2018 Films

This page lists all the films we are showing at the festival. To view the complete program with synopses, please visit our 2018 Program page.

Documentary

Badass Beauty Queen

65 minutes | Canada | Directed by Theresa Kowall-Shipp
Q&A with actress/activist Anastasia Lin from Canada

The Chinese Exclusion Act

160 minutes | USA | Directed by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu

Drawn Together: Comics, Diversity and Stereotypes

52 minutes | USA | Directed by Harleen Singh
Q&A with director Harleen Singh

Out of State

80 minutes | USA | Directed by Ciara Lacy

Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii

55 minutes | USA | Directed by Lucy Ostrander & Don Sellers

A Taste Of Home

53 minutes | USA | Directed by Siang Hui Tay

WHO IS ARTHUR CHU?

88 minutes | USA | Directed by Yu Gu & Scott Drucker
Q&A with director Yu Gu

Documentary Shorts

98 Years and Counting: More Women Leaders Needed Everywhere

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Kirthi Nath

An American Hero: Frank Nishimura

Circle Up

12 minutes | USA | Directed by Julie Mallozzi
After the brutal slaying of her teenage son, Janet Connors reaches out to her son’s killer to offer a chance for forgiveness. They team up with a group of mothers of murdered children to help young people in their community break the chain of violence and revenge.

ENFU

USA | Directed by Ian Devier

The Flip Side

25 minutes | USA | Directed by Val Wang

Moving Walls

NGUYENing | The Lee Nguyen Story

22 minutes | USA | Directed by Alfonso Bui

Race: the Al Young Story

20 minutes | USA | Directed by Rick Quan

The Sakada Series

35 minutes | USA | Directed by Maribel Apuya

Story of Self

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Set Hernandez Rongkilyo

Feature Narratives

Find Me

103 minutes | USA | Directed by Tom Huang

Grass

65 minutes | USA | Directed by Tanuj Chopra

THE JADE PENDANT

107 minutes | Hong Kong | Directed by Po-Chih Leong
Q&A with director Po-Chih Leong from Hong Kong and author LP Leung

KULEANA

95 minutes | USA | Directed by Brian Kohne

Stand Up Man

85 minutes | Canada | Directed by Aram Collier
This comedy-drama follows Moses Kim, a Korean-Canadian wannabe comedian, as he navigates through unfulfilled dreams, cultural expectations, and family obligations.  Life is certainly no joke, but a dose of kimchi fried rice, K-pop and orange hair can’t hurt.

Short Narratives

All Quiet on the Homefront

25 minutes | USA | Directed by Harjus Singh Sethi

Alpha Fish

9 minutes | USA | Directed by Roger An

America; I Too

20 minutes | USA | Directed by Anike Tourse

Asian Man, White Woman

2 minutes | USA | Directed by Woody Fu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OippszzIXA0

BEEF

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Seth Alexander
“How far are you willing to go to get a taste of national exposure?”

Flip the Record

14 minutes | USA | Directed by Marie Jamora

Lions in Waiting

18 minutes | Canada | Directed by Jason Karman

Marvel Presents a New Superhero… Model Minority!

2 minutes | USA | Directed by Sean Dacanay

MONDAY

19 minutes | USA | Directed by Dinh Thai

Phỏmily Feud

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Ellison Shieh, Martin Tran

Welcome to the World

7 minutes | Canada | Directed by Albert M. Chan, Anthony Grasso

Woke

11 minutes | USA | Directed by Venk Potula

Wonderland

15 minutes | USA | Directed by Tiffanie Hsu

Yonsei

Music Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KgrXRlmls

PIKABOO

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Vincent Blackhorse

Shine

3 minutes | USA | Directed by Imari Anderson