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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. HASU

    Alayna Kobayashi / USA / 2017 / Drama, Student / 9 mins
    A teenage girl struggles to decide between pursuing her dream of attending culinary school and caring for her dying father with ALS.
    Plays In:
    From Vision to Reel: GenerASIANS

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 11:00 am Rush Only

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    THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

    Ryan Michael Connolly / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues / 6 mins
    A young man is in a financial dilemma; but his real troubles run much deeper than his pocketbook.
    Plays In:
    Forever Alone (Or Not)

    David Henry Hwang Theater @ East West Players
    Sunday | May 6, 2018 4:30 pm Rush Only

  3. HOÀI (ONGOING/MEMORY)

    Quyên Nguyen-Le / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 10 mins
    This exploration of the conflict between a young, queer, Vietnamese American woman and her refugee father delves into themes of social activism, homelands, and belonging.
    Plays In:
    Second Generation Queer

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

  4. HOLIDAY BOWL

    Mitchell Matsumura / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, History / 6 mins
    The Holiday Bowl: a gathering place for a community and a generation, where all peoples came together in urban Los Angeles.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

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

  5. HOME

    Sanif Olek / Singapore / 2017 / Drama, Family, International, Social Issues / 8 mins
    Idris returns home after 16 years to seek redemption, but finds that he cannot keep up with the world he left behind.
    Plays In:
    Nightcap

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

  6. HOME

    Jennifer Marcelino / USA / 2016 / Animation, Family / 5 mins
    A young girl, terrified of her grandmother, whom she thinks is a witch in disguise, has to stay overnight at her grandmother’s house.
    Plays In:
    From Vision to Reel: GenerASIANS

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 11:00 am Rush Only

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    HORNET’S REVENGE

    Jing Niu / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Action, Animation, Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Women / 4 mins
    When a creep insults Hornet, the Asian punk must rely on the help of her skate gang to seek revenge.
    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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    THE HUMAN FACE

    Aline Pimentel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary / 14 mins
    Kazuhiro Tsuji, the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Makeup, divulges the meaning and thought behind his hyperrealistic sculptures.
    Plays In:
    Beyond Our Memories

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

  9. ILY

    Jingyi Shao / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Experimental / 5 mins
    A girl’s journey to adulthood as seen through her Instagram.
    Plays In:
    Armed With A Camera vol. 2018

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm

  10. IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC

    Caylee So, Visal Sok / Special Features, International Narrative Feature Competition / Cambodia / 2018 / Drama, Family, History, Music, Romance / 92 mins
    Music, love, and war change the life of a Cambodian family.
    CENTERPIECE: IN THE LIFE OF MUSIC

    Aratani Theatre
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 5:00 pm

  11. indie Wednesday presented by SAGindie

    Events / 120 mins
    Open to all Festival guests. Wednesday, May 9 @ 10:00 pm - Midnight. 18 Social Lounge @ Hotel Indigo (899 Francisco St, Los Angeles, CA 90017)

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    INN

    Zion Chen / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Animation, Mystery, Thriller / 4 mins
    A strange girl draws a young man's attention at an inn.
    Plays In:
    Nightcap

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

  13. IRON HANDS

    Johnson Cheng / Shorts Competition / China, USA / 2017 / Children, Drama, Family, International, Sports, Student, Women / 11 mins
    As a 12-year-old girl prepares for her Chinese Youth Olympics weightlifting team try-outs, she makes an unlikely connection with the gym's reclusive groundskeeper.
    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

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    IRONY

    Radheya Jegatheva / Shorts Competition / Australia / 2017 / Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Social Issues, Student / 8 mins
    A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.
    Plays In:
    The No Spin Zone

    Downtown Independent
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm

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    ISLAND SOLDIER

    Nathan Fitch / Documentary Feature Competition / Afghanistan, Micronesia, USA / 2017 / Action, Documentary, Human Rights, Pacific Islander / 85 mins
    The untold story of Micronesian citizens fighting America’s wars at high rates per capita.
    ISLAND SOLDIER

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 6:30 pm