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
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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.
  • 2018
    The Playlist

    The Playlist

    The Playlist

    02018HD

    A film about a boy's turbulent time in high school.

    The Playlist
  • 2021
    Family Legend

    Family Legend

    Family Legend

    02021HD

    In 1916, twenty-year-old Marion Wong wrote and directed The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest example of an Asian American film. What initially...

    Family Legend
  • 1998
    Seventeen Years to Earth

    Seventeen Years to Earth

    Seventeen Years to Earth

    81998HD

    For 17 years, from the age of about six or seven, Kathy Chu keeps a diary. It's a complete fiction, denying disappointments (when her older sister...

    Seventeen Years to Earth
  • 1970
    Feeling Asian American

    Feeling Asian American

    Feeling Asian American

    01970HD

    Feeling Asian American explores the emotional journeys of five individuals, who navigated their way through their own racial reckonings in the face...

    Feeling Asian American