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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

All Films & Events

  1. IT’S A PARTY

    Weldon Wong Powers / Special Presentations / USA / 2018 / Comedy / 78 mins
    The unsuccessful friends of a popular rapper have gathered for a surprise birthday party at his house, only to realize he may never show up.

    Preceded by: JUST A KID FROM SEATTLE

    IT’S A PARTY

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 13
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm Rush Only


  2. JEFF IMADA: BREAKING BARRIERS BY DESIGN

    Cory Shiozaki / USA / 2018 / Documentary / 10 mins
    The inspiring story of Jeff Imada, a local sansei who overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American Stunt Coordinator in mainstream Hollywood movies.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

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


  3. JIEJIE

    Feng-I Fiona Roan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Student, Women / 15 mins
    JIEJIE is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles in 1997.
    Plays In:
    HBO APA Visionaries

    Directors Guild of America - Theatre 1
    Friday | May 4, 2018 7:00 pm


  4. JIMAMI TOFU

    Jason Chan & Christian Lee / International Narrative Feature Competition / Japan, Singapore / 2017 / Drama, Family, Food, Romance / 121 mins
    A beautiful and delicious meditation on love, food, and a deep connection to a place. A mouth-watering delight that will have you craving Okinawan home-cooking for days!
    JIMAMI TOFU

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 13
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only


  5. JUNE

    Huay-Bing Law / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Student / 12 mins
    Set on a Texas university campus during the 1950s, JUNE chronicles the experience of a young Chinese woman as she attends her husband’s graduation reception.
    Plays In:
    HBO APA Visionaries

    Directors Guild of America - Theatre 1
    Friday | May 4, 2018 7:00 pm


  6. JUST A KID FROM SEATTLE

    JJ Augustavo / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Adventure, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Social Issues / 20 mins
    In the wake of his mother's passing, a troubled Filipino teen comes of age and finds a new love for his hood in Seattle, Washington.

    Precedes: IT’S A PARTY

    Precedes:
    IT’S A PARTY

    Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 13
    Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm Rush Only


  7. KA PIKO

    Bryson Chun / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Pacific Islander / 10 mins
    When his girlfriend dies during childbirth, a Native Hawaiian man with a tenuous cultural connection must perform a birth ritual with his girlfriend's overbearing father.
    Plays In:
    Pasifikas

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


  8. KHOL (OPEN)

    Faroukh Virani / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 12 mins
    When his father passes away, Vijay is forced to return home after a 10 year estrangement and open up to his mother about his sexuality.
    Plays In:
    Second Generation Queer

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


  9. KILLINGS

    Joseph Mangat / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Experimental, Human Rights / 10 mins
    A brutal glimpse at the ongoing drug war in the Philippines.
    Plays In:
    The No Spin Zone

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


  10. KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS, GIVING IS AN ADDICTION

    Tracy Quan-Nichols / USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family / 6 mins
    After volunteering to make costumes for her son’s school theatre production, a returning Digital Histories filmmaker learns that it is never too late to give.
    Plays In:
    Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

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


  11. KISS AND SPELL

    Stephane Gauger / International Narrative Feature Competition / Vietnam / 2017 / Fantasy, Horror, Romance / 113 mins
    KISS AND SPELL is a supernatural romantic comedy about a magician and a girl who has the ability to see ghosts.
    KISS AND SPELL

    CGV Cinemas - Theatre 3
    Thursday | May 10, 2018 6:30 pm


  12. KONIGIRI-KUN SHOPPING

    Mari Miyazawa / Japan / 2015 / Animation, Family / 5 mins
    Konigiri-Kun goes shopping with his pet, Brorog.
    Plays In:
    Itsy Bitsy Shorts

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 10:00 am Rush Only


  13. KULEANA

    Brian Kohne / Special Presentations / USA / 2016 / Drama, Mystery / 95 mins
    In 1971 Hawaii, a disabled Vietnam vet rediscovers the warrior within to protect his family, defend their land, and clear his father's name.
    KULEANA

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm Rush Only


  14. LADY EVA

    Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson, Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu / Shorts Competition / Tonga / 2017 / Documentary, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander / 11 mins
    Meet the irrepressible Eva Baron, a Tongan transgender woman and beauty-pageant contestant.
    Plays In:
    Pasifikas

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


  15. LAST DANCE

    Peter Zhaoyu Zhou / USA / 2017 / Animation, Experimental, History, International, Music, Musical, Women / 3 mins
    LAST DANCE is an experimental motion visualization film about a romance from ancient China.
    Plays In:
    Itsy Bitsy Shorts

    Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
    Saturday | May 5, 2018 10:00 am Rush Only