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Year Of The Cat: Tony Nguyen’s Intimate Excavation of War, Memory, and Healing

News Year Of The Cat: Tony Nguyen’s Intimate Excavation of War, Memory, and Healing Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce In Year Of The Cat, filmmaker Tony Nguyen turns the camera inward...
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When Refusal Is Gentle, and Still Revolutionary

News When Refusal Is Gentle, and Still Revolutionary Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce At LAAPFF 2025, four short films challenge the idea that resistance must...
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“We Are All Responsible for Each Other”: Remembering, Rebuilding, and Dancing Forward in Chinatown Stories

News “We Are All Responsible for Each Other”: Remembering, Rebuilding, and Dancing Forward in Chinatown Stories Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce At LAAPFF 2025, two poignant films, Edmund Soohoo: The Heart of Chinatown...
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Birthday Blues and a Ding: Kumar Kumar Finds Humor in Isolation at LAAPFF 2025

News Birthday Blues and a Ding: Kumar Kumar Finds Humor in Isolation at LAAPFF 2025 Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce In a world full of push notifications, unread messages, and Instagram scrolls,...
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SURRENDER: What We Carry and How We Heal

News SURRENDER: What We Carry and How We Heal Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce In Surrender, Jess Dang delivers a courageous and deeply personal feature debut...
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Joy, Rebellion, and Diaspora: LAAPFF 2025 Celebrates Asian Stories That Dance Across Generations

News Joy, Rebellion, and Diaspora: LAAPFF 2025 Celebrates Asian Stories That Dance Across Generations Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce Los Angeles, CA – At the 2025 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film...
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GRASSROOTS RISING: A Legacy of Labor, Love, and Liberation

News GRASSROOTS RISING: A Legacy of Labor, Love, and Liberation Written by Eseel Borlasa, After Bruce Two decades ago, a film quietly but powerfully captured a rising tide...
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41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Award Winners

News 41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Award Winners Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature: MONGRELS, directed by Jerome Yoo Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary...
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2025 LAAPFF Awards Jury Announced!

News 2025 LAAPFF Awards Jury Announced! We are excited to announce our 2025 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Awards Jury – composed of...
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Welcome to the 41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

News Welcome to the 41st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! Films from L-R, Top Row: Third Act, Moloka’i Bound, Grassroots Rising, Surrender; Center Row: Standing Above the Clouds,...