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29 Hour Famine

Film 29 Hour Famine Directed by Etzu Shaw When a devout teenager discovers evidence of someone eating at her church youth group’s annual fasting event, she…

A Karaoke Space Odyssey

Film A Karaoke Space Odyssey Directed by Achim Mendoza In this campy sci-fi rom-com musical, Stella, an undocumented Filipino in pursuit of a green card, goes on…

A Piece of Mine

Film A Piece of Mine Directed by George Park When a documentary team comes to interview NajeonChilgi master Lee Chun-Yeon, Laon somehow refuses to be interviewed and…

A Shadow’s Glow

Film A Shadow’s Glow Directed by Cole Fourqurean, Josh Mizrahi In a world where light and shadow are personified, a creature of shadow must journey across his dark…

A Wayfarer

Film A Wayfarer Directed by Roselyle Zhao A Wayfarer finds nowhere she belongs.
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All That We Love

Film All That We Love Directed by Yen Tan Upon the loss of her beloved dog, Emma Gwon faces an empty nest and renewed feelings for her…

Always in My Head

Film Always in My Head Directed by Randal & Malou Kamradt Rising popstar Garth gets in way over his head when he falls in love with a mysterious woman…

Amon

Film Amon Directed by Justine King This is a story of how Amon becomes the king that he has to be.

Ān-dé-lǔ

Film Ān-dé-lǔ Directed by Alan He A young Chinese-American baseball player must confront his internalized racism after his overbearing father comes to his rescue.

Ang Huling Sayaw

Film Ang Huling Sayaw Directed by Edrian Pangilinan A middle-aged widower and a 30-something runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night. The two bond…
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ANXIOUS.

Film ANXIOUS. Directed by Nida Chowdhry ANXIOUS. is a surreal dark comedy feature film about a woman named Ruby who has an anxiety attack…

Balikbayan

Film Balikbayan Directed by Rebecca Rajadnya A Filipina immigrant grapples with the physical distance from the family she left behind and the cultural disconnect…

Bloomed in the Water

Film Bloomed in the Water Directed by Joanne Mony Park A Korean immigrant single mother misinterprets school picture day, resulting in surprise when her son's appearance differs from…

Blue Hour

Film Blue Hour Directed by Esther Um A young Korean American boy attempts to draw a portrait of his busy blue-collar immigrant father for a…
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Carefully Taught

Film Carefully Taught Directed by Cynthia Kao This film explores how U.S. policies have shaped Asian stereotypes, how the media reinforces them, and their impact…

Class Crush

Film Class Crush Directed by Katherine Lynn-Rose An introverted high school student forms a connection with her class crush, but their romantic homecoming dance takes…

Cold Soda

Film Cold Soda Directed by Huayi Yu Your dog is always thinking about you and wants to get you a cold soda.

Daly City

Film Daly City Directed by Nick Hartanto An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their dish.
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Daughters of Monster Magnet

Film Daughters of Monster Magnet Directed by Kosaku Horikawi On her 14th birthday, consumed by despair, Lili considers self-immolation. Instead, her imagination soars to new heights. She…

Desi Standard Time Travel

Film Desi Standard Time Travel Directed by Kashif Pasta When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an…

Diana

Film Diana Directed by Luo-Bing Pan A young Chinese trans woman navigates through a fraudulent marriage and a turbulent friendship as a recent immigrant…

Did You Eat Yet?

Film Did You Eat Yet? Directed by Alicia Qian As Eunice prepares a meal for her mother, she struggles to navigate the blurred lines of what it…

Drive to Freedom

Film Drive to Freedom Directed by Yuqin Wu Driving has been promised to lead to freedom and autonomy. But for whom? This short delves into Roosevelt…

Eclipse

Film Eclipse Directed by Mina Chacko A girl responsible for rotating the Moon, reminisces about her former life on the Sun.
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Extremely Unique Dynamic

Film Extremely Unique Dynamic Directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas During their final weekend together, two best friends test the limits of their friendship while making a triple-meta…

Finley

Film Finley Directed by Laina Fulle Finley, a little frog who lives in the forest, is turning 4 today! He couldn't be more excited…

Fortune Cookie

Film Fortune Cookie Directed by Fu Yang A fortune-cookie-head crumbles himself, piece by piece in order to keep devouring creatures out of his way...

I Wanna Be the Sky

Film I Wanna Be the Sky Directed by Jess X. Snow In a dystopian near-future of Chinese Exclusion, when a young student visits the studio of a charismatic artist…

In Exile

Film In Exile Directed by Nathan Fitch A short film that explores the US nuclear legacy in the Pacific through the lens of members of…

Ipdeot

Film Ipdeot Directed by Dokyun Im Hawa and Adam are an immigrant couple. She has been turned away by her family due to an…

It Was Love To Me

Film It Was Love To Me Directed by Raza Rizvi A complex, intimate relationship brews between a 15 year old tennis player and the 18 year old prodigy…

Lola

Film Lola Directed by Grace Hanna A thirteen-year-old science prodigy journeys into her grandma's deteriorating mind to save one precious memory they have together.

Mike

Film Mike Directed by Duc Anh Nguyen On his first day of school, a Vietnamese exchange student is determined to make friends at an all-white…

Moon in the Water

Film Moon in the Water Directed by Jingwen Fang After relocating to New York from China, Zhulan finds herself struggling to adjust to her new life. The…

Murmuration

Film Murmuration Directed by Priya Sircar A meditation on shared experience as generations of a family intertwine during a brief moment in time.

My Turn!

Film My Turn! Directed by Isabelle Tumboimbela and Daisha Sherman One sunny morning in Jakarta, Indonesia, Beth and her younger sister Liz become fierce rivals in their race...

No Clouds in My Summer

Film No Clouds in My Summer Directed by Mood Infinite and Jason Poon During a heated argument with his girlfriend, Tom's memories begin to splinter & merge with his present.
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Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

Film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le, Tadashi Nakamura Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement is a sweeping documentary that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko…

One Note

Film One Note Directed by Jamie Ting A dark comedy about a neurotic but driven 17-year-old Chinese-American violinist on a mission to get admitted to…

Poseur

Film Poseur Directed by Allan Zhang Tran A fashion photographer’s infatuation with her latest muse takes a strange and grotesque turn when she invites the…

Puzzle Pieces

Film Puzzle Pieces Directed by Zhuyu Liao As Joy is packing her luggage for moving out from home, in her bedroom where she grows up,…
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Q

Film Q Directed by Jude Chehab An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, Q depicts the…

Rat City Symphony

Film Rat City Symphony Directed by Adam Zheng Yuan After a long day dressed in a Mickey Mouse costume, undocumented immigrant Yun finds a rat in her…
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Restrospective: Saving Face

Film Restrospective: Saving Face Directed by Alice Wu Wil is a lesbian, but she doesn’t dare tell her widowed mother, Hwei-lan, or her very traditional grandparents.…

Roaches!!!

Film Roaches!!! Directed by Sheryl Zhang It’s about cockroaches…

Rock Springs

Film Rock Springs Directed by David Huang A fictional retelling of the Rock Springs Chinese Massacre of 1885, in which over 30 Chinese miners were…

SANSEDAI

Film SANSEDAI Directed by Kayli Kimura Through intimate conversations over old photobooks and home movies from the 1930s, SANSEDAI explores themes of identity and…

Sarajin

Film Sarajin Directed by Justin Kim In a remote Alaskan town DongSu, a snow crab fisherman, is struggling to make ends meet for his…

Seoul Switch

Film Seoul Switch Directed by Liann Kaye When an insecure Korean American boy meets an International K-Pop Star who looks just like him, they decide…

Seventeen

Film Seventeen Directed by Geqi Li A Chinese American teenage girl, Jasmine, gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby, while her pornstar mother,…

Sina Ma Tinirau

Film Sina Ma Tinirau Directed by Vilsoni Hereniko When a prince is cursed to become an eel and has to win the love of a beautiful…

Something Blue

Film Something Blue Directed by Jinsui Song Emily returns home to attend her cousin’s wedding. In this jovial setting, she struggles to confront the source…

Something Like Happiness

Film Something Like Happiness Directed by Apar Pokharel When two friends reunite in New York City after more than a decade, suppressed memories and desires resurface,…

Spotlight

Film Spotlight Directed by Maya Puyat Uncomfortable in her own skin, Mabel relives past experiences that defined her insecurities, and navigates her way towards…

Squeegee Boy

Film Squeegee Boy Directed by Chung-Wei Huang On a quest for belonging and acceptance, a trans teenager yearns to become part of a tight-knit group…

Swimming Lessons

Film Swimming Lessons Directed by Meloddy Gao A personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family’s…

Testimony

Film Testimony Directed by Su Min Ha After being found alone in an abandoned castle, young Emile is taken to a monastery. He insists his…

The Legend of the Starlight Beetle

Film The Legend of the Starlight Beetle Directed by Mabel Ryu In a post-apocalyptic world where insects grew big, Bluebell visits places she went in the past to collect…
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The MOTHERLOAD

Film The MOTHERLOAD Directed by Alex Derwick, Van Tran Nguyen Conflict among the mother-daughter duo arises when Jessca embarks on a quest to find a home that once…

The Order

Film The Order Directed by Zasha Makabenta As two siblings travel to make an important request, they struggle with the worrisome, possible outcomes that could…

Threading Silence

Film Threading Silence Directed by Isabel Tay A Singaporean family's silenced grief over the death of an uncle parallels the country's removal of diverse dialects…

Uprooted

Film Uprooted Directed by Becca Jackson After the bombing of Pearl Harbor 8 year old Hanako and 120,000 other Japanese Americans are abruptly uprooted…

What is the Criteria?

Film What is the Criteria? Directed by Aneesa Khan A Pakistani-American woman’s life changes when a pair of magical glasses help her reevaluate what it means to…

When the World Changes

Film When the World Changes Directed by Benjamin Caruccio and Changhee Chun Through insightful interviews with historians and survivors, the history of the Jeju Massacre is uncovered, as well as…

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Film Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way Directed by Hao Zhou Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, a costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to…
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You Don’t Have to Go Home, But…

Film You Don’t Have to Go Home, But… Directed by Aidan Un You Don’t Have to Go Home, But . . . is an ode to dancing bodies, a grimy…