Best Feature Documentary

Geographies of Kinship

Directed by Deann Borshay Liem

Best Feature Narrative

Vai

Directed by The Whippy Sisters, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Matasila Freshwater, Amberley Jo Aumua, Mīria George, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Dianna Fuemana, Becs Arahanga

Best Short Documentary

The Modern Mambabatok: Lane Wilcken and Filipino Tattooing in the Diaspora

Directed by Kayla Sotomil

Best Short Narrative

Secret Lives of Asians at Night

Directed by KEFF

Jason D. Mak Award for Social Justice

Chinatown Rising

Directed by Harry and Josh Chuck

Audience Choice Feature Film Award

Seadrift

Directed by Tim Tsai

Audience Choice Short Film Award

Waves

Directed by Jane Hae Kim

Courage Award: Unspoken

Directed by Patrick G. Lee

Legacy Award: Finding Dohi

Directed by Amber McClure

Social Relevance: Kama’āina

Directed by Kimi Howl Lee

Special Mention for Music: versaCello: Maximilian and Theodor Aoki

Special Mention for Animation: Eat When You’re Hungry

Directed by Malcolm Rizzuto and Spencer Garrison

2020 Nominated Films

Feature Documentary Nominees:

• Geographies of Kinship
• Chinatown Rising
• Found in Korea
• Samurai in the Oregon Sky
• Seadrift

Feature Narrative Nominees:

• Vai
• Empty By Design
• Things I Do For Money

Short Documentary Nominees:

• The Modern Mambabatok: Lane Wilcken and Filipino Tattooing in the Diaspora
• A Sweet and Sour Christmas
• Standing Above the Clouds
• Unspoken

Short Narrative Nominees:

• Secret Lives of Asians at Night
• Bitter Melons
• Harana
• How to Say Goodbye
• Lights Out, Chinatown
• Nightcap: Mariana

Jason D. Mak Award for Social Justice Nominees:

• Chinatown Rising
• Seadrift
• Geographies of Kinship
• Standing Above the Clouds