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All Films & Events

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


Documentary Features

VOICES OF DEOLI

Film VOICES OF DEOLI Directed by Lulu Men Voices of Deoli is a poignant documentary that follows the lives of survivors of the Deoli internment camp,…

Vox Humana

Film Vox Humana Directed by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan An eccentric biologist interrogates a wild man who was found in the forest after an earthquake hit a…
Pacific Cinewaves

Waters of Puʻuloa

Film Waters of Puʻuloa Directed by Tiare Ribeaux Waters of Puʻuloa chronicles the transformation of the ʻEwa District on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, and the area now known…
Shorts Programs

We Are More! Revisited

Program We Are More! Revisited A journey of loss, self-expression, hope, displacement, and the reclaiming of experiences in a complicated, interconnected world. WE…

We Were The Scenery

Film We Were The Scenery Directed by Christopher Radcliff The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War…
Documentary Features

WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS YOU

Film WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS YOU Directed by Hemal Trivedi, Matt Alesevich In the wake of personal loss, an unexpected sisterhood unites an ambitious New York med student with a…
Shorts Programs

WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS YOU + ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH

Program WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS YOU + ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.

Who Are You, Nanu?

Film Who Are You, Nanu? Directed by Anjini Taneja Azhar After her Nanu's (meaning 'grandfather' in Hindi) ceremonial cremation brings her to the Holy Ganges River in India…

Wild Animal

Film Wild Animal Directed by Tianyun Lyu In the Mongolian wilds, a hunter's heir,
With his father, a bond so rare.
Kindness within, 'midst nature's…

Witness

Film Witness Directed by Radha Mehta, Saif Jaan A revered small-town imam faces a crisis of faith when he must choose between upholding the values of…

Words of Her

Film Words of Her Directed by Charlene Xu A distressed woman’s soliloquy. 
“That woman” comes to her city for a short stay, bringing her the rain season…

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Film Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way Directed by Hao Zhou Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam…
Documentary Features

YEAR OF THE CAT

Film YEAR OF THE CAT Directed by Tony Nguyen YEAR OF THE CAT follows filmmaker Tony Nguyen on an extraordinary quest to solve the mystery of his…
Documentary Features

YONSEI

Film YONSEI Directed by Jeff Mizushima, Rachel Michiko Whitney In an effort to write a screenplay about her mother's Hollywood acting career, Rachel, a fourth generation Japanese…

Yú Cì (Fish Bones)

Film Yú Cì (Fish Bones) Directed by Kevin Xian Ming Yu Bowen, a nonbinary Asian-American from Queens, tries to connect with their estranged father and help him deal with…