Asian American Movies
- 1970
Self Tape
Self Tape01970HD
A struggling actor's home is broken into by the famous acting coach, Sebastian Navarro Rodrigo Rivera, who offers to coach him.
- 2012
David Gan: the Front Lines
David Gan: the Front Lines02012HD
A young David Gan joins the WWII effort, eager to serve his country. Feelings of exclusion as a Chinese-American disappear in the Army. After...
- 2022
Swept Under
Swept Under5.52022HD
After receiving a housewarming rug from his sister, a Cambodian adoptee discovers a dark history hidden underneath its surface.
- 2009
Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol
Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol02009HD
Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol is both a historical portrait of Fumiko, her family and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American...
- 2004
Saigon, U.S.A
Saigon, U.S.A02004HD
Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees have built the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam, in Orange County, California....
- 1970
Mandarins
Mandarins01970HD
A black sheep attempts to eulogize her mother with a story about pigeons.
- 2024
swallows燕子
swallows燕子02024HD
When a journalist is assigned to profile a businessman, she discovers that he has a story that is related to her haunted past.
- 1970
The Empathizer
The Empathizer01970HD
Standup comedian Fred Le hears the stories of a diverse range of young overseas-born Vietnamese who made their way back to the land that their...
- 1993
Stolen Ground
Stolen Ground01993HD
In US society, people of East Asian heritage are often perceived through an obscuring lens of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. In STOLEN GROUND, six...
- 2022
Sunflower
Sunflower02022HD
After being sexually assaulted by a well-respected professor, a reclusive Chinese American girl who grew up in an abusive family struggles to find...
- 2022
Ardent One
Ardent One02022HD
An experimental film that reflects on the past, encourages audiences to live in the present and look into the future with optimism.
- 2017
Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes
Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes02017HD
Leaving internment camps to defend their country in Europe, Japanese-American Nisei soldiers of WWII became the most decorated unit in American...
- 2021
Where No One Will Find Her
Where No One Will Find Her02021HD
Upon seeing her best friend Rin being assaulted and captured by her crime boss, Sung-Mi must decide if she will fight through bodyguards in order to...
- 1998
Double Solitaire
Double Solitaire01998HD
The filmmaker's father and uncle, Norm and Stan, are third generation Japanese Americans. They are "all American" guys who love bowling, cards and...
- 2013
Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World
Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World02013HD
A social justice organization based in Oakland-Asian Immigrant Women Advocates-focused on building the collective leadership of limited-English...
- 1970
Crossroads
Crossroads01970HD
On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Shylo Song must decide whether she, her younger sister, and their grandmother should leave their childhood home...
- 1998
Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind
Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind01998HD
A light-hearted yet deeply moving portrait of the Asian- and Jewish-American women who play this centuries-old Chinese game, shedding light on the...
- 2017
Caregiving: The Circle of Love
Caregiving: The Circle of Love02017HD
In "Caregiving: The Circle of Love," three caregivers discuss about the challenges of caregiving and how their Chinese American traditions play a...
- 2018
The Playlist
The Playlist02018HD
A film about a boy's turbulent time in high school.
- 2023
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck02023HD
Flashing lights explode across an apartment as images of a naked woman in bed flicker in and out. Light paintings and projections illuminate a space...