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Master of the Sky (2015)
With his epic mythological storytelling, distinct mixed Japanese American aesthetic, and unique blend of live action tabletop puppetry and CGI animation, Sam Koji Hale leads a new generation of puppeteers.
Digital, color, 10 min. Director: Sumiko Braun.
Step In: Asian American Urban Dance Communities (2019)
Step into Asian American college dance group communities.
Digital, color, 6 min. Director: Jeana Cho, Jasmin Han, Jenny Tan.
Across the Yumiverse (2017)
Yumi Sakugawa is a multimedia artist and spiritualist based in Los Angeles, California. This film explores her process of creativity and sources of inspiration.
Digital, color, 7 min. Director: Kady Le.
Queering Movements (2019)
Spun finds a space to honor their queer bodies through dance.
Digital, color, 6 min. Director: Ceci Sheng, Rino Kodama, Yen Dinh.
Cultural Collage (2018)
As a painter who is Samoan and white, Tali not only illustrates identity and culture in her paintings, but also weaves the importance of culture into her children's lives.
Digital, color, 6 min. Director: Inoke Hafoka.
Roots and Shoots (2017)
The Khmer Arts Academy carries on Cambodian cultural dance and artistic traditions.
Digital, color, 3 min. Director: Daniel Luu, Leann Pham.
Mother Tongue / Tieng me de (2019)
Yen and their immigrant parents use the Vietnamese language and V-Pop music to preserve their ethnic identities despite intergenerational differences.
Digital, color, 8 min. Director: Yen Dinh.
Bad Rap (2016)
What many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) get when we talk about them and music. Beyond the ubiquitous phenomenon of K-Pop and its infiltration into Western popular culture, we don’t typically see many Asian faces nor hear Asian voices represented in the Western music industries. UCLA undergraduate alumna and NYC-based broadcast journalist-turned-filmmaker Salima Koroma’s documentary fills in the gaps by peering into the rich lives and musings of AAPI hip-hop artists and musicians Awkwafina (before she became one of our current, most sought-out American indie actresses), Dumbfounded, Lyricks, and Rekstizzy, who all drop knowledge and share their respective artistic journeys against all odds.
DCP, color, 82 min. Director/screenwriter: Salima Koroma. Cast: Awkwafina, Jonathan Park (Dumbfounded), Rekstizzy.
