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All I Want is Everything

Film All I Want is Everything Directed by Alexandra Cuerdo When being “good” isn’t good enough, a fiercely driven teenager indulges in the bad to reach her goals…

Americanized

Film Americanized Directed by Erica Eng Growing up in Oakland’s complex hip hop culture and fearing community isolation, a multifaceted teenage basketball player searches…

Bus Girl

Film Bus Girl Directed by Jessica Henwick An aspiring chef makes ends meet as an overworked, overlooked waitress—but a chance encounter with a renowned food…

Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine

Film Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine Directed by Naman Gupta After an attempt at coming out to his parents ends in disaster, a young gay man travels back…

Congratulations (Mabrook)

Film Congratulations (Mabrook) Directed by Asad Farooqui An outspoken aspiring actor must navigate a chaotic Eid party—or face the scathing disapproval of his community.
Narratives

Drifting

Film Drifting Directed by Jun Li Ex-prisoner Fai is roughing it on the streets, but the government doesn't care why he's a junkie or…
Gala Presentations, Narratives

Closing Night: Every Day in Kaimukī

Film Closing Night: Every Day in Kaimukī Directed by Alika Tengan When his girlfriend receives an opportunity outside of their small Hawaiian town, Kaimukī, Naz also decides to leave.…

Hannah’s Biography

Film Hannah’s Biography Directed by Patricia Lee An eighty-one-year-old recent divorcee lives a seemingly typical life: she spends time with her daughter and grandchildren, uses…

Hannah’s Biography

Film Hannah’s Biography Directed by Patricia Lee An eighty-one-year-old recent divorcee lives a seemingly typical life: she spends time with her daughter and grandchildren, uses…

Ka Ho’i: The Return

Film Ka Ho’i: The Return Directed by Mitchell Viernes An aging Hawaiian War Veteran grapples with the nightmares of his past in a world that seems to…

Last Hawiian Sugar

Film Last Hawiian Sugar Directed by Dèjá Cresencia Bernhardt Twelve-year-old Nua makes peace with the mixed emotions she has about the land she lives on when she…

Love and Corona

Film Love and Corona Directed by Nicole Maxali and Ratha Nou After losing her job during the pandemic, an energetic wallflower conducts virtual dates on a subscription service site—and…

Lucky Fish

Film Lucky Fish Directed by Emily May Jampel Stifled by the expectations of her strict and heteronormative family, a young girl has a dreamy chance encounter…

Only the Moon Stands Still

Film Only the Moon Stands Still Directed by Johnson Cheng When a modernizing world obscures a fading ballroom dance studio, the owner’s talented daughter must decide between her…

OST

Film OST Directed by Abhichoke Chandrasen A debilitatingly perfectionist scoring assistant is tasked with writing the score of a Thai horror movie—but one wrong…

PAIN OF THE ANONYMOUS

Film PAIN OF THE ANONYMOUS Directed by Daichi Amano An empathetic, though troubled online content moderator endangers her well-being as she becomes engrossed with her most horrific…

River of Small Gods

Film River of Small Gods Directed by Bradley Tangonan On the brink of eviction, a Hawaiian woman takes a job from a mysterious sculptor to retrieve stones…

Thank You, Come Again

Film Thank You, Come Again After the trigger of a hate crime, an undocumented Indian American convenience store clerk comes crashing into his…

Zona

Film Zona Directed by Masami Kawai In a near-future where a devastating drought ravages Los Angeles and separates classes into castes, a tenacious elderly…