VC Online | Weekend 2

ACCIDENTALLY INTENTIONAL

Directed by Kevin Rahardjo

A 16-year-old teenager is watching porn for the first time when accidentally the audio is connected to his mother’s car Bluetooth. He is punished by his devout Christian parents and asked to repent without explanation.

ALL THIS WASTED SPACE

Directed by Cris Bringas

The search for a burial token for her mother forces a woman to dig up a buried past and confront the house she abandoned for 11 years. As she descends, the house speaks to her.

ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS

Directed by Jay Liu

Having recently fled Chinese political persecution, a HongKonger activist is trying to rebuild his life in the United States, but a visit from his ex-boyfriend rekindles unresolved feelings and threatens to derail his plans.

APARTMENT 605

Directed by Bianca Catbagan

Mika visits their father’s apartment when they are interrupted by a stranger at the door.

BABY GAY

Directed by Arielle Frances Bagood

Desperate to finally prove her bisexuality, Stevie Lee bluffs her way into a lesbian threesome thinking she’ll “figure it out” when she gets there.

BALIK/BAYAN

Directed by Paula Kiley

A balikbayan box company owner explores the ways in which balikbayan boxes shaped his perception of the U.S., shedding light on the sacrifices made in pursuit of the “American dream” and the intangible losses that accompany it.

BEST FIENDS

Directed by Jonathan De Guzman II

Two best friends confront each other about their friendship and vape addiction.

CHAPERONE

Directed by Zoë Eisenberg

Alienated by friends and family for her lack of ambition, 29-year-old Misha finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow student.

COME TOGETHER

Directed by Honestine Pa'ala-Fraser

Inspired by the 1978 documentary “Omai Fa’atasi: Samoa Mo Samoa,” a teenage girl growing up in a strict Samoan household lives the same day everyday cooking, cleaning, and taking care of her siblings until she joins a community organization that helps her realize her full potential. 

CROSSROADS

Directed by Libby Chun

On the eve of her 16th birthday, Shylo Song must decide whether she, her younger sister, and their grandmother should leave their childhood home in the midst of a disastrous drought.

DAUGHTER OF GUAM

Directed by Alfred Bordallo

PARA I ONRA; A love letter to our CHamoru matriarchs; A young woman embraces her responsibility as a Daughter of Guam.

DIANA

Directed by Luo-Bing Pan

A young Chinese trans woman navigates through a fraudulent marriage and a turbulent friendship as a recent immigrant in the United States.

FROM KARACHI, WITH LOVE

Directed by Zaynah Waseem

Following conversations between the filmmaker, her parents, and a local driver during one winter afternoon in Karachi, the film uncovers the bittersweet experience of communities who settle abroad, and return to a city that, like them, has changed through the years.

GRAPEFRUIT

Directed by Jessica Liu

Strangers connect over grapefruit, jelly, and a chance to truly be seen.

HOME COURT

Directed by Erica Tanamachi

Home Court traces the ascent of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy whose life intensifies amid recruitment, injury, and triumph throughout her high school career.

I WANNA BECOME THE SKY

Directed by Jess X. Snow, traci kato-kiriyama

When a young student visits the studio of a charismatic artist to get her first tattoo, she is forced to confront a shared cultural secret that awakens the burgeoning force inside of her.

KALYAN

Directed by Adnan Hussain

Kalyan is an animated short film about the wonders of the universe, the pain of separation and what it means to love.

KE ALA

Directed by Bryson Nihipali

A young Native Hawaiian filmmaker interviews 3 generations of his family to gain a better understanding of the path laid down by his kupuna.

KOI

Directed by RJ Siu

KOI follows the misadventures of four Asian American roommates (RJ, David, Jihoon, Will) in their mid-twenties learning to work hard and play harder.

LADKE

Directed by Sruchi Patel

After seeing the coolest shoes on campus, Saloni, a hopeless romantic, embarks on a quest to find the boy wearing them. There’s only one problem: She has no idea what he looks like.

OVER EASY

Directed by Jiyeon Kim-Myung

Two women who just wanted a fun and casual night are delivered a giant egg that will hatch into their baby and are forced to make important life decisions.

PAMILYA

Directed by Miles Blacket

The film follows the FDWA, an organisation dedicated to assisting Filipino victims of modern slavery in the UK, which was founded by and composed of a group of women who are survivors of trafficking themselves.

As the latest planned rescue fails uncertainty looms, but the group rally around each other. Reflecting on their own experiences and the challenges they continue to face in the UK even after finding freedom, they discover hope in each other for a better life —for themselves and also for the women they hope to free.

PAPER MARRIAGE

Directed by Jeff Man

A young professional seeking an U.S. green card enlists the help of a directionless slacker to stage a marriage. The two strangers have less than a year to convince everyone, including themselves, that they are a real couple.

SANSEDAI

Directed by Kayli Kimura

Through intimate conversations with the filmmaker’s 92-year-old grandmother, SANSEDAI (三世代) examines the nuances of growing up during war, migrating to a country that was once deemed an enemy, and being Japanese-American.

SHOT CLOCK

Directed by King Lu

Three teenagers – an Asian boy, Black boy, and Latina girl – weaponize their race and gender to hustle people at basketball in LA.

VS

Directed by Jole Sanchez

Set in 1992, a Filipino kid working at his father’s liquor store seeks community through the arcade game Street Fighter II, but finds himself clashing with a local bully.