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Canadian Adobo

Through group therapy, Canadian Adobo explores the emotional struggles of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families striving to reconnect amidst the challenges of immigration.

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All That We Love

Upon the loss of her beloved dog, Emma Gwon faces an empty nest and renewed feelings for her estranged ex-husband, as she navigates the joy and sorrow of starting anew.

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Chaperone

Alienated by friends and family for her lack of ambition, 29-year-old Misha finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow student.

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Madina

In a winter city by the Caspian Sea, Madina navigates motherhood, supports her introverted brother, and uncovers a chilling secret. As she fights for justice and battles inner fears, Madina discovers her own resilience amidst the icy challenges, revealing a woman empowered to protect her family against a frigid world's…

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Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement is a sweeping documentary that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever.

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Q

An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, Q depicts the insidious influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order in Lebanon on three generations of women in the Chehab family.

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You Don’t Have to Go Home, But…

You Don’t Have to Go Home, But . . . is an ode to dancing bodies, a grimy love letter to Philly, a story about what to do when the DJ has played the last song, the club’s lights come on and you gotta go . . . somewhere.

Bloomed in the Water

A Korean immigrant single mother misinterprets school picture day, resulting in surprise when her son's appearance differs from his classmates'.

Daly City

An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish.

A Karaoke Space Odyssey

In this campy sci-fi rom-com musical, Stella, an undocumented Filipino in pursuit of a green card, goes on a wild karaoke date with a goofy white man that turns the whole world on its ear.

Swimming Lessons

A personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family’s expressions of grief. During a summer visit to the home her parents left behind in Beijing, China, she tries to learn what they never taught her: how to navigate a heat wave,…

Threading Silence

A Singaporean family's silenced grief over the death of an uncle parallels the country's removal of diverse dialects and funeral rituals that conceal mourning.

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, a costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre while reconnecting with distanced parents.

Drive to Freedom

Driving has been promised to lead to freedom and autonomy. But for whom? This short delves into Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia — one of the highways with the most traffic and pedestrian fatalities — uncovering the impact of a driver-centric landscape on people’s perception of their bodies.

hi ading

A poetic short that provides a glimpse into a love story. Speaking to their parents’ past selves, Dinaly asks and hopes that these past versions might help them realize that the decisions they may not understand are still made out of love.

Recurrence

An old man can't find his cows. Realizing there's no place for him in his house, he leaves, and the cows come back.

Detours Ahead

A road trip traces a transition of grief to acceptance through valleys, junctions, and detours. It is a meditation on solitude, and articulates my shifting relationship with place.

The Queen’s Flowers

A magical take on a true story, The Queen's Flowers is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a special gift for the last monarch of Hawai`i, Queen Lili`uokalani.

To the Class of Us

On high school graduation day, two friends learn how to say goodbye to the past -- and most importantly, to each other.