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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. 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


  2. 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

    Preceded By:
    ULAM: MAIN DISH

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


  3. 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


  4. 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


  5. 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.

    Preceded By:
    CLOSING NIGHT: MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.

    Aratani Theatre
    Thursday | May 10, 2018 7:00 pm


  6. 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


  7. 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


  8. 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


  9. 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.
    Plays In:
    Nightcap

    Downtown Independent
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 9:30 pm


  10. 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.
    Plays In:
    Pasifikas

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


  11. 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


  12. 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.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

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


  13. 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.
    Plays In:
    Second Generation Queer

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
    Tuesday | May 8, 2018 9:00 pm


  14. 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

    Precedes:
    CHINA’S FORGOTTEN DAUGHTERS

    CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
    Thursday | May 10, 2018 2:00 pm


  15. 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.
    Plays In:
    Second Generation Queer

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
    Tuesday | May 8, 2018 9:00 pm