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CULTURE CLASH

Culture has the power to change people and in these shorts, you can see that in action.

Program includes exclusive Q&A with selected filmmakers.

In this program


REPRESENTATION

Directed by JJ Querubin

An intimate poem that takes audiences on a journey of the misrepresenting labels of Asian Americans.

BECOMING EDDIE

Directed by Lilan Bowden

In 1985 suburban America, a Korean American boy named Yong has trouble fitting in with his classmates who…

PHONY

Directed by Jessica dela Merced

SUNNY, a young Asian American woman with anger management issues, returns home to the San Gabriel Valley seeking respite from her recent career failures — but a simple grocery shopping trip with her mother may prove more than she can handle.

ATOMIC CAFE: THE NOISIEST CORNER IN J-TOWN

Directed by Akira Boch, Tadashi Nakamura

ATOMIC CAFE is a fascinating story that uncovers how Little Tokyo was an underground hun for the LA’s punk scene in the 80’s.