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Coming-of-Age

MUSIC VIDEOS, SPECIAL EVENTS

Music Night Out – AAIFF49 Music Video Showcase

Program Music Night Out – AAIFF49 Music Video Showcase Music meets bold visual storytelling in this genre-spanning collection of inventive videos where rhythm, movement and imagination take…
SCREENPLAY READING

AAIFF49 Screenplay Reading: No Easy Way Down

Program AAIFF49 Screenplay Reading: No Easy Way Down NO EASY WAY DOWN tells the story of a recently disgraced PhD student who secretly takes work at…
FEATURES - NARRATIVE

AKASHI

Film AKASHI Directed by Mayumi Yoshida Told across parallel timelines, AKASHI follows struggling artist Kana who upon returning to Tokyo for her grandmother’s funeral,…
SHORTS PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Shorts: Armed with a Camera

Program Shorts: Armed with a Camera Armed with curiosity, these filmmakers turn the camera into a tool for uncovering family histories, cultural legacies, and…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Back Then

Film Back Then Directed by Junhyeok Kim While en route to college in New York, a diminishing past memory is brought up, through one old,…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Daily Worker

Film Daily Worker Directed by Ting Su Digitizing union newspapers in the quiet of a dark room, a filmmaker reflects on their relationship to labor.

This…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

glide (all the people i’ll never be)

Film glide (all the people i’ll never be) Directed by Li Anne Liew Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator…
FEATURES - NARRATIVE

Isle Child

Film Isle Child Directed by Thomas Percy Kim When a Korean-American adoptee discovers a hidden letter revealing his birth mother is terminally ill in Korea, he…
SPOTLIGHTS

Isle Child: Centerpiece Screening

Program Isle Child: Centerpiece Screening We’re proud to present the East Coast Premiere of ISLE CHILD for our Centerpiece Screening at the 49th...
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

SŪNNA (“Listen”)

Film SŪNNA (“Listen”) Directed by Radha Mehta When sudden hearing loss shatters her identity, a young Indian musician is left in silence until the echoes…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Mother’s Recipe

Film Mother’s Recipe Directed by Izumo Kawabe When a Japanese boy who speaks little English is moved to Singapore by his mother and learns the…

No Easy Way Down

Film No Easy Way Down Directed by Etzu Shaw A recently disgraced PhD student secretly takes work at a ski resort over winter break, only for a…
SHORT + FEATURE

One Last Walk / AKASHI

Program One Last Walk / AKASHI Come join us for this in-person combination screening of the short ONE LAST WALK followed by the world premiere of…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Ramen Western

Film Ramen Western Directed by Meloddy Gao A young Chinese American girl sets off to uncover the secrets of the American West with an unexpected…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Rice Run

Film Rice Run Directed by Pon Torthienchai On his rice run, 9-year-old Tent encounters three unruly teens who challenge his sense of duty.

This film will…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Searching For Color

Film Searching For Color Directed by Mikayla Ashe When a nail technician embraces her in ways her white mother never could, a young Asian adoptee begins…
summer project by Yuki Hara SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: After Dark

Program Shorts: After Dark These eclectic group of shorts will amaze, move, and weird you out.
SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: How to Heal a Broken Heart

Program Shorts: How to Heal a Broken Heart Filmmakers find the light in tragedies and overcome heartbreak through the help of their families and communities.
SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: Music is in the Body

Program Shorts: Music is in the Body By exploring various artisitic mediums, these shorts capture on film the music and energy inherent in our bodies.
SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: On the Move: Immigrants in 2026

Program Shorts: On the Move: Immigrants in 2026 The newest generation of immigrants come up against struggles old and new in the States and in the…
SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: Ones to Watch: Filmmakers Under 21

Program Shorts: Ones to Watch: Filmmakers Under 21 Celebrate the future of AANHPI filmmaking as they take you on a coming-of-age journey through the modern conditions…
SHORTS PROGRAMS

Shorts: To Take Then Give: Caring for One Another

Program Shorts: To Take Then Give: Caring for One Another These shorts show the myriad of ways to give care and also the ways to receive it with…
summer project by Yuki Hara SHORTS - NARRATIVE

SUMMER PROJECT

Film SUMMER PROJECT Directed by Yuki Hara A lonely boy who can't fit in at school finds a human head inside a suitcase dumped by…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

The Boy with the Dinosaur Head

Film The Boy with the Dinosaur Head Directed by Imran J. Khan A teacher tries to match wits with an unruly boy who identifies as a dinosaur.

This film will be…
MUSIC VIDEOS

YOUTH CHAPTER: First Encounter

Film YOUTH CHAPTER: First Encounter Directed by Gino Click A daydreamer obsessed with manga and K-dramas risks it all for her first crush, only to discover that…