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All Films & Events

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


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, 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

Film 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

Film 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

Film 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, 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

Film 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…