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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

The No Spin Zone

Shorts Programs / 96 mins

The No Spin Zone

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

Description

Filmmakers in attendance.

Spinning a tale. Spinning a scandal. Spinning out of control. No matter how you spin it, go watch these films. – Kirby Peñafiel

Co-presented by Community Partners: Tuesday Night Cafe, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles and This Filipino American Life

In This Program

  1. 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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    THE DUWENDE

    Odin B. Fernandez / Shorts Competition / Australia, Philippines / 2016 / Arthouse, Drama, Family, Fantasy, International, Mystery, Student, Thriller / 11 mins
    A father searches for his young daughter who was believed to be taken by the mythical duwende.

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    HAIRCUT

    Hanxiong Bo / Shorts Competition / China, USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Drama, Experimental, International, Romance, Student / 10 mins
    Through a fixed camera, the course of a romantic relationship plays out over a series of haircuts.

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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.

  5. KILLINGS

    Joseph Mangat / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Experimental, Human Rights / 10 mins
    A brutal glimpse at the ongoing drug war in the Philippines.

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    THE LOST

    Neil M. Paik / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Action, Drama, Human Rights, Social Issues, Thriller / 22 mins
    A highly publicized protest altercation is played out from three differing points of view.

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    XIN

    Desha Dauchan / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Horror, Spiritual, Thriller, Women / 12 mins
    Grappling with grief, Elaine is haunted by the ghost of her mother. In therapy, she tries to gain clarity on the nature of the hauntings.

  8. YOUR MOTHER

    Mary Evangelista / Shorts Competition / Philippines, USA / 2017 / Drama, Family, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander, Social Issues, Women / 12 mins
    Ana, a young housemaid in Manila, finds herself caught between young siblings whose lust for her jeopardizes her position in their household.

Dates & Times

The No Spin Zone

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