Future of Film: AANHPI Voices

2026 English 1 Season NR

Future of Film: AANHPI Voices spotlights bold new storytellers shaping the next chapter of cinema. This special collection features an inspiring lineup of compelling short films from the Asian American International Film Festival and the Pacific Island Film Festival, showcasing deeply personal, culturally rich, and artistically daring work from across the Asian and AANHPI communities. Together, these films illuminate underrepresented perspectives with heart, humor, resilience, and vision-celebrating creators whose stories broaden representation and expand how we see the world and ourselves.

An Indonesian boy and his mother bring Chinese takeout to a church potluck and pretend it's a traditional family dish.

16min

A young speech therapist disconnected from her Tongan heritage lies about her Tongan language skills to get a job.

17min

A young woman living on permanent supplemental oxygen is convinced that a miracle-working televangelist can heal her.

20min

In the 1960s, a Korean boy (16), kidnapped and assaulted at a juvenile center on a remote island, must escape with his rival to survive.

21min

In present-day New York City, a 17-year-old Japanese girl discovers she is pregnant.

15min

Aspiring actor, Ikaika, struggles with the politics of diversity in Hollywood until his small-town cousin Kekoa unexpectedly arrives from Hawaiʻi.

18min

In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods.

22min

A magical take on a true story, THE QUEEN'S FLOWERS is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu.

11min

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"Daly City Ep. 1"

"Mother Tongue Ep. 2"

"American Oxygen Ep. 3"

"Children of Light Ep. 4"

"Ume: Or the Will to Fly Blind Ep. 5"

"The Mainland Ep. 6"

"Vox Humana Ep. 7"

"The Queen's Flowers Ep. 8"