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1001 Frames

Film 1001 Frames Directed by Mehrnoush Alia Auditioning for the dream role of Scheherazade in One Thousand and One Nights becomes a nightmare in this form-blurring thriller.
Documentary Features

10s Across the Borders

Film 10s Across the Borders Directed by Sze-Wei Chan Set in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia. New York and elsewhere, 10S ACROSS THE BORDERS is a pan-Asian queer…

4 Sundays in September

Film 4 Sundays in September Directed by Mun Chee Yong Mari, an Indonesian migrant domestic worker, seeks abortion to avoid being deported from Singapore.

A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers

Film A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers Directed by Birdy Wei-Ting Hung Taiwan, 1980s. Hot summer day, watermelon juice, and a teenage girl's sexual awakening with her celluloid fantasies. Shot…

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…
Animation, Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Before the Moon Falls

Film Before the Moon Falls Directed by Kimberlee Bassford After a diagnosis of mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel embarks on a path toward healing, but…

Bridging Our Stories

Film Bridging Our Stories Directed by Rafael Bitanga When the last Filipino community center in Ketchikan, Alaska, becomes a memory, a 50-year-old Filipina who spent her…

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…
Narrative Features

Diamonds in the Sand

Film Diamonds in the Sand Directed by Janus Victoria A lonely divorced salaryman travels from Tokyo to Manila after a chance encounter with a Filipina migrant worker,…
Animation

Family Dinner

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

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…
Narrative Features

Lucky Lu

Film Lucky Lu Directed by Lloyd Lee Choi Lucky Lu follows a New York City delivery rider whose world is turned upside down when he loses…

MOE

Film MOE Directed by Guillermo E. Barahona C., Rose Donahue Moe had a bad day and confronts his past about his name. Segue to documentary on Co-Director Guillermo's…
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…
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…
Pacific Cinewaves

Radini

Film Radini Directed by Salote Cama With perfect faith and a perfect smile, a pastor’s wife holds everything together.

SUDAKAS

Film SUDAKAS Directed by Ricardo Betancourt higher educated immigrant works a lower wage job in the same city she was once a diplomat in.
Pacific Cinewaves

The Return

Film The Return Directed by Marina Alofagia McCartney When Lupesina answers her ancestors’ call, she must find acceptance of herself, or risk being stuck in the…

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…