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All Films & Events

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


Shorts

ENOUGH: A Film and Conversation on Redress

Program ENOUGH: A Film and Conversation on Redress Enough weaves together two timelines and two young women united by purpose. Followed by a panel discussion with…
Animation

Family Dinner

Film Family Dinner Directed by Huayi Yu Tonight, dinner starts with a slice of tomato.
Documentary Features, Special Presentations

Far East L.A. – Barrio Beats x Taiko Streets

Film Far East L.A. – Barrio Beats x Taiko Streets Directed by Jun Shimizu, Rubén Guevara III FAR EAST L.A. is a community-based, four-part documentary series which explores the historic connections between Little Tokyo and…
VC Presents

Finding Private Omoto

Film Finding Private Omoto Directed by Cathy Uchida Through the test of time and luck, a community historian uncovers a WWI photo of Pvt Omoto in…
Shorts

FROM VISIONS TO REEL: CATCH YOUR BREATH

Program FROM VISIONS TO REEL: CATCH YOUR BREATH In these moments of temporary respite, seven emerging filmmakers look backwards, forwards, and into themselves to face the…
Cinema Musica

Frozen in Time

Film Frozen in Time Directed by Caleb Soon A work-from-home graphic designer finds himself trapped in an endless loop, as the lines between dreams and reality…
VC Presents

FWC Legacy

Film FWC Legacy Directed by Florante Ibanez Much of the early FilAm Identity movement progressed thru the P/Filipino
People’s Far West Conventions that flowed from Seattle…

glide (all the people i’ll never be)

Film glide (all the people i’ll never be) Directed by Li Anne Liew Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator…

Grace

Film Grace Directed by Jana Park Honolulu, 1959: Two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure to marry, the other her nation's admission…

HARVEST PARTY AT CAMP TWO

Film HARVEST PARTY AT CAMP TWO Directed by Rajan Gill, Reaa Puri It was a summer of romance, race-wars, and rock n’ roll. Unable to attend their local prom, HARVEST…

HEADBANG

Film HEADBANG Directed by Anna Khaja An American perspective on the hijab and female empowerment that resonates with universal questions of selfhood and freedom.

Heat in the Barrio

Film Heat in the Barrio Directed by José Esteban Ubaya Maribel and Jorge’s walk to school is no easy feat, as a zoot-suit-wearing Pachuco is hot on their…