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A SOUTH FACING WINDOW

Film A SOUTH FACING WINDOW Directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with their 6-year-old daughter. On…

Accelerant

Film Accelerant Directed by Dorothy Xiao As crippling debt mounts, a down-on-his-luck gambling addict goes to the extreme to save his family’s failing ice…

Alas

Film Alas Directed by Marcos Nieves A young undocumented music video director must choose between a dream opportunity abroad and the family and community…

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…

Colors of the Sky’s End

Film Colors of the Sky’s End Directed by Catherine Truc Cam Nguyen A Vietnamese-American photographer seeking inspiration in Sa Dec, Vietnam discovers an abandoned baby, sparking a controversial creative journey…

Correct Me If I’m Wrong

Film Correct Me If I’m Wrong Directed by Hao Zhou Torn between love and tradition, a Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir…

Correspondence

Film Correspondence Directed by Paul Oh A filmmaker participates in a Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) with the murderer of his grandmother

The Ranch of My Dreams

Film The Ranch of My Dreams Directed by Ann Kaneko Collective song workshops bring community members from Bloomington, California together to compose songs that honor their disappearing ranchos…

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…
Animation

Family Dinner

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

Her Last Day in the U.S.

Film Her Last Day in the U.S. Directed by Armando Ibanez For nearly 40 years, Leonor has lived in the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant mother. Now, everything is…
Narrative Features

Honeyjoon

Film Honeyjoon Directed by Lilian T. Mehrel A surprisingly sexy, darkly funny, emotional rollercoaster... about a mother-daughter trip, life, loss, and flirting.
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…

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.

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…

Los Tirados

Film Los Tirados Directed by Javier Lopez Quintana Jorge Tirado and his family confront the joy and pain that comes with running a Mexican Panaderia in…

Memoria

Film Memoria Directed by Ross Vasallo Under the weight of religious expectation, a teenager sifts through layered memories and reflections until they finally see…

Milk & Honey

Film Milk & Honey Directed by Rachel Leyco An ambitious Filipina nurse leaves her family behind in the Philippines to chase the American Dream in the…

Mr. Ramen

Film Mr. Ramen Directed by Mia Hagerty, Shubhra Dubey Thirty two years ago, Shinobu-san opened Mr. Ramen on Little Tokyo’s historic 1st Street. In the wake of…
VC Presents

My Father was a Footballer

Film My Father was a Footballer Directed by Matthew Kim Through a blend of archival footage and spoken interview, I investigate the intersection of football, ambition, and responsibility…

No One Knows I Disappeared

Film No One Knows I Disappeared Directed by Hanxiong Bo In a wintry Chinese city under quiet surveillance, a caregiver’s search for a vanished elderly woman blurs into…
Animation

Out of Eden

Film Out of Eden Directed by Siege Ledesma In search of deliverance in a post-apocalyptic Philippines, a distraught mother takes her reluctant daughter on a secret…

Pigeon Soup

Film Pigeon Soup Directed by Lynn Liu In a rural village, a paralyzed grandmother and her pigeon-raising husband move through slow days shaped by quiet…
Narrative Features

Pinch

Film Pinch Directed by Uttera Singh One misstep. One lie. A neighbourhood ready to erupt.
As a woman battles harassment and hush-hush hypocrisy,
In a world…

PÓPO

Film PÓPO Directed by Jingyi Li In a quiet Boston home, a Hong Kong immigrant family navigates the final days of a loved one's…
Animation

Proposals for the Interpretation of a Dream

Film Proposals for the Interpretation of a Dream Directed by Nurain Amin A young woman is plagued by a recurring dream of a mysterious house and in her attempts at…
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.

Sole

Film Sole Directed by Haneol Lee A Korean American cobbler in Nashville, Tennessee finds peace in his simple life. A meditation on dreams and…
Animation

SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL

Film SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL Directed by Hae Ji Cho A multimedia animation utilizing a series of real voicemails, SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL explores the emotional turmoil…

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:…

Teb Chaw (Land)

Film Teb Chaw (Land) Directed by Joua Lee Grande Teb Chaw (Land) [pronounced: thay-chuh] is an immersive portrait of Hmong refugee farmers transforming local foodways in a diversified…
Animation

The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon

Film The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler While following her morning routine, an elderly migrant Filipino nurse is liberated from a lifetime of service as…

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…
Animation, Pacific Cinewaves

The Rain

Film The Rain Directed by Kā'eo Luke Exploring what it truly means to live and love.

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…

The Water is Blue in Tanjong Katong

Film The Water is Blue in Tanjong Katong Directed by Izzy Osman Amidst Singapore’s unending redevelopment, the golden legacy of P. Ramlee lives on as the Malay community continues to…

Time Keeps Marching On

Film Time Keeps Marching On Directed by Vinnoth Krishnan An undocumented immigrant explores his and his family’s immigration trauma while grasping hope through a voicemail.

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.
Animation, Documentary Features

Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon

Film Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon Directed by Khoa Ha & Victor Velle A young Vietnamese American artist sets out to recover her late grandfather’s lost musical recordings, uncovering hidden family…