese and Afghan refugees forced to flee and resettle in Washington…

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!