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Pacific Cinewaves
AIKANE
Film
AIKANE
Directed by Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the…
ALL THIS WASTED SPACE
Film
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…
ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS
Film
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…
APARTMENT 605
Film
APARTMENT 605
Directed by Bianca Catbagan
Mika visits their father’s apartment when they are interrupted by a stranger at the door.
ASIAN BITCHES SPEAK
Film
ASIAN BITCHES SPEAK
Directed by Janet Chen (Ma)
After generations of cultural silence, years of pandemic anxiety, and one anti-Asian hate crime, queer filmmaker Janet and…
BABY GAY
Film
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…
DIANA
Film
DIANA
Directed by Luo-Bing Pan
A young Chinese trans woman navigates through a fraudulent marriage and a turbulent friendship as a recent immigrant…
DOG, BRUH!
Film
DOG, BRUH!
Directed by Katja!
Remember that one time in 1995 when Shawn appropriated Black culture to impress his crush and best friend…
GRAPEFRUIT
Film
GRAPEFRUIT
Directed by Jessica Liu
Strangers connect over grapefruit, jelly, and a chance to truly be seen.
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…
Narrative Features
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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…
Democracy Series
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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…
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…
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…
Shorts Program
LOVE OUT LOUD
Program
LOVE OUT LOUD
Soulmates and old flames. BFFs and FWBs. Girlfriends, boyfriends, and themfriends. These stories are about those outside the…
OVER EASY
Film
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…
QUEERFULLY DEPARTED
Film
QUEERFULLY DEPARTED
Directed by Trent Nakamura
A beyond the grave love story between a patient and her gynecologist.
ROOTS + WINGS: PARISA PARNIAN
Film
ROOTS + WINGS: PARISA PARNIAN
Directed by Irene Yadao, Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior
Episode 3 of Roots & Wings features Parisa Parnian, an Iranian-American multi-disciplinary artist and culinary creative who uses…
Cinema Musica
SLOW DOWN – ALANMICHAEL FEATURING DAWN RICHARD
Film
SLOW DOWN – ALANMICHAEL FEATURING DAWN RICHARD
Directed by Vanessa Marzaroli
Slow Down transports us to a distant realm, offering a visual journey of resilience and self-discovery, portraying a…
SQUEEGEE BOY
Film
SQUEEGEE BOY
Directed by Chung-Wei Huang
On a quest for belonging and acceptance, a trans teenager yearns to become part of a tight-knit group…
STRANGE
Film
STRANGE
Directed by Ken Ochiai
An introverted suburban Tokyo high school student randomly encounters a depressed drag queen, and through their friendship they…
Cinema Musica
UNDOCUFORCE BY SOULTREE
Film
UNDOCUFORCE BY SOULTREE
Directed by Josef Akira
Expressions of Asian Pacific Healing and Martial Arts weave and dance beautifully between the artist, Soultree, and their…
Narrative Features
WAKHRI
Film
WAKHRI
Directed by Iram Parveen Bilal
A widowed school teacher becomes a viral sensation overnight when she accidentally unleashes her unabashed opinions on social…
WHEN THE HOUSE LIGHTS COME ON
Film
WHEN THE HOUSE LIGHTS COME ON
Directed by Apa Agbayani
In 2044, a middle-aged gay man finds himself ageing out of the Manila rave scene. A chance encounter…
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