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All Films & Events

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


VC Presents

HONORING OUR QUIET HEROES

Film HONORING OUR QUIET HEROES Directed by Don Bannai This film explores the story of one such vet and family.
Documentary Features

HOOP LIKE THIS

Film HOOP LIKE THIS Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar Twelve players come together to form the world’s first professional Indian origin basketball team, risking their careers, reputation,…
VC Presents

How to Summon a Ghost

Special Event How to Summon a Ghost How to Summon a Ghost is a VR installation that places participants in a courtroom assembled from fragmented…
Animation, VC Presents

Hugs & Kisses

Film Hugs & Kisses Directed by Alexandra “Lexie” Orr A soon to be born daughter feels her mom give her hugs & kisses and reminisces on what…

I am grass

Film I am grass Directed by Abhi Indrekar “I am Grass” is a meditation on migration — a dreamlike documentation of a young artist from one…
Pacific Cinewaves

I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden

Film I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden Directed by Vea Mafile'o When a Samoan woman enters therapy, she must navigate a series of alter egos protecting her from painful…

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…