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默 (To Write from Memory)

Film 默 (To Write from Memory) Directed by Emory Chao Johnson A mother’s alienating treatment of her child’s transness serves as a soundtrack to the rituals of daily life…
Documentary Features

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

Film 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime Directed by Tarek Albaba In less than one minute, the loss of three lives in a hate crime, leads to an unwavering…
Narrative Features

A Great Divide

Film A Great Divide Directed by Jean Shim A Korean American family uproots from the Bay Area for a small town in Wyoming.
Documentary Features, Gala & Showcases

Opening Night: Admissions Granted

Film Opening Night: Admissions Granted Directed by Hao Wu, Miao Wang The complex, high-stakes affirmative action debate escalates to the Supreme Court polarizing the Asian American community.

After Sunset, Dawn Arrives

Film After Sunset, Dawn Arrives Directed by Andy Yi Li A close encounter sparks queer curiosity for an elderly widower dancing into a new chapter of his life.

Art of Work

Film Art of Work Directed by Patrick Cruz Performances in dance, rap, and spoken word poetry tell a powerful story of community determination and creativity.
Documentary Features

Ashima

Film Ashima Directed by Kenji Tsukamoto For Ashima, the world’s youngest elite rock climber, there’s nowhere to go but up.

Ayat

Film Ayat Directed by Samina Saifee After a grave loss, an Islamic Sunday school teacher’s lessons begin to unsettle his reality.

Between Earth & Sky

Film Between Earth & Sky Directed by Andrew Nadkarni Studying “what grows back” after disturbance in the rainforest canopy, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni must turn her research…

Boca Chica

Film Boca Chica Directed by Ai Vuong & Samuel Diaz Fernandez Indigenous ecologies and ways of being are threatened by SpaceX on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Boy Band

Film Boy Band Directed by Benedict Chiu After a disfiguring accident, a K-pop band member undergoes surgery to salvage his fracturing image.

Bridge to Everywhere

Film Bridge to Everywhere Directed by Spencer Tsang An omniscient pigeon chronicles the transformations to the built environment in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Gala & Showcases, Narrative Features

Centerpiece: Girls will be Girls

Film Centerpiece: Girls will be Girls Directed by Shuchi Talati No matter how remote you are in the Himalayas, is there a universe where your teenage sexual awakening…
Documentary Features, Gala & Showcases

Centerpiece: Q

Film Centerpiece: Q Directed by Jude Chehab A generational tale of the eternal search for meaning - a love story of an entirely different kind.

Dawn of Skates

Film Dawn of Skates Directed by Mitch Truong Through visits to the roller rink and the unexpected mentorship she receives there, a Vietnamese American teen finds…

Duckworthy

Film Duckworthy Directed by MG Evangelista Senator Tammy Duckworth on her personal history and disability, veteran, and women’s rights.

Every Man A King

Film Every Man A King Directed by Nikhil Ganesh Repressed feelings come to light during a camping trip, as a Bay Area techie grapples with the changing…
Narrative Features

Extremely Unique Dynamic

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

Hōkūle’a: Finding the Language of the Navigator

Film Hōkūle’a: Finding the Language of the Navigator Directed by Ty Sanga The story of Hōkūle’a, a Polynesian voyaging canoe, reveals the wisdom of traditional wayfinding methods and community efforts…
Documentary Features

Home Court

Film Home Court Directed by Erica Tanamachi The ascent of Ashely Chea, Cambodian American basketball prodigy and her pursuit for college.

homecoming

Film homecoming Directed by Monica Mai When a father returns home from prison on the night of his estranged teen’s homecoming dance, the pair…

I Would’ve Been Happy

Film I Would’ve Been Happy Directed by Jordan Wong Architectural schematic abstractions rendered in ceramic and cyanotype excavate the memories of a broken family from the folds…

im in love with edgar allan poe

Film im in love with edgar allan poe Directed by Andrea Walter Two goth besties search for chicken innards for a ritual to resurrect Edgar Allan Poe.

Kai Hali’a (Sea of Memory)

Film Kai Hali’a (Sea of Memory) Directed by Angelique Kalani Axelrode In a realm of abstracted and embodied memory, a diasporic Kānaka traces a genealogy of identity through kūpuna…

Leading

Film Leading Directed by Grace Lee Inspiring stories of cross-generational mentorship and youth political education crafts a hopeful view of the future.
Documentary Features

Light of the Setting Sun

Film Light of the Setting Sun Directed by Vicky Du A palpable examination of a storyteller’s own truths, in Vicky Du’s case it is in her family’s silence…

like a stone or flower

Film like a stone or flower Directed by Kaiya Ming Jordan Three Bay Area artists across generations reflect on their craft and the ability of art to transcend logic.

Lupa

Film Lupa Directed by Kristian Kabuay Tumultuous struggles for inheritance among transnational families reflect the entwinement of body and land.
Narrative Features

Meeting You, Meeting Me

Film Meeting You, Meeting Me Directed by Lina Suh An unexpected, much-needed friendship arrives at your doorstep.

Mia’s Mission

Film Mia’s Mission Directed by Jireh Deng After coming out as transgender at 60, Mia continues to strive to rally communities of color and bring…

Mosquito Lady

Film Mosquito Lady Directed by Kristine Gerolaga Philippine manananggal folklore meets a present-day struggle to access reproductive care.

Next of Kin

Film Next of Kin Directed by Timothy Guion Smith After a painful rejection, mother and son connect over the inheritance of HIV/AIDS “poz undetectable” status.
Documentary Features, Music

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song In Movement

Film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song In Movement Directed by Quyen Nguyen-Le, Tadashi Nakamura A picturesque retrospective of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever.
Narrative Features

Owl

Film Owl Directed by Julian Pham A daughter takes over her dad’s locksmith business and unlocks something that changes the course of their lives.

Retrieval

Film Retrieval Directed by Fatimah Asghar In a soul retrieval at the threshold of fantasy and reality, a young woman retraces a moment frozen…

Seventeen

Film Seventeen Directed by Geqi Li Sex work, teen pregnancy, and abortion challenge a mother-daughter relationship.
Content advisory: This film includes depictions of nudity and…
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?
Documentary Features

The Taste of Mango

Film The Taste of Mango Directed by Chloe Abrahams A gorgeous layered intergenerational collage exploring memory, trauma and hope.

Ten Times Better

Film Ten Times Better Directed by Jennifer Lin Refugee chronicle meets American Dream story meets dance film, celebrating Asian American ballet pioneer George Lee.

The Fanatics

Film The Fanatics Directed by Laura Skokan A desperate mother is willing to pursue any means necessary to recover her daughter after the collapse of…

The Roaring of the Carabao

Film The Roaring of the Carabao Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler On the night of a Fil-Am’s arrival to the Philippines, a volcano erupts, sparking a lyrical, haunting journey…

Thirstygirl

Film Thirstygirl Directed by Alexandra Qin Two sisters struggle with addiction and mental health on a trip through the American South.

Tradewinds

Film Tradewinds Directed by Mighty Island Patrick Palomo, with his group Tradewinds, inflects jazz music with CHamoru language.

White Butterfly

Film White Butterfly Directed by Catherine Nguyen A return to Vietnam offers a Vietnamese American daughter a portal into her late mother’s Hau Dong ritual…

Wild Hogs and Saffron

Film Wild Hogs and Saffron Directed by Andy Sarjahani Set in the Arkansas Ozarks, a wild hog hunt sets the stage for a meditation on cross-cultural friendship…

Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way

Film Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way Directed by Hao Zhou The colorful queer life of a sewing virtuoso in Iowa is punctuated by their return home to Guam.