Asian American Movies

  • 1970
    Mandarins

    Mandarins

    Mandarins

    01970HD

    A black sheep attempts to eulogize her mother with a story about pigeons.

    Mandarins
  • 2022
    Ardent One

    Ardent One

    Ardent One

    02022HD

    An experimental film that reflects on the past, encourages audiences to live in the present and look into the future with optimism.

    Ardent One
  • 2013
    Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World

    Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World

    Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World

    02013HD

    A social justice organization based in Oakland-Asian Immigrant Women Advocates-focused on building the collective leadership of limited-English...

    Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World
  • 1993
    Stolen Ground

    Stolen Ground

    Stolen Ground

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

    Stolen Ground
  • 2004
    Saigon, U.S.A.

    Saigon, U.S.A.

    Saigon, U.S.A.

    02004HD

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

    Saigon, U.S.A.
  • 1970
    How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)

    How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)

    How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)

    01970HD

    How to Fire Someone (with Jules and Jonas)
  • 2022
    Lucky Fish

    Lucky Fish

    Lucky Fish

    82022HD

    Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.

    Lucky Fish
  • 2021
    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special

    02021HD

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

    Asian American Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special
  • 2022
    Swept Under

    Swept Under

    Swept Under

    5.52022HD

    After receiving a housewarming rug from his sister, a Cambodian adoptee discovers a dark history hidden underneath its surface.

    Swept Under
  • 1970
    Florence from Ohio

    Florence from Ohio

    Florence from Ohio

    01970HD

    Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal sets out to cross the generational divide, confronting long-simmering tensions with her Chinese immigrant mother by...

    Florence from Ohio
  • 2019
    Coby and Stephen are in Love

    Coby and Stephen are in Love

    Coby and Stephen are in Love

    02019HD

    Through handmade outfits and dancing, Coby, a 93 year old retired Chinatown nightclub performer, and Stephen, an artist twenty years her junior, find...

    Coby and Stephen are in Love
  • 2022
    Sunflower

    Sunflower

    Sunflower

    02022HD

    After being sexually assaulted by a well-respected professor, a reclusive Chinese American girl who grew up in an abusive family struggles to find...

    Sunflower
  • 2021
    Where No One Will Find Her

    Where No One Will Find Her

    Where No One Will Find Her

    02021HD

    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...

    Where No One Will Find Her
  • 2022
    People Unite!

    People Unite!

    People Unite!

    02022HD

    In the face of AAPI violence, an intergenerational coalition of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, People of Color organizers come together to...

    People Unite!
  • 2012
    David Gan: the Front Lines

    David Gan: the Front Lines

    David Gan: the Front Lines

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    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...

    David Gan: the Front Lines
  • 2025
    it is now tomorrow

    it is now tomorrow

    it is now tomorrow

    02025HD

    The different ways a single Vietnamese mother loved her three daughters comes to fruition when Junie, the middle child, reunites with her sisters in...

    it is now tomorrow
  • 2006
    The Legacy of Charlie Chan

    The Legacy of Charlie Chan

    The Legacy of Charlie Chan

    72006HD

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

    The Legacy of Charlie Chan
  • 1998
    Double Solitaire

    Double Solitaire

    Double Solitaire

    01998HD

    The filmmaker's father and uncle, Norm and Stan, are third generation Japanese Americans. They are "all American" guys who love bowling, cards and...

    Double Solitaire
  • 2023
    Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck

    02023HD

    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...

    Thunderstruck
  • 2023
    Fortune Cookie Factory

    Fortune Cookie Factory

    Fortune Cookie Factory

    02023HD

    A clumsy and rather unskilled, but good-hearted son of two Asian restaurant owners, concocts a new way to help the family business.

    Fortune Cookie Factory