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All Films & Events

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


Ban Dal (Half-moon)

Film Ban Dal (Half-moon) Directed by Hae-Sup SIN Annette accompanies her adopted son to Korea, where she meets his birth mother for the first time.

Barrio Chino Havana

Film Barrio Chino Havana Directed by Dr. Kiona, Jalena Keane-Lee Barrio Chino Havana bears witness to how the last of the original Chinese immigrants in Cuba strive to…

Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo

Film Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo Directed by Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie Joyful, raw, revolutionary: Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo tells the remarkable story of queer Filipinxs…
Animation, Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Before the Moon Falls

Film Before the Moon Falls Directed by Kimberlee Bassford After a diagnosis of mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel embarks on a path toward healing, but…
Shorts

(BE)LOVED OUT LOUD

Program (BE)LOVED OUT LOUD Can you hide within yourself when those you love don't truly see you?

Besieged

Film Besieged Directed by Kiarash Ardeshirpour An oppressed Iranian mother’s secret plan to escape the country unravels when her young daughter disappears after school…
Cinema Musica

Between the Lines

Film Between the Lines Directed by Jill Janairo An artsy, vintage homage to classic 90s Filipino teleserye — shot with an all-Filipinx crew.
Shorts

BETWEEN THE TIDES

Program BETWEEN THE TIDES Life exists in the pull between what we owe to others and what we owe to ourselves. Between…

Between Us

Film Between Us Directed by Quyên Nguyễn-Lê Between Us follows the multilayered stories of queer Khmer and Vietnamese cultural workers in southern California as they contemplate…

Big Bang

Film Big Bang Directed by Han Zhu A weary police officer finds himself in a chaotic, surreal night in which he must solve a murder…
VC Presents

Bloom

Film Bloom Directed by Gerri Adachi Hula carried Geri Adachi from a glimpse of a happy childhood experience, through brokenness and a multitude of…

Bridging Our Stories

Film Bridging Our Stories Directed by Rafael Bitanga When the last Filipino community center in Ketchikan, Alaska, becomes a memory, a 50-year-old Filipina who spent her…