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Wednesday, May 21, 8:30 p.m. | Personal and political roadblocks are navigated in these stories of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians in different stages of life. In the dark comedy ONE NOTE (dir. Jamie Ting, 13 min.), a violinist must fix a mistake on her Harvard application. In DALY CITY (pictured, dir. Nick Hartanto, 17 min.), a boy and his mother attend a potluck and lie about their dish. After the death of his wife, a father and his son begin seeing a shadow, in MY SON WENT QUIET (dir.Ian Bawa, 14 min.). In THE TRUCK (dir. Elizabeth Rao, 13 min.), two teenagers try to buy the morning- after pill in post-Roe America. In BITA JOON (dir. Sara Boutorabi, 14 min.), a woman with cancer comes to grips with family as life slips away. In JIN (dir. Charlotte Huang, 20 min.), a first-generation Chinese immigrant gets a visitor from his past. In the animated THE QUEEN’S FLOWERS (dir. Ciara Leina’ala Lacy, 12 min.), a Hawaiian girl makes a gift for Queen Liliʻuokalani; and in KUMAR KUMAR (dir. Kiran Koshy, 8 min.), a computer changes the day. Dialogue: Select filmmakers in attendance.
Asian American Showcase | May 16–22, 2025
Presented as an annual collaboration with the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and now celebrating its 28th year, the Asian American Showcase (AAS) provides a platform for new work by established and emerging Asian American filmmakers. Synopses provided by AAS. Learn more at faaim.org.
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