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R3:NEWAL
Armed With a Camera vol. 2023
Digital Histories 2023
Pacific Cinewaves
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ASTONISHING LITTLE FEET
Film
ASTONISHING LITTLE FEET
Directed by Maegan Houang
Afong Moy, the first documented Chinese woman to come to the United States, realizes the men who separated…
Documentary Programs
BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN
Film
BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN
Directed by Karen Cho
All across the globe, Chinatowns are under threat of disappearing – and along with them, the rich history…
DRAGONFLY
Film
DRAGONFLY
Directed by Julia Morizawa
A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the…
Pacific Cinewaves
FOLLOW ME HOME
Film
FOLLOW ME HOME
Directed by Derek Felipe, Fa'avae Fa'avae, Michael Gray
When a young Pacific Islander boy, in search for his identity, grows up in a neighborhood clothed by…
GRANDPA CHERRY BLOSSOM
Film
GRANDPA CHERRY BLOSSOM
Directed by Maddox Chen
The life of Francis Uyematsu, from his journey creating a successful flower nursery in America to his time…
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…
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…
Documentary Programs
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Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative
NURSE UNSEEN
Film
NURSE UNSEEN
Directed by Michele Josue
Nurse Unseen explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the…
OTHER HOMES
Film
OTHER HOMES
Directed by Joseph Youngjune Lee
In the winter of the Korean War, a North Korean family escapes to the sea, where they must…
Documentary Programs
PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY
Film
PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY
Directed by Jennifer Takaki
This film is a timely and intimate portrayal of a photographer on a quest to ensure that 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…
Documentary Programs
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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…
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
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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…
Pacific Cinewaves
THE VOYAGER’S LEGACY
Film
THE VOYAGER’S LEGACY
Directed by Bailey Poching
In 1970’s Auckland New Zealand, an immigrant family endeavors to give their story a fairytale ending.
Cinema Musica
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Pacific Cinewaves
THE WEATHER INSIDE
Film
THE WEATHER INSIDE
Directed by Jonny Chang, Solomon Chang, Tiffany Ike
The Weather Inside is a 5-part original music video series exploring themes of identity, mental health, and growing…
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
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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
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…
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