A short dance piece that captures and denounces the effects of French nuclear testing on three generations in French Polynesia.
Native youth voices addressing the importance of recognizing that water is life. Filmed by Laronn Katcia, a Native filmmaker from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs who worked with youth…
After the abolishment of the One Child Policy in China, 11-year-old Mai attends her baby brother’s very first birthday party and learns a crushing truth: her parents never really wanted…
A documentary short exploring America’s nuclear history in the Marshall Islands and the health hazards still faced by its citizens at home and in the US decades later. After years…
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall…
For the first time on film, 80-year-old Hawai‘i civil rights pioneer and Filipina activist Amy Agbayani gives voice to her own history, which in turn traces landmark events in the…
Afong Moy, the first documented Chinese woman to come to the United States, realizes the men who separated her from her family only have interest in profiting off the peculiarities…
A Filipina immigrant grapples with the physical distance from the family she left behind and the cultural disconnect from her daughters in the United States.
Baseball Behind Barbed Wire paints the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II through the lens of baseball, incorporating interviews, art by former incarcerees, archival film, and animation.…
Ricky and Bobby Okamura wrestle with closing their beloved family-owned manju shop after serving the San Francisco Japantown community for 115 years.
With his island at risk from industrial tourism and environmental degradation, a boy travels back in time to reconnect with his ancestors.
Raya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup artist and her family’s strict religious beliefs. In a nightmare, she receives…
A short that addresses the problem of predatory fishing versus artisanal fishing through the ancestral knowledge of a young “caiçara” fisherman, part of the traditional inhabitants of the coastal southeastern…
It''s 1997, a month after 9-year-old Jimin moved from Korea to start school in California. She arrived in America as part of a Korean ''goose family,'' a term for when…
Queenie, a precocious 7 year-old, fearlessly scours the subways and streets of New York City searching for ways to make a dollar. From basketball charity schemes to peddling roses, Queenie…
After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what their future holds. One confession leads to another and before they know it, they''re embarking on…
An inspiring tale of Senator Tammy Duckworth, shaped by her heritage and fueled by her unwavering spirit and humor. A candid straight-to-camera interview that weaves her experience as a biracial…
Iman, a privileged Pakistani girl, goes with her family to buy a goat, as is the tradition in Pakistan before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha. She picks the cutest…
Oscar and his family fled Mexico and came to the United States in search of a better life. After settling in North Carolina, they faced a new set of challenges…
The older sister of a neglected brother faces her own fears so her brother may heal and experience the everyday joys and struggles of growing up.
Recent graduate Fili Tanuvasa is torn between following his father''s footsteps in playing football and pursuing his hidden passion for acting.
A short documentary that explores the mental health impacts of the climate crisis on young adults worldwide, and considers what resilience means when fighting for the right to a livable…
Miles is an elevator operator working at the Blue Hawaiian Hotel. He believes his job is useless, until one day, he meets a curious girl, Blossom. When the lost little…
Mona is a 10 year old Tongan-Australian girl who begins to realise she''s different to her single, white mum and family. Both mother and daughter navigate identity and belonging in…