A coming of age tale of self discovery of a teenage girl and her mother's search for desire collides in their Indian household.

In a Texas winter, a long-divorced Chinese couple reunites for their daughter’s college graduation. Days pass with small talk in quiet spaces, until they part again towards separate lives.

In its essence, this film balances a beautiful traditional concept of the taemong with the twist of a revenge plot, questioning the validity of outdated cultural customs and exploring the idea of hope, potential, and loss. The film highlights dream-like moments, including 8mm analog camcorder footage from intimate, real moments of the director’s life.

A new traumedy docuseries hosted by two filmmakers (who happen to be siblings) exploring all the ways people grieve in order to process our own losses and fear of our turn in the urn. Follow along on this journey as we get people to talk about the stuff no one (especially our Arab family) wants to talk about.

FIREWALL follows Ani, an Iranian-American girl in Texas longing for her father, lost and unreachable due to an internet firewall in politically turbulent Iran. When her father mysteriously returns, ancient Persian mythology intertwines with her reality, forcing her to confront the demons that have kept her from finding peace.

From family estrangement to New York City’s overlooked restaurants, Cindy Tran’s poems capture what’s hidden, honest, and beautiful about being human. She invites us into the in-between, where we embrace difficult experiences and reimagine the possibilities of poetry.

Barrio Chino Havana explores the rich, but forgotten, history of the Chinese in Cuba through the stories of four elders: Pedro, Mauro, Caridad, and Georgina—and their descendants. Barrio Chino, Havana’s once-vibrant Chinatown, is one of the oldest and largest in Latin America, now turning to dust along with its history. It’s believed that 1 in 6 Cubans have a Chinese ancestor. But of the original Chinese who helped build Barrio Chino, there are only a handful left. Our story arc follows the life stories of the last remaining Chinese in Cuba as they share their experiences. Through their eyes, we will see the beauty and range of the Chinese diaspora, how the past often informs the present, and how history lives on through the legacy we leave.

After crackdowns on street protests in Iran, a group of students and civilians turn to a new form of resistance: filming the unrest from behind their windows to create an alternative archive that challenges the state’s official records. When a woman is shot while recording from her car window, Mehraneh, a film student writes her a letter, recalling her own memories of the protests. As she writes, one question lingers: Can a revolution happen from behind a window?

In a dark preservation lab in New York City, international student Ting Su works to digitize archival film negatives from the Daily Worker, the union newspaper begun in Chicago in 1924. A time capsule in reversal, the film patches together a collective and personal memory touched by the hands of daily workers.

This film emerged from footage originally captured for a feature documentary on enforced disappearances among Sri Lanka’s Tamil population—specifically, an interview with a mother whose son vanished in the war’s final stages. In revisiting this footage, I also revisit the challenges of representing this particular testimony, which eluded me, one that could not be fully conveyed within the framework of the original film. This iteration reshapes the original context, exploring the divide between me and her, the intersection of ethnographic and colonial perspectives, and questioning cinema’s ability to bear witness. Through silence, rupture, and absence, the film attends not only to what can be shown, but to what remains unreachable, withheld, or lost. The text read in the film was sourced from Robert Gardner’s memoir, "The Impulse to Preserve."

UNFOLDING follows Mai Mizuno, who in 2018 joined hundreds of other USC students and alumni to speak out against USC gynecologist George Tyndall, who abused hundreds (if not thousands) of women over nearly three decades.
Mai spent years in the pre-trial process – meeting with LAPD, DA, and press, and lobbying to extend the statute of limitations for Tyndall survivors. She was finally set to take the stand in the Fall of 2024. But months before that, Tyndall died. The trial was dismissed. Mai would no longer get her day in court. UNFOLDING follows Mai in the quiet aftermath of the case, long after the headlines fade.

"Cookie, Love" centers around Taiwanese-American baker Jean Hwang Currant and her cookie store in Paris, France. Part love story, part the American-In-Paris dream as she breaks through the cutthroat world of patisserie, this doc explores identity, authenticity, love, and of course — cookies.

Set in an empty corporate office over the holidays, caught in the stream follows Elaine, a Chinese woman in her late 20s, as she navigates a life predicated on expectations: a modest marriage, full-time employment, and an eventual child.

Joy, an immigrant from China, enters the U.S. under a false identity as a “Paper Daughter,” memorizing details of a deceased girl named Mae and creating a paper mask in her likeness. Arriving at Angel Island, she faces detention and interrogation, discovering carved poems that echo the struggles of immigrants before her. During questioning, her mask begins to unravel until Mae’s ghost appears, guiding her to answer and helping her pass. With her papers approved, Joy leaves for San Francisco, where Mae’s spirit fades into the wind, urging her to live for them both. Joy steps forward into freedom, carrying Mae’s memory with her.

A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his daughter, revealing the complexities of organ trade.

In an orthodox village in India, a young widow defies all norms and learns to ride a bicycle to take her son to school 20 kilometers away.

When 16-year-old Pakistani-American Noori’s wish at 11:11 to be her crush’s type goes awry, she’s magically transformed into a white, blonde, blue-eyed girl — and must undo the wish before losing herself completely. Set in affluent Palos Verdes, 11:11 is a comedic and profound exploration of the painful yet liberating realization that true belonging can't be found by becoming someone else.

A mother with two daughters is pregnant again. After finding out through a checkup that the baby is another girl, the family decides to terminate the pregnancy...

A praying mantis mutant seduces and preys on men out of desperation to save her child. A failed mission led to revelations of her past and dark secrets as the story unfolds.

MĀHŪ whisks and twirls us away to Hawaii for a study of the cultural history of māhū (transgender) people who have long existed in traditional Hawaiian culture though a modern multi-media performance.

Following her husband’s death, an elderly Vietnamese woman moves through her family home clinging to memory and rituals, pulled apart into different directions by not only grief and tradition but also the pressure from her children.

When the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, one Korean family’s restaurant survived, though they lost their own home. Supported by their community and organizations, they turned their parking lot into a distribution center, providing meals and clothing to those in need. World-renowned artist Robert Vargas painted a hopeful mural on their wall, symbolizing how art can bring healing and renewal. Told through mixed media and personal home footage, this film reveals a powerful story of resilience, generosity, and recovery rising through the ashes.

In southern Iraq's marshlands, Ibrahim finds solace with his buffalo companion amidst feeling alienated, but an impending ecological disaster jeopardizes their way of life.