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BECAUSE OF YOU: A HISTORY OF KILAWIN KOLEKTIBO

Film BECAUSE OF YOU: A HISTORY OF KILAWIN KOLEKTIBO Directed by Barbara Malaran, Desireena Almoradie The joyful, raw, revolutionary documentary, Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo, tells the story of queer…
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BETWEEN PICTURES: THE LENS OF TAMIO WAKAYAMA

Film BETWEEN PICTURES: THE LENS OF TAMIO WAKAYAMA Directed by Cindy Mochizuki A Japanese Canadian man decides to join the civil rights movement in the deep south of USA. Learning…
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CHINATOWN CHA-CHA

Film CHINATOWN CHA-CHA Directed by Luka Yuanyuan Yang The 92-year-old previous nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior…
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CENTERPIECE: LOVE, CHAOS, KIN

Film CENTERPIECE: LOVE, CHAOS, KIN Directed by Chithra Jeyaram Adopted by Indian immigrants in America, white twins Anju and Megu grapple with belonging. Over 12 years, their…
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MADE IN ETHIOPIA

Film MADE IN ETHIOPIA Directed by Max Duncan, Xinyan Yu When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of…
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MAKING WAVES

Film MAKING WAVES Directed by Jon Osaki From the 1968 student strikes at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State to present-day movements, Making Waves documents…
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MISTRESS DISPELLER

Film MISTRESS DISPELLER Directed by Elizabeth Lo Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up…
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NEW WAVE

Film NEW WAVE Directed by Elizabeth Ai Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of…
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SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE

Film SLUMLORD MILLIONAIRE Directed by Ellen Martinez, Steph Ching
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THE GROCERY LIST SHOW

Film THE GROCERY LIST SHOW Directed by Emily Strong The Grocery List Show explores international grocery stores throughout the U.S. and the communities they serve. The five-episode…
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OPENING NIGHT: THIRD ACT

Film OPENING NIGHT: THIRD ACT Directed by Tadashi Nakamura Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls…
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TO BE CONTINUED

Film TO BE CONTINUED Directed by Dora Choi, Haider Kikabhoy A chronicle of the grassroots effort to save the iconic State Theatre in North Point, Hong Kong, from…
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YEAR OF THE CAT

Film YEAR OF THE CAT Year of the Cat follows filmmaker Tony Nguyen on an extraordinary quest to solve the mystery of his…
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CENTERPIECE: YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE

Film CENTERPIECE: YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE A Tamil woman loses her son to a supernatural entity plaguing her community in a war torn
village in…