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WE ARE MORE! REVISITED

Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.

A journey of loss, self-expression, hope, displacement, and the reclaiming of experiences in a complicated, interconnected world. WE ARE MORE! is a series of short docs that takes all of your assumptions about life and throws them out the window.

In this program


Empathy

Directed by Ty Sanga

After one young man’s choices lead him to years of incarceration, Tien Nguyen discovers meditation to confront his troubled past.

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 has decided to spread their hometown’s culture by building the only operational Hong Kong taxi in the United States.

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 wife.

To Dance Again

Directed by MG Evangelista

After an unprecedented tragedy for the Asian American community of Monterey Park, ballroom dancing offers an unexpected path to healing and joy.

We Were The Scenery

Directed by Christopher Radcliff

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW.

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Directed by Hao Zhou

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre while reconnecting with distant parents.

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