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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…
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…

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…

Creatures of Chaos

Film Creatures of Chaos Directed by Asavari Kumar When emotional turmoil takes physical form, four strangers learn their new companions refuse to stay hidden
Pacific Cinewaves

DEAR ALOHA

Film DEAR ALOHA Directed by CRIS ROMENTO Dear Aloha is a heartfelt story about the meaning of aloha through the lives of Diasporic Hawaiians in…

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…

Gaku: One Last Round

Film Gaku: One Last Round Directed by Taige Shi Gaku Takahashi, a veteran professional Japanese boxer, is fighting to get back into the ring after a horrendous…

Grandpa’s Beef Stew

Film Grandpa’s Beef Stew Directed by HaiTao Wu Grandpa's Beef Stew follows a young protagonist's emotional journey as he grapples with his grandfather's Alzheimer's, uncovering the…
Documentary Features, VC Archives Presents

Grassroots Rising

Film Grassroots Rising Directed by Robert C. Winn GRASSROOTS RISING, directed by Robert C. Winn, explores the re-emergence of Asian Pacific American labor activism in Los…

Hail, A Taxi Home

Film Hail, A Taxi Home Directed by Jay Liu Against the erosion of culture in Hong Kong, a Hong Konger filmmaker questions why a 1.5-generation Hong Konger-American…
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…

KUMAR KUMAR

Film KUMAR KUMAR Directed by Kiran Koshy ‘Kumar Kumar’ is a dark comedy about loneliness in a hyper-connected world.
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts Programs

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter

Film MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter is a short documentary about an innovative theater production by master hula teacher, Kumu…
Documentary Features

Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America

Film Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America Directed by Jon Osaki, Josh Chuck Making Waves documents stories of Asian American activism and efforts to lift-up ethnic studies as a strategy to…

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…
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…

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…

Rising

Film Rising Directed by Evelyn Hang Yin RISING traces the history of China Alley in Hanford, California and how four generations of the Wing family…

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…
Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Standing Above the Clouds

Film Standing Above the Clouds Directed by Jalena Keane-Lee When the massive Thirty Meter Telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, an uprising of kiaʻi…
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…

Tasting Heritage

Film Tasting Heritage Directed by Emily Strong Tasting Heritage is a nourishing coming of heritage story of a Korean-adopted woman named Emily Flynn.
Documentary Features

Third Act

Film Third Act Directed by Tadashi Nakamura Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls…

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.
Documentary Features

Voices of Deoli

Film Voices of Deoli Directed by Lulu Men Voices of Deoli is a poignant documentary that follows the lives of survivors of the Deoli internment camp,…

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…