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All Films & Events

Listed here are all the Festival film and events, in alphabetical order.


I WANNA BECOME THE SKY

Film 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…

I WOULD’VE BEEN HAPPY

Film I WOULD’VE BEEN HAPPY Directed by Jordan Wong An attempt to map a fraught relationship through the use of intricately coded pictographs and schematic abstractions applied…
Animation Programs, Shorts Program

IN-BETWEEN THE LINES

Program IN-BETWEEN THE LINES These frames in motion ask us what’s in the space in-between the lines?
Pacific Cinewaves

IN EXILE

Film IN EXILE Directed by Nathan Fitch IN EXILE is a short film that explores the US nuclear legacy in the Pacific through the lens…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Program

INDIGENOUS NOW!

Program INDIGENOUS NOW! They are the original storytellers of their lands, we are grateful to be able to share their continued…
Narrative Features, Pacific Cinewaves

INKY PINKY PONKY – THE ODD ONE OUT

Film INKY PINKY PONKY – THE ODD ONE OUT Directed by Damon Fepulea'i, Ramon Te Wake A new fakaleiti student at St Valentines High causes a stir, as rugby players, gender fluidity, Island mums…

INTO THE EMERALD SEA

Film INTO THE EMERALD SEA Directed by Asuka Lin Suzu emerges from the ocean after a long disappearance, reuniting with their grandmother - who has reincarnated into a sea turtle.
Democracy Series, Documentary Features

INVISIBLE NATION

Film INVISIBLE NATION Directed by Vanessa Hope In this urgently timely and insightful portrait of Taiwanese politics, director Vanessa Hope, with unprecedented access to Taiwan’s…

ISLAND IN BETWEEN

Film ISLAND IN BETWEEN Directed by S. Leo Chiang A personal, poetic look at the uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LIVE YOUR DREAM

Film IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LIVE YOUR DREAM Directed by Tracy Quan-Nichols Meet artist Parker Dean and see how it's never too late to follow your dream.
Documentary Features

JEWELLE: A JUST VISION

Film JEWELLE: A JUST VISION Directed by Madeleine Lim From Black Power in late-60s Boston, to AIDS activism in mid-80s New York, to Marriage Equality in early-10s…

JIM MATSUOKA WILL NOT BE RUSHED

Film JIM MATSUOKA WILL NOT BE RUSHED Directed by Robert Shoji In this remembrance of Los Angeles-based activist Jim Matsuoka, watch his powerful testimony at the 1981 Commission on…

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…
Pacific Cinewaves

KAI HALIʻA (SEA OF MEMORY)

Film KAI HALIʻA (SEA OF MEMORY) Directed by Angelique Kalani Axelrode Through layers of space, time and memory across the ocean and ʻāina (land) on Maui, a diasporic Kānaka…
Cinema Musica

KALYAN

Film KALYAN Directed by Adnan Hussain Kalyan is an animated short film about the wonders of the universe, the pain of separation and what…