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Documentary Features, Gala & Showcases

SF Closing: And So It Begins

Film SF Closing: And So It Begins Directed by Ramona Diaz Chronicling the 2022 presidential race in the Philippines as a nation fights for its soul.
Narrative Features

Smoking Tigers

Film Smoking Tigers Directed by So Young Shelly Yo A meditation on the teenage desire to belong — to family, friends, and culture.

So That Tonight We Might See

Film So That Tonight We Might See Directed by Bea Hesselbart A transracial adoptee questions the ethics of storytelling through family archives and interviews.

Something Blue

Film Something Blue Directed by Jinsui Song Fragmented memories of unspoken trauma bubble up at a cousin’s wedding.

Squeegee Boy

Film Squeegee Boy Directed by Chung-Wei Huang A trans Asian American preteen finds friendship among squeegee boys, with whom issues of race and gender collide.
Documentary Features

Still We Rise

Film Still We Rise Directed by John Harvey A cinematic tribute to an incandescent year of protest and the ongoing struggle for First Nations’ to reclaim…

Stitched

Film Stitched Directed by Lorena Lourenco Can a frankenstein boyfriend soothe the annoyances of diasporic dating?
Ideas

Filming with Family (Opening Panel)

Special Event Filming with Family (Opening Panel) How do storytellers approach familial relationships across generations and geographies to create a narrative that’s true to the...
Ideas

Stories as Power (Fishbowl Breakouts)

Special Event Stories as Power (Fishbowl Breakouts) A fishbowl discussion structure with smaller groups and panelists covering these 4 topics: 1) Reclaiming the Means of...
Ideas

Stories as Power (Showcase)

Special Event Stories as Power (Showcase) In efforts to increase the visibility of Asian American documentary filmmakers and storytellers, the Asian American Documentary Network...
Ideas

Film As Collaboration (Lunch & Learn)

Special Event Film As Collaboration (Lunch & Learn) Filmmaking is collaborative, and every film is an ecosystem that extends beyond the creative team. This panel will...
Ideas

Will You Be My Angel Funder? (Lunch & Learn)

Special Event Will You Be My Angel Funder? (Lunch & Learn) Fundraising for documentary films is never easy when it is an Asian American story. However, there is a...