East Asian Lead Movies

An author suddenly finds herself in her own story.

After a visit from the ghost of her sister, a rebellious 16 year old Japanese American girl hits the road with her boyfriend in search of a better...

In 1975, a seven-months pregnant Vietnamese refugee, Giap, escapes Saigon in a boat and, within weeks, finds herself working on an assembly line in...

The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been...

A documentary that explores the increasing visibility of Asian Americans in pop culture since the advent of new media forms such as YouTube.

Frank is in search for a girlfriend but every woman he meets already has a boyfriend. He then seeks out advice from his friends on what to do to...

Following a tumultuous breakup, a young college student tries to win back her ex-girlfriend by performing in a confessional-style poetry slam.

Based on actual events surrounding a New Zealand drug scandal that involved the murder of Martin Johnstone of the UK, in the early 1070's. Johnstone...

Over the course of one night, a newly out-of -the-closet young man struggles to hold back his feelings for his straight best friend while dealing...

"...Or Die”, directed by Gregory Bonsignore and John Petaja, satirizes the obstacles today's South Asian Hollywood actors have to deal with.

Nai Nai follows the story of a Chinese immigrant grandmother, Chu-Ming Wu. Known as “Nai Nai,” Chu-Ming has always been a woman of...

A talented young painter disguises herself as a boy. She finds herself a darling muse to which she starts to fall for.

They try to uncover the secret behind the three mysterious eggs.

A filmmaker explores the life of her 100-year-old great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans...

The Fall of the I-Hotel brings to life the battle for housing in San Francisco. The brutal eviction of the International Hotel's tenants culminated a...

Have you ever been in a situation where you don't know what to say? Well now you won't have to with new, Ninja Bombs!

In US society, people of East Asian heritage are often perceived through an obscuring lens of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. In STOLEN GROUND, six...

A Yu's cute neighbor, Lao Wang, has a plan to steal her heart.

Working at a nightclub in Chengdu, a transgender Chinese woman receives an unexpected visit from her cousin informing her that the mother she has...

Everyone is happy for rising Asian American actor GQ Qi – the network, his mother, his best friend – everyone except GQ himself....