30 & 3

A closed off Ramona struggles with her life-threatening past instead of being excited for her 30th birthday

52Hz

A stand-up comedian takes up a day job as a Chinese school teacher in Los Angeles and connects with a troubled student who feels like she doesn't fit in with the world around her.

Aikāne

A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man, they become aikāne, intimate friends bound by love and trust, and an epic adventure begins.

Bad Asian

An Asian American woman’s internalized racism stands between her and a steamy one-night stand.

Cash Only

Smuggled into the United States, Jack works at a Chinese restaurant trying to pay off his debts. When he is desperate for money, the restaurant comes to closure due to the pandemic. Jack struggles between stealing money and his conscience. He eventually holds his moral principle and unexpectedly wins the…

Death’s Diner

A diner in the middle of nowhere, owned by the Silent Judge and her subordinate Death, welcome people of all walks of life to have their last supper before travelling to the other side.

Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls

In the Old West, three Asian women fight for their freedom from a Chinatown crime boss who wants them back "Dead or Alive."

Don’t Be Sorry

After her husband is assaulted in an Anti-Asian hate crime, a timid but resilient Korean-American senior is empowered to fight back when she discovers viral face-slapping competition videos.

En Pointe

When a young ballet dancer has the opportunity to compete in a hip-hop dance crew audition, her ambitions are met by her imposing mother who has other plans in store.

Finding Her Beat

A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries. As the early menace of Covid rumbles in the background, the group faces down hurdles to prepare for a…

For Whom the Alarm Sounds

Amid the rise of anti-Asian violence, Chinese home attendants in New York City expose a home care agency that claims to “stop Asian hate,” yet forces them to work grueling 24-hour workdays that damage their health and families. Documenting the home attendants’ organizing to end the 24-hour workdays, this film…

Gifts Are My Love Language

The day goes downhill for David when he gives his girlfriend Samantha the perfect gift. Synopsis: Samantha makes it clear on how she should be celebrated on her birthday and her boyfriend David starts off strong. It’s success after success but when David gives Samantha the perfect gift, it all…

Goodbye, Sammy

Hoang the Paper Boy

Hoang a country boy uses his paper folding skills to prove his worth to the Princess Thy Mai.

Hometown Legends

Hawaiians have long been known for their storytelling and oral history, so in a society quickly moving away from cross-generational conversations and cultural traditions we sat down with five legendary kūpuna (elders) to document their history, mea hana (craft), and kuleana (responsibility) as it was passed down to them. We…

Infinity!

A famous Japanese-American ballroom dance duo must choose between their passion or their lives as WWII concentration camps begin to rise in the U.S.

Instant Noodle

Having just lost her Indonesian mother less than a year ago, Marianna is home for her dad’s birthday, the first without his wife. She would always make him an instant noodle dish symbolizing long life and happiness. This year, Marianna is determined to make the dish for her dad herself.  

Luke and Emma and a Gas Station on Franklin Avenue

A coming-of-age story set in 1980's rural America where a mixed Asian boy navigates his way through love in a white world.

Mandarins

A black sheep attempts to eulogize her mother with a story about pigeons.

Mixed

Fifty years after the landmark Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court case ended legal persecution of interracial marriage in America, two mothers – one brown, one white – set off on a journey to explore what it means to be a bi-racial child living in a mixed-race family in a…

Moon

Wracked by guilt, a woman contemplates her future after she mysteriously wakens on the moon.

Packing Day

In this fashion film, a first-generation Filipino-American breakdancer reluctantly participates in the packing of the Balikbayan Box. He later comes to see the value of this custom through a day dream. This film is the intersection of Breakdancing and Filipino tradition.

Party Favor

A Filipino-American woman grapples with going behind her strict Catholic sister's back to buy condoms for her 14-year-old niece.

Passenger Seat

A young Pakistani girl from Queens, New York finds herself growing distant to her father as his taxi business starts to decline with the rise of ride-share apps.

Red Balloon

Julie, a mid-aged housewife goes to an abortion center because of her husband’s demand, and after an internal struggle and an encounter with a young girl, she makes an unexpected decision by the end of the day.

Soul Food

SOUL FOOD is a magical realist short that follows a mother and daughter, as they try to reconcile the love and pain in their imperfect relationship before time runs out.

Sweet Refuge

A passionate baklava baker encounters a savvy ladoo maker on the streets of Brooklyn.

Tequila Sunset

Some tequila, a little OJ, and a splash of grenadine. Is that too much to ask for? Jia doesn’t think so. At 70 years old, she deserves a break! But when the toll of looking after her dementia-ridden husband gets too heavy, she starts imagining other creative solutions so she…

The Accidental Getaway Driver

During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage at gunpoint by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on a true story.

The Last Rodeo

THE LAST RODEO follows a young paniolo (Hawaiian cowgirl), Laʻi Bertlemann, at her final high school rodeo competition of the school year as she wonders if will she stay in Hawai’i or go to the mainland for university after graduation? As we follow her from her final high school rodeo…

The Last September

Under the stress of applying to college, an Asian-American high schooler begins to see himself—and his Black-American best friend—in a whole new light.

The Mess We’re In

Still living in the hoarder’s house she grew up in, young adult Dara contemplates moving forward in life.

The Van

A son’s stubborn father refuses to move unless a broken down van comes with him. *English subtitles available*

This Time

Long lost high school sweethearts, Laela and Colin, unexpectedly reunite in Los Angeles 23 years after being separated during the 1998 riots in Jakarta, where they were torn apart without notice, unable to say goodbye, and flown away to different countries. When they see one another again, the temptation to…

Trumpers???

Chloe is a 6-year-old first-grader. Her mom works as a frontline doctor who treats COVID patients and has to quarantine herself when she comes home from work. Chloe’s grandma is taking care of her, but Chloe is not happy about it. She misses her mom, hates zoom classes, and hates…

Unconditional

After seven years in production, UNCONDITIONAL (formerly Hidden Wounds) comes to the screen as an uplifting film about the importance of mental health for both those living with a disability and in addition, their caregivers too. It reveals the unconditional energy, strength, and love that gets us through some of…

Velvet Sky

A young naive filmmaker on the verge of making his first feature film agrees to be mentored by a director he idolizes but realizes too late that his jealous mentor is only out to sabotage him for his own personal gain, so he must break way form this toxic relationship…

What They Left Behind

Several years after her grandfathers had passed away, a young woman recollects her memories of them.