All Films & Events
Listed here are all the Festival film and events, in alphabetical order.
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100TH BIRTHDAY WISH
Chien-Hung Lien / Shorts Competition / Taiwan / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Family, Social Issues / 20 mins
Granny harbors a secret wish for her 100th birthday.Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only
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6,000 MILES
Dawn Suhyun Shim / Shorts Competition / South Korea, USA / 2018 / Documentary, Drama, Family, International, Photography / 5 mins
A mother and daughter with nothing in common and constantly at odds with each other, now have something to say, 30 years later and 6,000 miles apart.Plays In:
Armed With A Camera vol. 2018
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm
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ABANDONED FABRIC
Kevin Shore / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, Women / 6 mins
Sumi rescues a bag of old kimonos intended for the trash and discovers a passion that would transform her life.
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ABLUTION
Omar Al Dakheel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Spiritual, Student / 15 mins
The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.
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AFTEREARTH
Jess X. Snow / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Environmental, Family, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 13 mins
Four women take a stand to preserve the volcano, ocean, land, and air for future generations.
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AKASHI
Mayumi Yoshida / Shorts Competition / Canada / 2017 / Drama, Family, Women / 10 mins
AKASHI is told through intertwining stories of love that transcends generations and continents.Plays In:
Forever Alone (Or Not)
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only
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ALICE AT THE STORE
Christopher Woon-Chen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Elders, Women / 18 mins
Alice Eng and her family reflect on their lives while dealing with the onset of her dementia.
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AMERICAN
Richie Adams / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Action, Drama, Family, History / 18 mins
After meeting a mother and daughter, a 94-year-old Japanese American veteran recounts moments in an internment camp and his service with the 442nd in WWII.Precedes: PROOF OF LOYALTY
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AMERICAN DREAMING
Matthew Hashiguchi / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Human Rights, Social Issues / 11 mins
With no guarantees of opportunity, undocumented immigrants strive to obtain a college degree in Georgia, where they are barred from enrolling in its top colleges.
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AN AMERICAN FAMILY
Truong Phan Kieu-Anh / Shorts Competition / USA, Vietnam / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Student, Women / 19 mins
The film quietly observes daily interactions in a kitchen belonging to an African American mother, her teenage son, and their immigrant tenant.
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ANGKAR
Neary Adeline Hay / International Documentary Feature Competition / France / 2017 / Documentary / 71 mins
Khonsaly meets his former Khmer Rouge persecutors in the obscure village, where they lived together for four years.Preceded by: THREE BOYS MANZANAR
ANGKAR
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Saturday | May 5, 2018 3:00 pm
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ANITO
Melanie Lim / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Family, Magical Realism, Women / 15 mins
A young girl befriends the spirit living inside her family’s ancestral wooden cabinet and helps find it a new tree to call home.
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ANOTE’S ARK
Matthieu Rytz / Documentary Feature Competition / Canada / 2018 / Documentary, Environmental, Human Rights, Pacific Islander / 77 mins
Due to climate change, Kiribati, a Pacific atoll republic, will be submerged. ANOTE'S ARK explores what it takes to migrate an entire nation with dignity.ANOTE’S ARK
Downtown Independent
Sunday | May 6, 2018 5:00 pm
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THE ARTS DISTRICT WITHOUT ARTISTS
Steve Nagano / United States / 2018 / Documentary, History, Human Rights, Social Issues / 7 mins
Community artists, builders of the Arts District, are evicted from their studio homes reminding us how money is valued over people’s lives.
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#AsAmCreatorRollCall Mixer hosted by the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee
C3 Conference, Events / 120 mins
Cap off the C3 Conference by celebrating our creators. Registered guests only. Saturday May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Opodz (362 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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