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All Films & Events

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


i saw you in the flood

Film i saw you in the flood Directed by Kevin Xian Ming Yu As their grandfather's health worsens in Northeast China, Kai, a genderqueer Chinese-American in Queens, is visited by a…
Pacific Cinewaves

IN CONVERSATION WITH DAN TAULAPAPA MCMULLIN

Film IN CONVERSATION WITH DAN TAULAPAPA MCMULLIN Directed by Angelique Kalani Axelrode Iconic artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin creates radical work that reimagines the archive of queer Pasifika histories.

In the Morning Sun

Film In the Morning Sun Directed by Serville Poblete In a quiet Toronto apartment, an immigrant mother finds comfort in her Alexa—weather updates, love songs, and the…
Animation

Insider

Film Insider Directed by Longyin Zhou A treasure hunt through memory and self leads the panda to embrace the long-forgotten version of himself.
VC Presents

Japanese American Basketball

Film Japanese American Basketball Directed by Mitchell Matsumura This is the story of Japanese American youth basketball. Why and who started this tradition going back over…
VC Presents

Jeff Chop is Missing?

Film Jeff Chop is Missing? Directed by Jeff Chop Jeff Chop is Missing? An ordinary Chinatown boy dreaming of Porsches and tea in yak-hair tents with Tibetan…
VC Presents

Jichan’s Hands

Film Jichan’s Hands Directed by Teresa Matsushima Follow my issei (first generation Japanese American) grandfather in overcoming a childhood tragedy. See how this childhood trauma…
VC Presents

Journeys for a Dream: Philippines to America

Film Journeys for a Dream: Philippines to America Directed by Grace Nall A short documentary film about a California Filipino community creating an innovative cultural museum featuring immigration stories, struggles…
Shorts

KUWENTOOHAN

Program KUWENTOOHAN We too can dig deeper this time around. We have other lives to explore and stories to tell,…

Lamento Americano

Film Lamento Americano Directed by Alejandro Joaquin A young immigrant confronts the changes that come with a green card marriage and the death of his…
Documentary Features, Special Presentations

LET THE CITY SPEAK

Film LET THE CITY SPEAK Directed by Akira Boch A Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles finds lasting purpose in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, fusing…
Shorts

LIFE IS SHORT

Program LIFE IS SHORT Love, death, disappointments and personal obstacles. Seven filmmakers distinctly put these human experiences through the wringer.