All Films & Events
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CHING CHONG BLUES
Joshua Fu / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Satire / 10 mins
When a filmmaker is rejected by a festival because his work isn’t sufficiently “Asian,” he trolls them with a racist film, accidentally attracting Hollywood's attention.Plays In:
#AsAmCreatorRollCall – The Episodics
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Sunday | May 6, 2018 12:00 pm
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cineMERIENDA
Events / 120 mins
Sundays with LAAPFF just got tastier with cineMERIENDA. There’s no better way to digest a movie than with snacks in your belly. Dish about the afternoon films while eating local dishes - pinoy style!Preceded by: ULAM: MAIN DISH
cineMERIENDA
James Irvine Japanese Garden @ JACCC
Sunday | May 6, 2018 6:00 pm
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CLASS ASSIGNMENT
Mike Gan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Drama, Social Issues, Thriller / 24 mins
A troubled, lower-class high school student shows up at his married teacher's house to expose a disturbing secret.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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THE CLEANERS
Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck / International Documentary Feature Competition / Brazil, Germany / 2018 / Documentary, Human Rights, International, Social Issues, Technology / 88 mins
Compassionately portraying the Filipino workers who comb through thousands of online images in the dark of night, THE CLEANERS exposes the dark side of information technology.THE CLEANERS
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 13
Monday | May 7, 2018 6:30 pm
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Closing Night Party presented by TIGER BEER
Events / Party / 120 mins
Join us for the Closing Night Party on Thursday May 10th from 9:30 - 11:30 pm after the screening of MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. FREE for badge holders and Closing Night film ticket holders.Preceded by: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
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COMFORT-ABILITY
Primi Akhtar / USA / 2014 / Coming of Age, Documentary, Family, Human Rights, Social Issues, Women / 6 mins
The filmmaker speaks with her father about his disability.Plays In:
From Vision to Reel: GenerASIANS
Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
Saturday | May 5, 2018 11:00 am Rush Only
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CONTESTANT #4
Kaj Palanca, Jared Joven / Philippines / 2016 / Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 18 mins
A young boy chances upon an old man watching a dated clip of himself as a cross-dressing boy.Plays In:
From Vision to Reel: GenerASIANS
Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
Saturday | May 5, 2018 11:00 am Rush Only
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CORRIDOR FOUR
Stephen Tringali / Documentary Feature Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, History, Music, Pacific Islander, Social Issues / 80 mins
CORRIDOR FOUR challenges the image of the American hero in a heartfelt portrait of decorated Pentagon 9/11 first-responder, Isaac Ho’opi’i.Preceded by: FIFTEEN YEARS LATER
CORRIDOR FOUR
David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
Saturday | May 5, 2018 12:30 pm
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COSMIC DENTAL ASSOCIATES OF CLIFTON, NJ
JP Chan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Sci-Fi / 3 mins
Cosmic Dental Associates of Clifton, NJ is the leading astro-dentistry practice in the tri-state area.
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CULTURAL COLLAGE
'Inoke Hafoka / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, Pacific Islander, Women / 6 mins
As a painter who is Samoan and white, Tali not only illustrates identity and culture in her paintings, but also weaves the importance of culture into her children's lives.
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CYPHER
Lawrence Le Lam / Shorts Competition / Canada / 2017 / Drama, Music, Social Issues / 20 mins
A Korean-American high school student finds himself drawn to post-riot LA’s underground hip hop scene, where he discovers a platform to confront his painful past.Plays In:
My So-Called Adolescence
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 14
Monday | May 7, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only
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DANCING THROUGH LITTLE TOKYO
David Osako / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, History / 7 mins
Better late than never, an older man reconnects to his roots by learning Japanese dance, from both a legendary teacher, and from some Elvis impersonators.
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DAUGHTER
Amanda Lee / USA / 2017 / Family, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 5 mins
An immigrant mother loves and fears for her transgender daughter in the modern United States in this intimate poem.
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DEAR MOTHER
Matthew Kaundart / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Experimental, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 5 mins
Mother we need to talk.Precedes: CHINA’S FORGOTTEN DAUGHTERS
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DECODING DARKMATTER
Crystal Waterton / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Documentary, Experimental, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Satire, Social Issues, Women / 21 mins
Go behind the scenes with transgender poetry act, DarkMatter, as they tackle organizing the NYC premiere of "It Gets Better," a transgender activist play.
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