Dialogue: Select filmmakers in attendance.
Sunday, May 10, 2:30 p.m. | Sometimes the grass is greener, and other times it isn't. These AAPI shorts feature leaps of faith, searches for stability, and examinations of the new and the eternally unknowable. Dialogue: Select filmmakers in attendance.
Program:
MAGAS
2025, dir. Ashkan Nasseri, USA, 13 min., In English
A zany, surreal, Iranian take on immigration and the promise of America.
THESE YELLOW STARS OF OURS
2025, dir. Vinh Nguyen, USA, 23 min., In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles
The journey of a family from Vietnam to America, uniquely told through archival materials and animation.
THE PATEL MOTEL STORY
2025, dir. Amar Shah, Rahul Rohatgi, USA, 13 min., In English
The little-told story of how one name came to dominate the hospitality industry in the United States.
LONG'S LONG LOST & MINI MART
2025, dir. Julian Doan, USA, 18 min., In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles
A man needing closure from his departed father goes to an unlikely place to find it.
MUOZ-DOIC MIXTAPE
2025, dir. Quyên Nguyen-Le, USA, 16 min., In English and Mien with English subtitles
Intergenerational storytelling via cassette in the Mien community of Portland, Oregon.
COPY, SAVE
2026, dir. Alyssa Loh, USA, 16 min., In English
Two teen sisters engaged in internet grifting, fall down the digital rabbit hole.
Asian American Showcase | May 7–12, 2026
Presented as an annual collaboration with the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and now celebrating its 29th year, the Asian American Showcase (AAS) provides a platform for new work by established and emerging Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander filmmakers and stories. Synopses provided by AAS.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu