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Narrative Features

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.

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…
VC Presents

A Swim in the Desert

Film A Swim in the Desert Directed by Coffee Kang A spectacular vision leaves K unable to close her eyes. In search of a cure, she sets out…

Ani Liu: Eye Heart Womb

Film Ani Liu: Eye Heart Womb Directed by Miao Wang Interdisciplinary artist and mother Ani Liu transforms pregnancy, care, and invisible labor into visceral artworks—challenging who gets to…

Ban Dal (Half-moon)

Film Ban Dal (Half-moon) Directed by Hae-Sup SIN Annette accompanies her adopted son to Korea, where she meets his birth mother for the first time.

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…
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…

Besieged

Film Besieged Directed by Kiarash Ardeshirpour An oppressed Iranian mother’s secret plan to escape the country unravels when her young daughter disappears after school…

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…

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…
Documentary Features

Chasing the Star

Film Chasing the Star Directed by Yanv Chen, Yuzhu Hao A 59-year-old female truck driver sets out alone on a routine delivery, only to find herself caught in…

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…

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…
Animation

Family Dinner

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

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…

Grace

Film Grace Directed by Jana Park Honolulu, 1959: Two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure to marry, the other her nation's admission…

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.

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…
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…

Living in Uncertainty

Film Living in Uncertainty Directed by Naomi Zidon Two academically overachieving sisters have to come face-to-face with the reality of their uncertain futures due to their undocumented immigration…

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…

Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen

Film Misadventures of a Nisei Week Queen Directed by Evan Kodani The life of June Aochi Berk, from World War II incarceration in a horse stall, to beauty pageant…

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…
Animation

Paper Daughter

Film Paper Daughter Directed by Cami Kwan A young Chinese woman grapples with the guilt of using the identity of a deceased girl to immigrate…

Parhelio

Film Parhelio Directed by Karla Vargas Gastélum The future of an undocumented woman and her teenage son is jeopardized after a chance encounter with a…

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.
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…
Cinema Musica

SELLING FEET PIX HMU

Film SELLING FEET PIX HMU Directed by Vanessa Marzaroli A young woman sells Polaroids of herself in DTLA, navigating the blurred line between her true identity and…

SILICON VALLEY GIRL

Film SILICON VALLEY GIRL Directed by Yeon Jin Lee Everything seems perfect for a young Asian female intern at a top tech company, until an unexpected visit…
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…

Taga

Film Taga Directed by Jill Marie Sachs When Western eco-volunteers scorn the customs of a remote mountain village, an ancient evil comes knocking.

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…
Documentary Features

The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas

Film The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas Directed by Eugene Yi What does it mean to be AAPI? Trailblazers from Sandra Oh to Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Kumail Nanjiani to…
Documentary Features

The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook

Film The Auntie Sewing Squad Resistance Playbook Directed by Valerie Soe THE AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK looks at the Auntie Sewing Squad, a collective of mostly BIPOC women…
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…
Pacific Cinewaves

The Forest is a Spirit That Beckons Me

Film The Forest is a Spirit That Beckons Me Directed by Jacob Cruz-Rine After a lifetime of waiting, a CHamoru woman finds that her family curse has finally emerged on her…
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 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…

What Have You Done, Zarina?

Film What Have You Done, Zarina? Directed by Camila Sagyntkan A 15-year-old Zarina wants to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy; however, she ends up caught in a…
Pacific Cinewaves

What We Carry

Film What We Carry Directed by Lindsay Watson After years of tragic miscarriages, Sala begins to lose hope of becoming a mom- until she uncovers a…
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.