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AS THE WATER DARKENS

Film AS THE WATER DARKENS Directed by Tiare Ribeaux While navigating between survival and her connection to the land, a weaver experiences a transformation when she finds…
Narrative Programs

B-SIDE: FOR TAYLOR

Film B-SIDE: FOR TAYLOR Directed by Christina YR Lim A film that explores the complex themes of grief, loss, and the nuanced dynamcis of a multracial family.

BENTOBOX

Film BENTOBOX Directed by Olivia Owyeung Set in the late 90s of rural Jersey, a ten-year old biracial Japanese-American boy begins rejecting his mother's lunches.
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…
Pacific Cinewaves

BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI

Film BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI Directed by Veialu Aila-Unsworth A Papua New Guinean/American woman challenges her evangelist father's strict rules to find her voice as a makeup…

THEY CALL ME SUKI

Film THEY CALL ME SUKI Directed by M.G. Evangelista Suki Terada Ports, a Japanese American elder, and activist takes her habitual bus downtown to join a conversation…
Cinema Musica, Pacific Cinewaves

CAN’T WAIT

Film CAN’T WAIT Directed by & Edwin “Sadboiii” Martinez, Lavelle “Velle Vell” Gamble, Mewael “Mobeats” Michael, Stephanie “Soultree” Camba, Uran “Kabashi” Kabashi Nostalgia and Nature intertwine in this jazzy Chicagoan music video that explores mental health, herbalism, and the relationships…

COLORVILLE

Film COLORVILLE Directed by Ushmey Chakraborty, Wyatt Hall In the fantastic world of Colorville, Momma Brown teaches her wayward son that his destiny and worth aren't…
Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

DON’T BE SORRY

Film DON’T BE SORRY Directed by David Au After her husband is assaulted in an Anti-Asian hate crime, a timid but resilient Korean-American senior is empowered…
Pacific Cinewaves

E MĀLAMA PONO, WILLY BOY

Film E MĀLAMA PONO, WILLY BOY Directed by Scott W. Kekama Amona A Native Hawaiian police officer is forced to choose between supporting his family, upholding the law, and doing…

EID MUBARAK

Film EID MUBARAK Directed by Mahnoor Euceph A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten…
Pacific Cinewaves

EYES AND EARS

Film EYES AND EARS Directed by Tahuaroa Ohia To six-year-old Ben, the world is full of loud noises and frightening images. As Ben struggles with everyday…
Pacific Cinewaves

FIND WHERE I BELONG

Film FIND WHERE I BELONG Directed by Kahu KAIHA Elvis, a homeless teenager must find courage to leave the street life in order to return to his…
Documentary Programs, Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

FLY IN POWER

Film FLY IN POWER Directed by Yin Q, Yoon Grace Ra Fly in Power follows the community of Asian and migrant massage parlour workers, sex workers and allies in…
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

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…

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.

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

TRENTON: TO THE MOON & BACK

Film TRENTON: TO THE MOON & BACK Directed by Josh Leong Two indigenous brothers from the Solomon Islands escape a cult posing as a leadership training organization, finding refuge…
Pacific Cinewaves

MY BROTHER

Film MY BROTHER Directed by Misa Tupou At rugby training, Malu knows time is against him, but his support for his sister Alofa will not…

NAI / MILK

Film NAI / MILK Directed by Michelle Ang A single woman struggles to bridge the cultural and societal expectations of motherhood in a western setting as…
Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

NIAN

Film NIAN Directed by Michelle Krusiec A Chinese American girl stands up to her racist bully with the help of the Nian, a mythological…

NOWHERE BUT HERE

Film NOWHERE BUT HERE Directed by Brandon Soun With the help of her community, Kanley Souet-Pich organizes to save her husband from being wrongfully deported to…
Documentary Programs, 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…

OFF HOLLYWOOD: THE UNDOCUMENTED JOURNEY OF HOPE

Film OFF HOLLYWOOD: THE UNDOCUMENTED JOURNEY OF HOPE Directed by Tatyana Kim A gifted musician from Kazakhstan is struggling to find cash-paying jobs that would help him and his two-year-old…
Narrative Programs

OLD NARCISSUS

Film OLD NARCISSUS Directed by Tsuyoshi Shoji A modern fable in which an old gay who has loved only himself for 74 years, for the…

ORION

Film ORION Directed by Kyung Na Park Orion Nam navigates his undocumented status and attachment to home as he chooses what matters most.
Pacific Cinewaves

OURS IS THE SKY

Film OURS IS THE SKY Directed by Enzo Ventura In the wake of a devastating typhoon, three highland farmers discover their crops ruined and wait to start…
Pacific Cinewaves

PANDEMIC BREAD

Film PANDEMIC BREAD Directed by Zeinabu irene Davis Pandemic Bread is a short dramatic film about a Filipino interpreter taking an end-of-life call with a doctor…

PARTY FAVOR

Film PARTY FAVOR Directed by Yasmine Gomez A Filipino-American woman grapples with going behind her strict Catholic sister's back to buy condoms for her 14-year-old…
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…

RISE WITH THE SUN

Film RISE WITH THE SUN Directed by Kristy Choi A Korean immigrant truck driver clashes with his teenage daughter over whether to participate in a general labor…

SHALLOTS AND GARLIC

Film SHALLOTS AND GARLIC Directed by Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto When polar opposite sisters Nur and Karina reunite for their grandparents' wedding anniversary dinner, Karina starts itching and…
Narrative Programs

STARRING JERRY AS HIMSELF

Film STARRING JERRY AS HIMSELF Directed by Law Chen Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A. Starring Jerry as Himself follows Jerry, a recently...

STAY WITH ME A LITTLE WHILE

Film STAY WITH ME A LITTLE WHILE Directed by Sheheryar Sardar Farhan and Aadhya have been together for years, but a mental health crisis brings their relationship to the…

TAKE ME HOME

Film TAKE ME HOME Directed by Liz Sargent After their mother’s death, a cognitively disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate in order…
Pacific Cinewaves

THE BREAK

Film THE BREAK Directed by Conrad Lihilihi A woman's growing success begins to unearth deep insecurities and trauma within her toxic relationship which leads to…
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…
Stop Anti-Asian Hate and Violence Initiative

THE FALLEN WOMAN

Film THE FALLEN WOMAN Directed by Jennifer Zhang Two intrepid internet ghost hunters travel to a ranch purportedly haunted by a gold-rush era Chinese prostitute. As…
Narrative Programs, 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…
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

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, 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…
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…

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…
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…