Documentaries, New American Perspectives, YES
An inspirational film that captures a moment in time when the lithe and self-aware Ashima Shiraishi, who at 13 was considered one of the best rock climber in the sport,…
Panorama
Twelve-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug (a wild Barry Keoghan) and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent, England. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids,…
Made In Hawaii
Misha Miyamoto, 29, lives alone in the house her grandmother left her, has held the same job since high school, and likes her life as is: simple. Unfortunately, her satisfaction…
Spotlight on Japan
Junior high school student Yuki was born in a family of a traveling theater troupe. To keep up the performance schedule, he travels around Japan every month, leading a life…
Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee, Spotlight on Japan
Kana (Yuumi Kawai), 21-years-old, works as an assistant at a beauty salon. Thinking about the future is too tedious for her and she doesn’t even know what she wants in…
Southeast Asian Showcase, YES
The popular sports underdog trope–from COOL RUNNINGS to THE MIGHTY DUCKS–is updated to include the world of esports in this all-ages film set in Manila and Hong Kong. Hazel, an…
Spotlight on India
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, a model student, 16-year-old Mira (Preeti Panigrahi in a radiant debut performance), despite her ambition and primness, is overcome by desire…
Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee, Spotlight on Japan
Best friends Yuta and Kou are about to graduate high school in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life. One night, they pull a…
Spotlight on Korea
Jae-hee (Kim Go-eun) is a free-spirited young woman, who is completely unconcerned with other people’s opinions and draws attention with her bold style and daring attitude. Heung-soo (Steve Sanghyun Noh,…
Centerpiece Presentation, Kau Ka Hōkū Award Nominee, Made In Hawaii, Pacific Showcase
After years of incarceration, Kainoa De Silva, a wayward Hawaiian man, is paroled. Fully committed to reconnecting with his family, most important is rebuilding a relationship with his son, Jonathan.…
New American Perspectives
An imaginative telling of the story of a Vietnamese American mother-daughter duo who, in their attempt to heal the rift between them, reenact and satirize scenes from celebrated Vietnam War…
Pacific Showcase, YES
A lively and inspirational coming-of-age tale from Rachel House as three kids–a cancer patient, a friendless boy honoring the memory of his mother, and a self-appointed “guardian of Mother Earth”--go…
Pacific Showcase
In this affecting drama set in 1954 New Zealand, Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape a reform school for delinquent girls that has been relocated to a facility on a…