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A Confessional

Film A Confessional Directed by Jessica Schlimmer After losing her eldest daughter, Maria Cordero struggles between her guilt and faith as she attends Mass a...

A Karaoke Space Odyssey

Film A Karaoke Space Odyssey Directed by Achim Mendoza In this sci-fi rom-com karaoke musical, Stella, an undocumented Filipino once known as her town’s karaoke queen, goes...

A Memory Play

Film A Memory Play Directed by Alyssa Lara A young woman stuck in her childhood home tries to find purpose and meaning despite living in a...

Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout)

Film Ang Huling Sayaw (The Late Checkout) Directed by Edrian Pangilinan A widower and a runaway secretly meet at a hotel one stormy night. The two bond in a...

Anino Rebellion

Film Anino Rebellion Directed by Adda Lee Anino Rebellion is a sci-fi inspired music video featuring singer/songwriter Golda Sargento as a busker singing mandated tunes...

Closing Night Film: Asian Persuasion

Film Closing Night Film: Asian Persuasion Directed by Jhett Tolentino Filmmaker Jhett Tolentino and Writer Michael Ang will be present for the Q&A after the screening. Q&A moderators...

Awaken

Film Awaken Directed by Alijah Jacob Castillo Buada A young girl struggling with delusion and a weary local frequent their favorite seaside bench.      ...

Balikbayan

Film Balikbayan Directed by Rebecca Rajadnya A Filipina immigrant grapples with the physical distance from the family she left behind and the cultural disconnect...

Brian Floats

Film Brian Floats Directed by Leah de Leon, Sofia Cristina Alvarez Brian Floats is an emerging artist breaking the boundaries of what it means to paint. Brian’s performative art...

Crumble

Film Crumble Directed by Gabrielle Bautista Since childhood, Emmeline, a high-achieving, ambitious young woman, has had a passion for baking. Despite initial doubts and...

Dog, Bruh!

Film Dog, Bruh! Directed by Katja In 1995 Los Angeles, Filipino teen Shawn sets out to ask his best friend Nico’s sister to the...

Fox Eyes

Film Fox Eyes Directed by Ella Jay Basco A short film about the appropriation of Asian Beauty features (particularly, the social media trend FOX EYES) and...

Gianna

Film Gianna Gianna is a queer horror comedy following Gina, a Filipina Gemini doing her best, as she takes the...

Gifts Are My Love Language

Film Gifts Are My Love Language Directed by Jonathan De Guzman II Samantha makes it clear on how she should be celebrated on her birthday and her boyfriend David starts...

Glimpse

Film Glimpse Directed by Earl Paus After a drug induced hook-up and near death experience, Gabriel, a queer melancholy musician, receives unsettling visions from...

Good Filipino Kids

Film Good Filipino Kids Directed by Andrew Acedo Two Filipino lovers with different upbringings struggle to fulfill cultural and familial expectations, forcing them to face a...

Inheritance

Film Inheritance Directed by Quin Sotelo Two Filipina American sisters return home for Christmas and announce their plans to make their first pilgrimage to...

Jake, the Failure

Film Jake, the Failure Directed by Julian Sibal A parking attendant struggles to realize his dream of being a screenwriter.           Julian...

Kilig!

Film Kilig! Directed by Kacey Layson “A film about a mother and daughter, meeting each other where they are.” A reluctant Filipino-American daughter takes...

Killing Myself

Film Killing Myself EVE, a Filipino-American teenage girl, writes a suicide note and leaves the house to get cigarettes for one...

My Partner

Film My Partner My Partner is a story of two high school seniors in rural West Maui who seemingly live in...

Next of Kin

Film Next of Kin Directed by Timothy Guion Smith Stigma remains an ongoing issue for a Filipina former actor living with HIV alongside her gay son who...

Opening Film: Nurse Unseen

Film Opening Film: Nurse Unseen Directed by Michele Rae Josue There will be a pre-reception at 5pm at The Lot Restaurant patio before the screening begins. Please present...

Party Favor

Film Party Favor Directed by Yasmine Gomez A Filipino-American woman grapples with going behind her strict Catholic sister’s back to buy condoms for her 14-year-old...

Pink Matter

Film Pink Matter Directed by Aaron Velasco On his birthday a young man named Nehemiah is brought to a motel by his friends Niko and...

Reality Dad

Film Reality Dad Directed by Charlene deGuzman After a single father is eliminated from America’s most famous reality dating show, he must explain to his...

Remittance

Film Remittance Directed by Ashleigh Coffelt A man struggles to find the balance between his responsibilities to his family in the Philippines and the...

Centerpiece Feature: Searching for Kapwa

Film Centerpiece Feature: Searching for Kapwa Directed by Larry Daguino Lariosa, Terrence Marcotte Filmmakers Larry Daguino Lariosa and Terrence Marcotte will be present for the Q&A after the screening Inspired by...

Self Storage

Film Self Storage Directed by Rommel Andaya An estranged mother and daughter go through their late loved one’s self-storage unit to discover some lost items...

Senseless

Film Senseless Directed by Seth Dacio Inspired by a true story, a 19-year-old young man’s lung spontaneously collapses. We see him physically and mentally...

Sisters

Film Sisters Directed by Oscar Quilala II During the Cuban Missile Crisis, five sisters wait out in a bunker, but soon realize there is a...

Spur

Film Spur Directed by Claro de los Reyes A paranoid journalist struggles under pressure to write his next story but a questionable presence lures him to...

The Daughter

Film The Daughter Directed by Zac Villanueva Jade, a half Filipina teenager, finds herself in the midst of drama when she gets into an altercation...

The Mumu

Film The Mumu Directed by Malou Kamradt, Randal Kamradt A little girl and boy are visited by their half-sister as their mother tells them of The Mumu,...

The Reliever

Film The Reliever Directed by Allan Ibanez, Dexter Hemedez A young Filipino-American son is forced to look after an old, grumpy, bed-ridden patient after his undocumented father...

The Roaring of the Carabao

Film The Roaring of the Carabao Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler Born in the United States, a daughter visits the Philippines for the first time. On the night of...

Under A Juniper Tree

Film Under A Juniper Tree Directed by Lynslee Mercado A young woman named Dara falls in love with a woman named Juniper in her dreams, unaware of...

What’s Next?

Film What’s Next? Directed by Aaron Madrigal With graduation on the horizon, three college students feel overwhelmed by their uncertainties about the future. As they...

When You Left Me On That Boulevard

Film When You Left Me On That Boulevard Directed by Kayla Abuda Galang Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie’s house in southeast...

Your blue heart

Film Your blue heart Directed by Don Castro Queens, New York, circa 2000. It’s just another day for Lito (40+), cooking breakfast in his kitchen. However,...