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All Films & Events

Listed here are all the Festival film and events, in alphabetical order.


MONI

Film MONI Directed by Sungbin Moon A 29-year-old single sober mother fights to regain custody of her three children after losing them to addiction.
VC Presents

More Than Drums

Film More Than Drums Directed by Barbara Kagawa Shore The members of Kishin Daiko reflect on how taiko (Japanese Drumming) shapes their lives, community, and their sense…

Mr. Ramen

Film Mr. Ramen Directed by Mia Hagerty, Shubhra Dubey Thirty two years ago, Shinobu-san opened Mr. Ramen on Little Tokyo’s historic 1st Street. In the wake of…
VC Presents

My Adopted Family

Film My Adopted Family Directed by Tracy Quan-Nichols The film is about Tracy Quan-Nichols following her dream, and gaining a family in the process.
VC Presents

My Father was a Footballer

Film My Father was a Footballer Directed by Matthew Kim Through a blend of archival footage and spoken interview, I investigate the intersection of football, ambition, and responsibility…

Nak Muay

Film Nak Muay Directed by Tinge Krishnan A fallen Muay Thai star, consumed by fame and excess, faces self-destruction—until a brutal defeat offers the one…

No One Knows I Disappeared

Film No One Knows I Disappeared Directed by Hanxiong Bo In a wintry Chinese city under quiet surveillance, a caregiver’s search for a vanished elderly woman blurs into…
Animation

Ocean In My Box

Film Ocean In My Box Directed by Isaac Kau When a weathered box arrives from Taiwan, a young man must choose whether or not to dive into…
Animation

Ordinary Life

Film Ordinary Life Directed by Yoriko MIZUSHIRI Ordinary life repeats itself every day while the succession of moments that we repeat over and over again…

Oscar’s Return

Film Oscar’s Return Directed by Steven Raven Liang Recently released from prison, Oscar strives to become a dog trainer while wrestling with the constraints of returning…
Animation

Out of Eden

Film Out of Eden Directed by Siege Ledesma In search of deliverance in a post-apocalyptic Philippines, a distraught mother takes her reluctant daughter on a secret…
Pacific Cinewaves, Shorts

PACIFIC CINEWAVES

Program PACIFIC CINEWAVES From the perspectives of women and children across the Pacific Islands, these six narrative shorts offer an absorbing…