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Anti-Asian Hate

In our effort to engage against racism and anti-Asian hate, Visual Communications and the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents these films that display our communities’ agency and resiliency to heal trauma and harm. We are grateful for these filmmakers in creating stories and dialogues towards impact and change.

Learn more: https://vcmedia.org/latest-news/2023/5/1/stopantiasianhate.

Anti-Asian Hate

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…

Anti-Asian Hate, Documentary Programs

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…

Anti-Asian Hate, Documentary Programs

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…

Anti-Asian Hate, Special Presentations

LIWANAG

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

Anti-Asian Hate

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…

Anti-Asian Hate, Documentary Programs

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…

Anti-Asian Hate

ONE THOUSAND CUTS

Film ONE THOUSAND CUTS Directed by Keiko Sugihara A young Japanese American woman working in a corporate office discovers mysterious cuts on her body after experiencing…

Anti-Asian Hate

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…