31st Annual Asian Pacific Film Festival
April 23-30, 2015 Little Tokyo - Koreatown - West Hollywood
The 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival will be presented April 23 through 30, 2015 at the Aratani Theatre, Tateuchi Democracy Forum at JANM, Downtown Independent, CGV Cinemas, and the Directors Guild of America. A key highlight leading up to annual Asian Pacific Heritage Month activities, the Film Festival is produced by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, and enjoys broad support from cinema artists and audiences alike.
Since 1983, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has presented nearly 4,000 films and videos by Asian international and Asian Pacific American artists, and additionally features seminars and panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The Film Festival continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian American and Asian international cinema.
Narrative Nominees
Since 1983, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has presented nearly 4,000 films and videos by Asian international and Asian Pacific American artists, and additionally features seminars and panels, in-person guest appearances, and filmmaker awards. The Film Festival continues to be the largest festival of its kind in Southern California and is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian American and Asian international cinema.
Narrative Nominees
Advantageous - 90 min - Dir. Jennifer Phang
Everything Before Us - 99 min - Dir. Wesley Chan, Ted Fu, Philip Wang
Ktown Cowboys - 84 min - Dir. Daniel Park
Love Arcadia - 98 min - Dir. Lawrence Gan
Man Up - 83 min - Dir. Justin Chon
Margarita, With a Straw - 100 min - Dir. Shonali Bose
Miss India America - 93 min - Dir. Ravi Kapoor
There Is a New World Somewhere - 109 min - Dir. Li Lu
Documentary Nominees
Changing Season - 57 min - Dir. Jim ChoiThe Chinese Mayor - 86 min - Dir. Hao Zhou
Everything Will Be - 86 min - Dir. Julia Kwan
I Have Seen My Last Born - 79 min - Dir. Samuel Gray Anderson, Lee Isaac Chung
June Bride: Redemption of a Yakuza - 80 min - Dir. Derek Shimoda
Top Spin - 80 min - Dir. Mina T. Son, Sara Newens
Twinsters - 90 min - Dir. Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto
Visions in the Dark: the Life of Pinky Thompson - 76 min - Dir. Ty Sanga
Winning Girl - 68 min - Dir. Kimberlee Bassford
International Showcase
(Sex) Appeal - 107 min - Taiwan - Dir. Wang Wei-ming
2030 - 98 min - Vietnam - Dir. Nghiem-Minh Nguyen-Vo
Cat Funeral - 107 min - South Korea - Dir. Lee Jong-hoon
The Chinese Mayor - 86 min - China - Dir. Hao Zhou
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) - 80 min - South Korea, Thailand, US - Dir. Josh Kim
In the Absence of the Sun - 94 min - Indonesia - Dir. Lucky Kuswandi
Kung Fu Killer - 100 min - China, Hong Kong - Dir. Teddy Chen
The Last Reel - 105 - Cambodia - Dir. Kulikar Sotho
River of Exploding Durians - 128 min - Malaysia - Dir. Edmund Yeo
That Thing Called Tadhana - 100 min - Philippines - Dir. Antoinette Jadeone
The Vancouver Asahi - 132 min - Japan - Dir. Yuya Ishii
We Are Moluccans - 150 min - Indonesia - Dir. Angga Dwimas Sasongko
Where I Am King - 91 min - Philippines - Dir. Carlos Siguion-Reyna
The World of Kanako - 118 min - Japan - Dir. Nakashima Tetsuya
Artist Spotlight - Arthur Dong
Forbidden City, USA - 57 min
The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor - 87 min
The festival also features Short Programs, Special Presentations, C3 Conference for Creative Content, and Filmmaker Panels and Seminars.
For a complete schedule of screenings and to buy tickets please visit No. 31
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