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Documentary Features
NEW WAVE
Film
NEW WAVE
Directed by Elizabeth Ai
Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of…
Newbies
Film
Newbies
Directed by Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, Megan Trufant Tillman
Two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic…
Pacific Cinewaves
Not A U.S. Citizen
Film
Not A U.S. Citizen
Directed by Gabby Alafagamalufilufi Faʻaiʻuaso, John Niko Pātū
The film follows the perspectives of American Samoans, who navigate the complexities of being "non-citizen nationals" of the…
Documentary Features
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Special Presentations
OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY
Film
OH, SAIGON: A WAR IN THE FAMILY
Directed by Đoan Hoàng Curtis
One of the rare Vietnam War documentary films made by a Vietnamese-born director, Oh, Saigon gives a Vietnamese…
Ohio is in the Heart
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Ohio is in the Heart
Directed by Sonia Desai Rayka
A mother and daughter in Ohio reflect on their Filipino roots that propel their advocacy for a more…
Documentary Features
ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH
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ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH
Directed by Naja Phạm Lockwood
ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH is a short documentary that tells the remarkable stories behind one of the…
On My Road to Dharma
Film
On My Road to Dharma
Directed by Yihuan Zhang
A documentary follows De Hong, a monk who has been teaching meditation in California prisons for ten years,…
ONLY IN THIS WORLD
Film
ONLY IN THIS WORLD
Directed by Dorothy Xiao
When an empty nester loses her ability to summon her daughter back from the afterlife, she is forced…
Pacific Cinewaves
Open Looks
Film
Open Looks
Directed by Mīria George
To let go, she must play the game of her life.
Out of Focus
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Out of Focus
Directed by India Martin
Blurring the boundaries between past and present, Out of Focus is an experimental documentary that honors Black queer…
Out of the Dust
Film
Out of the Dust
Directed by Brian Staufenbiel, Yayoi Kambara
Dance film about World War II Japanese American Incarceration told through ghosts who come to life through poetry.
Pacific Cinewaves
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Shorts Programs
Pacific Cinewaves: Sites of Memory in Oceania
Program
Pacific Cinewaves: Sites of Memory in Oceania
For this year's LAAPFF’s Pacific Cinewaves program, we invite you on a journey to witness the cinematic narratives…
PILGRIMAGE
Film
PILGRIMAGE
Directed by Tadashi Nakamura
PILGRIMAGE tells the inspiring story of how an abandoned WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans has been transformed…
Plane Crash
Film
Plane Crash
Directed by Isaac Kau
Stuck in a windy dystopian field reminiscent of All About Lily-Chouchou, two girls are left with nothing but…
Portraits of a Young Girl
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Portraits of a Young Girl
Directed by Betty Chen
Portraits of a Young Girl is a quietly radical animated short by Betty Chen that transforms intimate sketches…
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