Asian American Movies

  • 2009
    Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

    Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

    Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

    02009HD

    Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol is both a historical portrait of Fumiko, her family and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American...

    Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol
  • 1998
    Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind

    Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind

    Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind

    01998HD

    A light-hearted yet deeply moving portrait of the Asian- and Jewish-American women who play this centuries-old Chinese game, shedding light on the...

    Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind
  • 2024
    Mandarins

    Mandarins

    Mandarins

    02024HD

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

    Mandarins
  • 1993
    Stolen Ground

    Stolen Ground

    Stolen Ground

    01993HD

    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
  • 2023
    Thirstygirl

    Thirstygirl

    Thirstygirl

    72023HD

    On a road trip with her younger sister, Charlie struggles to hide a secret addiction.

    Thirstygirl
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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!
  • 2024
    swallows燕子

    swallows燕子

    swallows燕子

    02024HD

    When a journalist is assigned to profile a businessman, she discovers that he has a story that is related to her haunted past.

    swallows燕子
  • 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
  • 1970
    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    01970HD

    On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Shylo Song must decide whether she, her younger sister, and their grandmother should leave their childhood home...

    Crossroads
  • 2017
    Caregiving: The Circle of Love

    Caregiving: The Circle of Love

    Caregiving: The Circle of Love

    02017HD

    In "Caregiving: The Circle of Love," three caregivers discuss about the challenges of caregiving and how their Chinese American traditions play a...

    Caregiving: The Circle of Love
  • 1970
    Self Tape

    Self Tape

    Self Tape

    01970HD

    A struggling actor's home is broken into by the famous acting coach, Sebastian Navarro Rodrigo Rivera, who offers to coach him.

    Self Tape
  • 2012
    David Gan: the Front Lines

    David Gan: the Front Lines

    David Gan: the Front Lines

    02012HD

    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
  • 2022
    perennials

    perennials

    perennials

    02022HD

    After a pineapple shows up at her front door, Lia returns to her childhood home in search of her father, who hasn’t been seen in months.

    perennials
  • 1970
    The Empathizer

    The Empathizer

    The Empathizer

    01970HD

    Standup comedian Fred Le hears the stories of a diverse range of young overseas-born Vietnamese who made their way back to the land that their...

    The Empathizer
  • 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
  • 1970
    From Both Ends

    From Both Ends

    From Both Ends

    01970HD

    A man with night terrors is greeted by an unexpected and supernaturally gifted guru.

    From Both Ends