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All Films & Events

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


Shorts Programs

30 FOR 30: COMING HOME

Program 30 FOR 30: COMING HOME Intimate portraits of resilience. From preserving Aloha far from home to pioneering athletes, activists, and spiritual teachers who…

A Hurt Like Mine

Film A Hurt Like Mine Directed by Kahea Kiwaha A young boy, haunted by a child-like apparition, struggles to support his mom and baby sister as they…

A Rhythm of Our Own

Film A Rhythm of Our Own Directed by Zaynah Waseem A Rhythm of Our Own follows the journey of Pakistani-American Kathak artist, Farah Yasmeen Shaikh as she creates…

A Song for Gracie

Film A Song for Gracie Directed by David R. Liu Gracie and her injured lover Amir stop at a rundown gas station in the high desert. The lines…

A Summer’s End Poem

Film A Summer’s End Poem Directed by Lam Can-zhao Shortly before the end of the summer holidays, a country boy spends his savings on his dream of…

After the Storm

Film After the Storm Directed by Sungbin Moon A filmmaker calls her now-sober mom, who lives halfway around the world, to confront their traumatic past.
Pacific Cinewaves

Along The Ugum River

Film Along The Ugum River Directed by Neil Tinkham On Guam, a Chamoru fisherman discovers a Japanese soldier straggler and must decide whether to turn him in…
Animation Programs, Shorts Programs

AN EMOTION

Program AN EMOTION Moving drawings, moving people. Intimacy between intimate moments. Over time and underneath. Animated films exploring the real and…
Shorts Programs

APT: ADVANCED PARENTING TOO

Program APT: ADVANCED PARENTING TOO Relationships with parents are varied and each one unique. -A mom whose support can be counted on no…
Shorts Programs

AT CROSSED ROADS

Program AT CROSSED ROADS These stories stop at the intersection, and asks us to choose our way.

Awit Natin (Our Song)

Film Awit Natin (Our Song) Directed by Pacqui Pascual When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family bands together to hide the truth.
Documentary Features

BETWEEN GOODBYES

Film BETWEEN GOODBYES Directed by Jota Mun When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to…
Narrative Features

Bitterroot

Film Bitterroot Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his…

Bobo in Bliss

Film Bobo in Bliss Directed by Vivian Ip Confronted with a visit by her traditional parents and younger sister to her boarding school, a Singaporean teenager…
Shorts Programs

BORDERLANDS

Program BORDERLANDS Explore liminal worlds – those in-between realms where reality blurs, time shifts, and identities are in flux. Through…