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2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. White Tunnel

    Lan-Chi Chien, Chin-Wei Chang / Taiwan / 2016 / 22 mins
    A person experiencing the vicissitude in the long life confronts the vague predicament in the white tunnel.
    Plays In:
    Wildest Imagination

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum
    April 29, 2017 7:00 pm


  2. Window Horses

    Ann Marie Fleming / Narrative Competition / Canada / 2016 / 88 mins
    Young Canadian poet, Rosie Ming, is invited to perform at a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran—but she’d rather go to Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents, and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, Rosie finds herself in the company of poets and Persians who tell her stories that force her to confront her past, the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her, and the nature of poetry itself.
    WINDOW HORSES

    CGV Cinemas 3
    April 30, 2017 11:30 am Rush Line Only


  3. With a Little Help From My Friend

    Jeannie Wong / USA / 2017 / 5 mins
    While on vacation in Puerto Rico, we saw a beautiful waterfall. We stopped to take a better look. Some people decided to climb up.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories 2017: Past Informs the Future

    Aratani Theatre
    April 30, 2017 2:00 pm


  4. Wonderland

    Tiffanie Hsu / Mexico, Taiwan, USA / 2016 / 14 mins
    Stranded in Sin City for Christmas, 12-year-old Adeline struggles to keep her mother’s gambling under control, all for the promise of a perfect family holiday once her father arrives.
    Plays In:
    HBO APA Visionaries

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum
    April 28, 2017 6:30 pm Rush Line Only


  5. Yellow

    Chris Chan Lee / Special Presentation / USA / 1997 / 100 mins
    A normal evening turns into a wild and desperate scavenger hunt for eight high school friends in the coming of age dramedy, YELLOW. When the group rallies to help a friend who was robbed, the lines between adolescent and adult are blurred in this 1997 classic.
    YELLOW

    Downtown Independent
    April 28, 2017 11:00 pm


  6. Better Luck Tomorrow

    Justin Lin / Gala Presentations, Special Presentation / USA / 2002 / 101 mins
    OPENING NIGHT FILM | SPECIAL RARE SUNDANCE CUT! Come celebrate the 15th anniversary of BLT (co-presented by YOMYOMF)! The film premiered at Sundance amid controversy and is a benchmark for APA cinema. The Festival is screening the original Sundance cut, in glorious 35mm film. Director Justin Lin and cast in attendance!

    Precedes: Opening Night Gala

    BETTER LUCK TOMORROW

    The Egyptian Theatre
    April 27, 2017 7:00 pm


  7. C3: Saturday – Directors Guild of America: “Directing Horror & Genre”

    C3 Conference / Panel / 75 mins
    Join us in a spine-tingling conversation with some of the brightest API directing talent in film and television today, as they discuss their experiences, their career and the future of horror and genre. *Panels are not individually sold. The admission fee for one day will include all the panels on that day. The admission fee for both days will include all the panels of the C3 Conference.
    C3: Saturday – Directors Guild of America: “Directing Horror & Genre”

    Aratani Central Hall at JANM
    April 29, 2017 12:00 pm


  8. Kick-Off Party

    Events / Party / 180 mins
    Join us as we kick off the 33rd edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! Celebrate with some good food, music, and people.

  9. She’s The Boss

    Ham Tran / LAAPFF Best of the Fest in OC / Vietnam / 2017 / 114 mins
    Fresh from Vietnamese cinemas, SHE’S THE BOSS follows two co-workers whose secret relationship could compromise their jobs. Both want marriage, but neither want to quit, they comically try to sabotage one another into leaving their job. A mix of goofy and endearing characters and situations make SHE’S THE BOSS perfect for date night.
    SHE’S THE BOSS (Ban Gai Toi La Sep)

    CGV Buena Park
    May 5, 2017 8:00 pm


  10. C3: Saturday – Motion Picture Editors Guild: “Editing for Animation and Stop Motion”

    C3 Conference / Panel / 75 mins
    A contemplative dialogue with the editors from some of the biggest box office animated/stop motion films in history – discussing the industry, their processes and their look into the future of animation. *Panels are not individually sold. The admission fee for one day will include all the panels on that day. The admission fee for both days will include all the panels of the C3 Conference.
    C3: Saturday – Motion Picture Editors Guild: “Editing for Animation and Stop Motion”

    Aratani Central Hall at JANM
    April 29, 2017 1:45 pm


  11. Chee and T (ENCORE)

    Tanuj Chopra / LAAPFF Best of the Fest in OC / USA / 2016 / 80 mins
    A buddy movie about the last two brown guys in Silicon Valley who have nothing to do with technology.
    CHEE and T (ENCORE)

    CGV Buena Park
    May 5, 2017 10:00 pm


  12. Gook

    Justin Chon / Gala Presentations, Narrative Competition / USA / 2016 / 94 mins
    CENTERPIECE FILM | Eli and Daniel are two Korean-American brothers who own a struggling shoe store. They have a unique and unlikely friendship with a young 11-year-old African American girl, Kamilla. The film is set during the first day of the LA riots, forcing them to defend their store while contemplating the future of their own personal dreams and the meaning of family.

    Preceded by: Hold On

    GOOK

    Aratani Theatre
    April 29, 2017 8:00 pm RUSH ONLY


  13. Opening Night Gala

    Events / Party / 120 mins
    Join us for the Opening Night Gala on Thursday April 27th from 9:30-11:30 PM after the screening of BETTER LUCK TOMORROW. FREE for badge holders and Opening Night film ticket holders.

    Preceded by: Better Luck Tomorrow

    Preceded By:
    BETTER LUCK TOMORROW

    The Egyptian Theatre
    April 27, 2017 7:00 pm


  14. C3: Saturday – “DIMENSION 404: The Future of Storytelling in the Digital Space”

    C3 Conference / Panel / 75 mins
    An introspective look into the future of storytelling. Hear from the creative minds of the new digital-age anthology show DIMENSION 404, bringing their background as digital space pioneers and celebrated talent to create one of the most talked about shows this Spring. *Panels are not individually sold. The admission fee for one day will include all the panels on that day. The admission fee for both days will include all the panels of the C3 Conference.
    C3: Saturday – “DIMENSION 404: The Future of Storytelling in the Digital Space”

    Aratani Central Hall at JANM
    April 29, 2017 3:15 pm


  15. Columbus

    Kogonada / Gala Presentations, Narrative Competition / USA / 2016 / 104 mins
    CLOSING NIGHT FILM | Casey lives with her mother in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin, a visitor from the other side of the world, attends to his dying father. Burdened by the future, they find respite in one another and the architecture that surrounds them.

    Precedes: Closing Night Gala

    COLUMBUS

    Directors Guild of America
    May 4, 2017 7:00 pm