Total Runtime: 113 min
Content Warning: DD, V, INJ
Asian American roots in the Pacific Northwest run deep, and dovetail with the region's rich and complex landscape. Though our contemporary zeitgeist is dark, harsh, uncertain, at times absurd—as many of the films in this program depict—we are also strengthened by our family and community ties, and rooted in our local history and heritage.
Hatch
Directed by Alireza Kazemipour
Canada | 2024 | Narrative Short | 11 min | West Coast Premiere
An Afghan refugee boy hides with his mother inside a moving water tanker trying to cross the border to safety. Losing his mother in the process, Naaji forever tries to find a way to relive his last memory of her.
Bab’s Bouquets
Directed by Jasira Andrus
United States | 2024 | Narrative Short | 10 min
In this zany black comedy, a bereaved husband is hustled into becoming a floundering flower shop's cash cow.
Edibles
Directed by Pearl Lam, Tommy Heffernan
United States | 2024 | Narrative Short | 7 min
Two sisters are forced to resolve their family dispute after encountering a crisis on the road.
Preah Kunlong
Directed by Bunthay Cheam, Chanthadeth Chanthalangsy
United States | 2023 | Documentary Short | 4 min | World Premiere
Mrs. Ith Lom, a devout Theravada Buddhist, reveals that there is a God that many in her family and community may not have been aware of but have been guiding, loving and nurturing them.
Sorry for your Cost
Directed by Rosie Choo Pidcock
Canada | 2024 | Narrative Short | 15 min | Seattle Premiere
Ren's working class parents Anna and Randall have been saving for a decade for her to attend theatre school. The day after her acceptance letter arrives, Anna dies in a car accident. Ren is faced with an impossible choice: drop out of school and use her hard-earned tuition money to pay for the funeral, or pursue her dreams and leave Mom behind.
Days After
Directed by Daehwan Cho
United States | 2025 | Narrative Short | 10 min | North American Premiere
A man who lost his family in a traffic accident and struggles to overcome his grief.
Meaningful Meals
Directed by Franco Duerme
United States | 2022 | Narrative Short | 9 min
A minimum wage worker struggles to find meaning in the meals they eat to get them through the week. What ensues is a journey to find that meaning and why the things they eat are important.
Stand In
Directed by Hiromu Yamawaki
Canada | 2024 | Narrative Short | 11 min | USA Premiere
Kenji, an aspiring Japanese actor by day and an Uber driver by night, frequently finds himself standing in for his more successful rival, Chris, an established Asian actor. One evening, Kenji unknowingly picks up Chris as a passenger, and their ride takes an
the eulogy.
Directed by Grace Chin
Canada | 2024 | Narrative Short | 14 min | USA Premiere
A woman deals with the death of her mother and the return of an estranged brother, on the eve of their mother's funeral.
The Golden 50: A Mak Fai Anniversary
Directed by Han Edward So Eckelberg
United States | 2024 | Documentary Short | 10 min
In commemoration of Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association's Golden Anniversary in August 2024, this short documentary explores the origins of the Association; how Mak Hin Fai became an instructor, a talented lion dancer, and the significant events and people that brought Mak Fai to Seattle.
Taky Kimura: The Heart of the Dragon
Directed by Jamil Suleman, Aaron Jacob
United States | 2020 | Documentary Short | 9 min
Taky Kimura was Bruce Lee’s best friend and senior most student, meeting Bruce when he was just a new arrival to Seattle, WA. This short film tells the story of a Japanese-American who survived the incarceration camps of World War II, and went on to meet and train with the greatest martial arts legend of all time. Now 96 years old, Taky has passed down Bruce’s original teachings and the tradition of Jeet Kune Do to his son, Andy Kimura, who continues the legacy where it all started; in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District.