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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 Song for Gracie

Film A Song for Gracie Directed by David R. Liu Gracie and her injured lover Amir stop at a rundown gas station in the high desert. The lines…

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…
Pacific Cinewaves

Along The Ugum River

Film Along The Ugum River Directed by Neil Tinkham On Guam, a Chamoru fisherman discovers a Japanese soldier straggler and must decide whether to turn him in…

Awit Natin (Our Song)

Film Awit Natin (Our Song) Directed by Pacqui Pascual When their father dies during their mother's hospitalization, a Filipino family bands together to hide the truth.
Documentary Features

BETWEEN GOODBYES

Film BETWEEN GOODBYES Directed by Jota Mun When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to…
Narrative Features

BITTERROOT

Film BITTERROOT Directed by Vera Brunner-Sung Reeling from a failed marriage and seeking solace and a new perspective, a Hmong man cares for his…
Narrative Features, Special Presentations

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE

Film BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE Directed by Riley YIP A stuttering female high school student runs an online business and unexpectedly gains the attention and admiration 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…

Broken Mosaic

Film Broken Mosaic Directed by Alexandra "Lexie" Orr In this punk music video, two mixed Asian-American siblings are always the topic of gossip, but they decide…

Charlie Can Talk

Film Charlie Can Talk Directed by Oliver Evangelista A faith-healing debt collector crosses paths with a stutterer.

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…

Empathy

Film Empathy Directed by Ty Sanga After one young man’s choices lead him to years of incarceration, Tien Nguyen discovers meditation to confront his…

Endling

Film Endling Directed by Kelly Yu A documentary crew interviews the man in charge of taking care of the last goldfish on earth.

First Line

Film First Line Directed by Tina In the corner of an anime studio, the newcomer animator Mito takes on the challenge of creating the…

FLIGHT 182

Film FLIGHT 182 Directed by Rippin Sindher Amid rising political tensions, a devoted wife fights to protect her husband from boarding a flight that could…

God & Buddha Are Friends

Film God & Buddha Are Friends Directed by Anthony Ma A young Taiwanese American boy falls into an existential crisis when a charismatic Christian pastor comes between him…

Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites

Film Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites Directed by Chheangkea During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that…

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…

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

Film Have I Swallowed Your Dreams Directed by Clara Chan A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.
VC Archives Presents

HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER

Film HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER Directed by Duane Kubo, Robert A. Nakamura A landmark first feature film by and about Asian Pacific Americans, Hito Hata: Raise the Banner follows Oda, an aging…

If There Is A Ghost Among Us

Film If There Is A Ghost Among Us Directed by Paniz Khoshnik When a group of youngsters try to summon ghosts, a tragic truth about one of them is revealed.
Pacific Cinewaves

KÜĪ

Film KÜĪ Directed by Kahu Kaiha In the face of her mother's absence and her father's alcoholism, 12 year old girl, Küī, rises above…
Narrative Features, Special Presentations

LITTLE RED SWEET

Film LITTLE RED SWEET Directed by Vincent Chow A flight attendant returns home to save her family’s Chinese dessert shop as love, loss, and redevelopment pull…

Mannequin

Film Mannequin Directed by Mark Tran A sleep-deprived father forms an eerie bond with a mannequin, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
Narrative Features, Pacific Cinewaves

MOLOKAʻI BOUND

Film MOLOKAʻI BOUND Directed by Alika Tengan A Hawaiian man recently released from prison, struggles to reconnect and reconcile with his son and heritage.
Narrative Features

MONGRELS

Film MONGRELS Directed by Jerome Yoo In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family - a widower, his teenage son, and young daughter…

Mr. Corruption

Film Mr. Corruption Directed by Simeon Hu Father and son chase buried millions in Ojai's wilderness. One needs escape from Chinese authorities, the other from…

My Comrade

Film My Comrade Directed by Tathagata Ghosh When a wounded rebel accidentally takes refuge in the home of a tribal villager, both the men's lives…

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…

NANI

Film NANI Directed by Mainak Dhar On her yearly trip home for Eid, Maisha rebels against family expectations to give her grandmother a fleeting…

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…

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.

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…

PREY AND PRAYERS

Film PREY AND PRAYERS Directed by Langui Madiklaan Indigenous young man follows his father on a hunting trip. Despite his excitement, the mountains do not seem…

RECOLLECTORS

Film RECOLLECTORS Directed by Ran Ran Wang Two strangers work to determine what is worth remembering while language, and memory, deteriorates. 

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…

Roots That Reach Toward The Sky

Film Roots That Reach Toward The Sky Directed by Jess X. Snow When her immigrant mother’s Chinese Traditional Medicine shop gets vandalized, Kai, a young botanist is thrust in between…

Rosa’s Flowers

Film Rosa’s Flowers Directed by Amanda Ann-Min Wong In 1998 Indonesia, two girls promise to stay friends forever. 25 years later, Emily dreams about Rosa, her…

Ruya

Film Ruya Directed by Nicole Mairose Dizon When a T’boli dreamweaver goes into a coma, her anxious, insomniac daughter must dream and communicate with Fu…

Saint Vegas

Film Saint Vegas Directed by Samantha Herrera A young woman adopts a new life in Las Vegas following the loss of her mother.

Side By Side

Film Side By Side Directed by Amir Raisian A son promises his recently deceased father that he will be buried next to his wife in his…

Sleepwalker

Film Sleepwalker Directed by Laura Ho Fineman A poetic and surreal journey through 1970s Los Angeles, Sleepwalker follows an Asian woman’s silent drift through city streets, evoking…
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…

Sunchong

Film Sunchong Directed by Yoontaek Hong An 89-year-old Korean immigrant volunteers at a senior center and reflects on his life’s journey with his beloved…
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…

The Boys and the Donkey

Film The Boys and the Donkey Directed by Tsering Yangjyab When four mischievous Tibetan children embark on a whimsical quest to reenact Xuanzang’s sacred sutra-seeking journey—using a stolen…

The Poison Cat

Film The Poison Cat Directed by Tian Guan In southwest China, the ancient legend of the Poison Cat circulates. Hunter Tai has been feeling increasingly uneasy…

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…
Narrative Features, Pacific Cinewaves

TINĀ

Film TINĀ Directed by Miki Magasiva In the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, sassy Samoan mother Mareta mentors her newly formed children's choir to…
Narrative Features

TRANSPLANT

Film TRANSPLANT Directed by Jason Park A motivated surgical resident pushes himself to extreme lengths while training under a legendary heart transplant surgeon obsessed…

U-turn

Film U-turn Directed by Mahin Sadri It's about a middle aged woman who wants to try another shape of life but she is a…
Pacific Cinewaves

Vahaʻa | The Distance Between

Film Vahaʻa | The Distance Between Directed by Pingi Moli After his mother’s death, a boxer struggles with grief and a strained relationship with his father, who coaches…

Vic and His Nanay

Film Vic and His Nanay Directed by Jillian Janairo While he’s trapped in his apartment recovering from COVID, an exasperated Vic tries to evade a nosy apparition of his late mother.

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…
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…

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…

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…

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…