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ATOMIC CAFÉ: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town

Film ATOMIC CAFÉ: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town Directed by Akira Boch, Tadashi Nakamura In the late 1970’s, when L.A.’s punk rock scene was exploding, an unlikely family-owned restaurant in Little Tokyo…
Feature Documentaries, Pacific Showcase

Between Tides

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Film Between Tides Directed by Masa Fox "Between Tides" explores the stories of a postwar multi-ethnic Bonin Islander community torn apart and re-bonded by history.
Feature Documentaries

Curtain Up!

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Film Curtain Up! Directed by Hui Tong, Kelly Ng Curtain Up! follows elementary school kids in New York's Chinatown as they prepare for the musical production of…
Feature Documentaries

Djembe in the 13 Streets

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Film Djembe in the 13 Streets Directed by Kwong Yin Brian Hung In recent years, more and more Africans have settled down in Hong Kong. Local people may wonder, “How…
Feature Documentaries

Dream in Silence

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Film Dream in Silence Directed by Xin Huang, Ye Bao A Group of young Chinese filmmaker decide to help an elderly Taiwanese immigrant in New York City to…
Feature Documentaries, Special Presentations

Far East Deep South

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Film Far East Deep South Directed by Larissa Lam A Chinese-American family’s search for their roots leads them to the Mississippi Delta, where they stumble upon surprising…

Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy

Film Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy Directed by Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim An experimental auto-ethnographical documentary about queer joy, resistance, and resilience in the face of abuse, trauma, and transphobia.

In Passing (風不太冷)

Film In Passing (風不太冷) Directed by Esther Cheung A portrait of seventies Hong Kong as my parents remember it.

In the Shadow of the Pines

Film In the Shadow of the Pines Directed by Anne Koizumi Filmmaker Anne Koizumi explores the childhood shame she felt about her Japanese immigrant father, who worked as a…

Journeys to Freedom: The Vietnamese Refugee Story

Film Journeys to Freedom: The Vietnamese Refugee Story Directed by Melodee Mercer, Tom Daly A view of the Vietnam War from the perspective of Vietnamese refugees who escaped by boat, giving up…

Keep Saray Home

Film Keep Saray Home Directed by Brian Redondo ICE doesn’t just separate families at the border. In the outskirts of Boston, three families face the impending…

Mama Yen

Film Mama Yen Directed by Jiale Hu How a Vietnam War refugee has lost, found, and brought the taste of home for others in American…

No One Ever Really Dies

Film No One Ever Really Dies Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad, Mari Young A celebration of the life of Jun Takahashi: an 84-year-old Tokyo native with an eccentric way of looking…

Parental Guidance Suggested

Film Parental Guidance Suggested Directed by Dane Neves Everything you always wanted to know about your gay child…but were afraid to ask.

Providence

Film Providence Directed by Daniel Lee A family in Seoul visits the father, and in doing so, recounts a complicated family history.

Sing Me A Lullaby

Film Sing Me A Lullaby Directed by Tiffany Hsiung Captured over 14 years and across two continents. A daughter’s search for her mother’s birth parents unravels the…

Standing Above the Clouds

Film Standing Above the Clouds Directed by Jalena Keane-Lee Standing Above the Clouds follows Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists as they stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna…

Tā Moko – Behind the Tattooed Face

Film Tā Moko – Behind the Tattooed Face Directed by Mick Andrews and David Atkinson Maori face tattooing is a tradition that almost died out through colonization. Bernard and Sapphire show their passion…
Feature Documentaries, Special Presentations

The Donut King

Film The Donut King Directed by Alice Gu Everything you thought you knew about the donut begins with Ted Ngoy. This is the unlikely story of…
Feature Documentaries

The Paradise We Are Looking For

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Film The Paradise We Are Looking For Directed by Joseph Mangat, Norbert Shieh, Quyên Nguyen-Le, R.J. Lozada Four stories about immigrant cultures, self-expression, and living between borders and the military, as seen through the eyes…
Feature Documentaries, Pacific Showcase

Tokyo Hula

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Film Tokyo Hula Directed by Lisette Marie Flanary TOKYO HULA explores the explosive popularity of the hula dance in Japan from both Native Hawaiian and Japanese…

Transplant

Film Transplant Directed by Zheyu Liang What does it feel like to be a stranger in a country that you’ve lived in for twenty…
Feature Documentaries, Special Presentations

Who Killed Vincent Chin?

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Film Who Killed Vincent Chin? Directed by Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña This Academy-Award nominated film is a powerful statement about racism in working-class America. It relates the stark facts…

Why Don’t You Eat More?

Film Why Don’t You Eat More? Directed by George Du, Sinclair Neff A quiet, up-close reflection on masculinity and the meaning of the word "skinny”—delicately captured on 16mm film.

Within Their Gates

Film Within Their Gates Directed by Matthew Goriachkovsky Japanese American concentration camp survivor, Yukio Shimomura, recounts the anguish of his captivity during World War II.

YAI NIN

Film YAI NIN Directed by Champ Ensminger Ninlawan Pinyo is the matriarch of a Thai American family who hustled for her fortune by founding a…