Asian American Movies

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

As L.A.'s punk rock scene exploded in the late 1970s, an unlikely family-owned restaurant in Little Tokyo became one of its most popular hang-outs.

A short film following a day in the life of an Asian American woman as she attempts to get by during the height of the pandemic while beginning to...

As small ethnic-owned businesses in East Anaheim Plaza are threatened by plans of redevelopment, the collective Long Beach community has mobilized to...

A fractured family must navigate through loss together as traditional values chain down the younger generation in this story about love and...

Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees have built the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam, in Orange County, California....

After being dumped on his birthday, a desperate high schooler uses his birthday wish to travel back in time one year with one goal: reunite his past...

In Seattle, a young immigrant faces love, loyalty, and identity dilemmas. A weekend retreat meant for introspection turns eerie, forcing her to...

Three Asian Americans tell their stories of immigration, growing up, assimilation, and finding themselves in this heartfelt stand-up comedy special.

A revenge-driven high school senior gathers a group of four other women, including a permanently limped former athlete, to plot the murder of their...

A woman introduces her Chinese dad to her American Jewish boyfriend and manipulates their language barrier to keep everyone happy.

Two childhood best friends and aspiring actors spend one last weekend together creating a meta, film-within-a-film project to celebrate their...

A film about a boy's turbulent time in high school.

A gritty, emotional, and culturally explosive crime drama rooted in the Vietnamese and Black communities of East Oakland, California.

When a scheduling error forces grieving photographer Peter to share an apartment with the rebellious Alice, their weekend together becomes...

A political secretary visits their cousin in hopes to understand why certain policies threaten that family member's way of life.

Based on true events in 1990s Denver, a young couple uncovers a disturbing anomaly inside a sushi restaurant.

An intimate visual poem explores the delicate balance between change and stillness, inspired by Ethan TK Trinh’s 2025 poetry collection,...

A homeless man with schizophrenia slowly embraces antipsychotic medication under Hawaii's only willing psychiatrist and a court mandate, while a man...

Short documentary on the screen depiction and public reception of fictional Chinese-American detective character Charlie Chan, as well as cultural...