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Coming of Age

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 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…

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…

Daly City

Film Daly City Directed by Nick Hartanto An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish.

Eighth Dimension

Film Eighth Dimension Directed by Haneol Lee Preparing for the mandatory Korean military service, Joseph, a Korean-American, stores his belongings in a church attic with…

GYOPO

Film GYOPO Directed by Christina YR Lim A family goes to great lengths to protect a 10-year-old aspiring violinist from discovering the truth about her…

Memory Palace

Film Memory Palace Directed by Steven Gong After college, Steven revisits the places that defined each era of his life: early adolescence in the suburbs,…

My Only Friend is a Robot Named Beans

Film My Only Friend is a Robot Named Beans Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad Ruby finds her lonesome routines disrupted when she makes an unlikely new friend: a mail-order robot.

Myself When I Am Real

Film Myself When I Am Real Directed by Angeline Gragasin Set in the year 2000, a single mother and her teenage daughter struggle to make friends and find…

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…

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…

Prematho

Film Prematho Directed by Harshith S. Kotni When a perfectionist teenage Bharatanatyam dancer is denied her Arangayram (recital), she must realize that impeccable technique alone…

Puberty for Humans

Film Puberty for Humans Directed by Wester Demandante In an educational video preparing students for cybernetic bodily changes, Linus learns that everything will be okay... for…

Rooftop Lempicka

Film Rooftop Lempicka Directed by Hang Luong Nguyen While her mother is expecting their second child, young Thi befriends club waitress Ngoc who has just moved…

Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities

Film Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities Directed by Aimee Pham, Kai Sampadian Two horny best friends, desperate to make a friday night count, go through all the sexual preparation for…
Narrative Features

SOFTSHELL

Film SOFTSHELL Directed by Jinho Myung Following the death of their mother, a Thai-American brother and sister from Queens navigate life in the city…
Narrative Features

SURRENDER

Film SURRENDER Directed by Jess Dang Triggered and wanting to escape her past trauma, Naomi, a young Asian American female, falls into the world…

Swimming Lessons

Film Swimming Lessons Directed by Meloddy Gao Swimming Lessons is a personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand…

Things We Carry

Film Things We Carry Directed by Yifan Zhang On her first Chinese new year's eve in Australia, Yan realises that her 8-year-old son, Yuan Yuan, might…

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…

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…

Zari

Film Zari Directed by Shruti Parekh Amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in India, young American Neelu forges an unexpected connection with Zeyb, a…