November 2-12

Documentary Features

Above and Below the Ground

In Myanmar’s first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors protect a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.

Narrative Features

Peafowl

There still might be hope in this town where I was born and denied.

Creative Discussions

The Fight for Our Communities: Stories from Save Chinatown and Save UC Townhomes

A screeing of three films that feature stories from Chinatown and West Philadelphia, two neighborhoods that have been fighting inequitable development and displacement for decades, followed by a panel discussion about the fight against gentrification and displacement.

Documentary Features

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

A timely and intimate portrayal of a photographer on a quest to ensure that the rich tapestry of Asian American life – its struggles and celebrations – is preserved and documented in mainstream media.

Narrative Features

Above the Clouds

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Two Asian-American strangers bond over a lost dog, an old cassette tape, and an unforgettable day while helping each other learn that there’s no such thing as bad days, just tough ones.

Documentary Features

Coming Around

A queer Muslim woman from Brooklyn grapples with the complexities of faith, sexuality and her difficult decision to come out to the most important figure in her life - her strictly devout, psychiatrist mother.

Documentary Features

Unseen

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An aspiring social worker, Pedro must confront political restrictions as a blind, undocumented immigrant to get his college degree and support his family. But when attaining his dreams leads to new and unexpected challenges, what will Pedro do?

Documentary Features

The Grizzlie Truth

A ’true-crime style' story exploring the deep roots of fandom, and an irreverent expose of the wild business of professional sports.

Creative Discussions

cinéSPEAK In-Process Salon: Anula Shetty

Join cinéSPEAK for an intimate communing with award winning filmmaker and new media artist, Anula Shetty.

Narrative Features

Yaobikuni’s Love

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When Miike starts spending time with and interviewing three modern day Yaobikuni women, those involved with it gradually start to disappear.

Documentary Features

The Fall of the I-Hotel

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After a decade of spirited resistance to the razing of Manilatown, the battle for housing in San Francisco ends in the brutal eviction of the elderly tenants of the International Hotel. The Fall of the I-Hotel serves as the witness to the community's fight to survive, and as a tribute…

Narrative Features

Punch-Drunk

A nostalgic drama-meets-comedy sports action narrative set in Iran 30 years ago.