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shareIn these three CAAM and ITVS funded short documentaries, reconnecting with cultural lineage and histories paves the way towards a more grounded present and future.
In this program
Harvest Party at Camp Two
Directed by Rajan Gill, Reaa Puri
It was a summer of romance, race wars, and rock n’ roll. Unable to attend their local prom, Harvest Party at Camp Two recounts the story of the Punjabi farmworkers in 1980s California who throw the biggest party their small town has ever seen.
Bridging Our Stories
Directed by Rafael Bitanga
When the last Filipino community center in Ketchikan, Alaska, becomes just a memory, a 50-year-old Filipina who spent her life resisting her heritage travels to the Philippines to rediscover her roots, preserving her community’s disappearing culture, and teaching indigenous Filipino dances.
Barrio Beats x Taiko Streets, Far East L.A.
Directed by Jun Shimizu, Ruben Guevara
MoNa is a Japanese-born, Los Angeles-based rapper and singer whose passion and commitment toward Chicano/a culture has led her to be featured in major news outlets, and even inspired a character in a play about East L.A. Maceo Hernandez is an accomplished Chicano taiko drummer whose love for the traditional Japanese instrument took him on a dramatic journey to Japan that ultimately forced him to rethink and adapt his artistry in a new direction. Through these stories, we explore questions around cultural appropriation versus appreciation, and what it means to search for one’s authentic voice in unlikely places.
Dates & Times
AMC Kabuki
May 8, 2026
5:00 pm
