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Adjustment

Film Adjustment Directed by Merhdad Hasani The nine-year-old Shahrokh, assigned male at birth, wants her family and friends to recognize her as a girl…

Allergic To

Film Allergic To Directed by Sumin Kwon Haesoo, who is allergic to lying, is uncomfortable with her first kiss with Siyeon. After that, whenever she…

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.

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…

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…

Hafekasi

Film Hafekasi Directed by Annelise Hickey A young girl, raised by her single white mum and disconnected from her Tongan heritage, must find her…

Homecoming

Film Homecoming Directed by Junhyuk Lee 13-year-old Jian doesn't like her mom, who recently divorced, leaving the house where she lived with her dad…

Iron, Butterfly

Film Iron, Butterfly Directed by Ke Liu To catch up with work, a burdened blacksmith in rural China decides not to visit his wife, who…

It’s Been a Long Time

Film It’s Been a Long Time Directed by Yuxi Yin A heartbroken woman, armed with a knife and memories of a lost love, confronts her ex-boyfriend.

Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le

Film Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le Directed by Julie Zhu When a young boy is left home alone with his increasingly unwell grandmother, he is forced to come…
Narrative Features

Madina

Film Madina Directed by Aizhan Kassymbek In a winter city by the Caspian Sea, Madina navigates motherhood, supports her introverted brother, and uncovers a…

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…

Places We Knew

Film Places We Knew Directed by Oliver William Staton A young Japanese American returns to his childhood home in Japan and reunites with his estranged mother and…

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…

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…

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,…

Spasm

Film Spasm Directed by Sahra Asadollahi A girl who has dreamed of acting since childhood, like a horse that wants to be the first…

Until He’s Born

Film Until He’s Born Directed by Qingxuan Wang After the only boy accidentally “killed” an unborn brother during the one-child policy period, an encounter between him…