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Coming of Age

ADVENTURE UNDERGROUND

Film ADVENTURE UNDERGROUND Directed by Zhenyi li Twelve-year-old Yi is ready to flatten his school teacher’s car tire with his buddy, but it comes with…
Documentary Features

Always

Film Always Directed by Deming Chen A cinematic allegory of a boy becoming a teenager in rural China. Searching through an emotional landscape of…

American Boy

Film American Boy Directed by Undocumented Immigrant With the looming threat of deportation. Sam, who is undocumented, is on a night out with his two…

Anino

Film Anino Directed by MG Evangelista A quiet teen inherits a dark and ancestral force that helps her to take on her bully.
Pacific Cinewaves

Ata Pūao

Film Ata Pūao Directed by Allie Howell Amid the nightlife of a new city, a young Māori trans-woman reckons with safety, isolation, and the fragile…

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…

daylight

Film daylight Directed by Andrea A. Walter A young vampire; afraid of who she has become, goes on a night out and rediscovers who she…

Each Solitary Moment

Film Each Solitary Moment Directed by Jingwen Fang It's a serendipitous encounter - two Chinese high school girls track a certain adult woman living in New…

Enjoy The View

Film Enjoy The View Directed by Ana Chen, Jude Garcia A recollection of memory in honor of caretakers everywhere.

Enough

Film Enough Directed by Brian Tee While researching a class assignment, a disillusioned college student crosses paths with a quiet librarian and is drawn…

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…

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.
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.

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…
Animation

Living On The Edge Of The Internet

Film Living On The Edge Of The Internet Directed by Clarisse Chua It’s the early 2000s, the internet is new and janky and a 7 year old girl struggles to…
Animation, VC Presents

Ramen Western

Film Ramen Western Directed by Meloddy Gao A young Chinese American girl sets off to uncover the secrets of the American West with an unexpected…

Saint Andrews

Film Saint Andrews Directed by Erin Ramírez Coming to terms with her family’s racial prejudice, a Chinese-Jamaican teenager is pushed to carry out a subtle act of defiance-- one which may have permanent consequences.

Soaring Hoops

Film Soaring Hoops Directed by Guanzheng Gao, Yasheng Tao, Yiwei A Tibetan boy's journey across the plateau to find a perfect basketball court leads him to a group…
Pacific Cinewaves

Socks

Film Socks Directed by Todd Karehana In small-town New Zealand, a young indigenous Māori boy feels an unexpected bond with a Mormon missionary.
VC Presents

Somewhere to be

Film Somewhere to be Directed by Libby Chun A young woman's efforts to bring her runaway sister back home turn into a strange night in an…

Stroke of Dreams

Film Stroke of Dreams Directed by Tracy Nguyen Two best friends Sarah and Emily share joyful, summer rituals before the start of their first college semester:…
Pacific Cinewaves

The Arrangements

Film The Arrangements Directed by Sonny Ganaden Three Micronesian boys in Hawaii have a day to prepare for a funeral and find their friend’s hidden…

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 Sharp Point of Time

Film The Sharp Point of Time Directed by Andrew Acedo An immigrant Filipina mother who had dreams of being a filmmaker just wants her America-born son to not…

Three Ladies & A Fake ID

Film Three Ladies & A Fake ID Directed by Brandon Okumura Three middle aged women get fake IDs to score a senior discount at a local restaurant.

When The Tiger Roars

Film When The Tiger Roars Directed by LAM Can-zhao A tiger's escape shatters the long silence between a father and his son, with suppressed love shining through…
Cinema Musica

Why Are You Like This?

Film Why Are You Like This? Directed by Sung Eun (Grace) Park A girl in her early 20s confronts her roommate Monster for all the problems he's been causing.