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All Films & Events

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


Video call grid of diverse individuals in various indoor settings, each holding a handmade sign reading "RESIST" to the camera. Documentary Features

THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK

Film THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK Directed by Valerie Soe THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK looks at the Auntie Sewing Squad, a collective of mostly BIPOC women…
Animation

The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon

Film The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler While following her morning routine, an elderly migrant Filipino nurse is liberated from a lifetime of service as…
VC Presents

THE FACE OF THE ENEMY

Film THE FACE OF THE ENEMY Directed by Glen Tao A firsthand account of a Japanese American girl’s childhood upended by wartime hysteria, forcing her family into desert…
Pacific Cinewaves

The Forest is a Spirit That Beckons Me

Film The Forest is a Spirit That Beckons Me Directed by Jacob Cruz-Rine After a lifetime of waiting, a CHamoru woman finds that her family curse has finally emerged on her…
Two men fighting on a concrete floor; one leaps mid-air to strike the other, who bends backward over a person on the floor. Narrative Features, Special Presentations

THE FURIOUS

Film THE FURIOUS Directed by Kenji Tanigaki After the daughter of Wang Wei (Xie Miao) is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no…
Narrative Features, Special Presentations

THE KARATE KID PART II

Film THE KARATE KID PART II Directed by John G. Avildsen One more lesson to share. The price of honor. The power of friendship. And the way you must…

The Last Resort

Film The Last Resort Directed by Sarita Khurana In the first-ever Indian retirement complex in the U.S, a tight-knit group of Indian immigrants forge a resilient…

the layover

Film the layover Directed by Yuchi Chiu Prepared to spend his Christmas alone, a newly single man unexpectedly takes in his ex-boyfriend’s grieving mother.
VC Presents

THE LEAVING, WAS THE LOVE

Film THE LEAVING, WAS THE LOVE Directed by Bernice Ng A first-person journey of a mother who finds the courage to leave an abusive marriage seeks refuge in…

The Nikkei of Norwalk

Film The Nikkei of Norwalk Directed by Jeffrey Gee Chin Norwalk's Southeast Japanese School and Community Center celebrates their 100 years of history, however despite ability to overcome…
Animation, Pacific Cinewaves

The Rain

Film The Rain Directed by Kā'eo Luke Exploring what it truly means to live and love.
Pacific Cinewaves

The Return

Film The Return Directed by Marina Alofagia McCartney When Lupesina answers her ancestors’ call, she must find acceptance of herself, or risk being stuck in the…