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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. THE THIRD MURDER

    Hirokazu Kore-eda / International Narrative Feature Competition / Japan / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Mystery, Social Issues, Thriller / 124 mins
    Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with the powerful story of a man struggling to find the truth while questioning his faith in the law.
    THE THIRD MURDER

    CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
    Thursday | May 10, 2018 9:00 pm


  2. THREE BOYS MANZANAR

    Preeti Deb / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Family / 7 mins
    This is the story of the 70-year old reunion of three men interned at Manzanar as children, incarcerated by circumstance and bound by history.

    Precedes: ANGKAR

    Precedes:
    ANGKAR

    David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 3:00 pm


  3. THE TRAVELER TAKAMURE

    Jing Niu / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Action, Adventure, Animation, Coming of Age, Documentary, Environmental, Experimental, History, Spiritual, Women / 16 mins
    A 54-day long adventure to retrace the wandering footsteps of a Japanese poetess leads filmmaker Jing Niu down a winding road of accidental self-discovery.
    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond

    Downtown Independent
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 1:15 pm

    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm


  4. THE TRAVELING RICE POT

    George Wada / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Experimental, Family / 5 mins
    The adventures of a first-generation Japanese American family through the view of a family rice pot.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

    Aratani Theatre
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 1:00 pm


  5. TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES

    Vera Miao / USA / 2016 / Drama, Family, Horror, LGBTQIA+, Romance, Women / 16 mins
    TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES is a provocative anthology series that explores primal and social fears. In the episode "Ma": Mona lives at home with her stern but loving Ma. When she meets Erica, their chemistry awakens something dormant inside. But Ma is not going to let her daughter go easily. Because nothing is allowed to come between a mother and daughter.
    Plays In:
    #AsAmCreatorRollCall – The Episodics

    David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 12:00 pm


  6. ULAM: MAIN DISH

    Alexandra Cuerdo / Documentary Feature Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family, Food, History, International, Pacific Islander / 80 mins
    The first and only American documentary following the rise of the Filipino food movement via chefs crossing over to the center of the American table.

    Precedes: cineMERIENDA

    ULAM: MAIN DISH

    Aratani Theatre
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:00 pm

    Precedes:
    cineMERIENDA

    James Irvine Japanese Garden @ JACCC
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 6:00 pm


  7. VISAGE

    Blake Hodges, Jackson Tobiska / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Sci-Fi / 10 mins
    The most important reason Edward is perfect for a leading role, is also the only reason he may not get it.
    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond

    Downtown Independent
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 1:15 pm

    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm


  8. Visionaries Friday presented by HBO

    Events / 180 mins
    Invited guests only. Friday, May 4 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Directors Guild of America (7920 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046)

  9. WARU

    Chelsea Cohen, Ainsley Gardiner, Casey Kaa, Renae Maihi, Awanui Simich-Pene, Briar Grace-Smith, Paula Whetu, Katie Wolfe / International Narrative Feature Competition / New Zealand / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Experimental, International, Pacific Islander, Social Issues, Women / 88 mins
    Following the death of a child, eight Māori women are confronted by guilt, pride and defeat but will ultimately risk everything for the greater good of their community.
    WARU

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 14
    Tuesday | May 8, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only


  10. WATER COLORS

    Takashi Yoneoka / Japan / 2017 / Animation / 1 mins
    When nobody is in a room, tiny watercolour painters jump onto the canvas.
    Plays In:
    Itsy Bitsy Shorts

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 10:00 am Rush Only


  11. THE WEIGHT OFF MY CHEST

    Emory Johnson / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Student / 12 mins
    College student and Star Wars fan Jesse undergoes top surgery and explores the gender spectrum.
    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond

    Downtown Independent
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 1:15 pm

    Plays In:
    Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm


  12. WHITE RABBIT

    Daryl Wein / Narrative Feature Competition / USA / 2018 / Arthouse, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+, Romance, Women / 71 mins
    A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.

    Preceded by: END OF THE LINE

    WHITE RABBIT

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 13
    Monday | May 7, 2018 9:15 pm


  13. WHY THE FOOLS DANCE

    Benjamin Michel / Shorts Competition / Japan, USA / 2017 / Documentary, History, International, Music / 18 mins
    A group of performers use a 17th century Japanese dance to express themselves and invoke their culture.
    Plays In:
    Beyond Our Memories

    CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
    Thursday | May 10, 2018 3:45 pm


  14. WILDER PALMS

    Bradley Tangonan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Pacific Islander, Social Issues, Women / 12 mins
    On the verge of being separated from her mother, seven-year-old Rin retreats to the world of her imagination.
    Plays In:
    Pasifikas

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 4:00 pm


  15. THE WISHING CRANES

    Ellen Arnold, Kaiya Telle, Thomas Anderholm / USA / 2017 / Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, International, Student / 4 mins
    When an orphaned paper boy fails to spend time with his younger sister, she makes a wish by folding his papers into a thousand cranes.
    Plays In:
    Itsy Bitsy Shorts

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 10:00 am Rush Only