The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) is the largest film festival in Southern California dedicated to showcasing films by and about Asians & Pacific Islanders around the world.

The Festival presents approximately 150 films and mediaworks that celebrates Asian Pacific filmmakers and stories, attracting entertainment celebrities, civic and community leaders, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts in a celebration of the ongoing accomplishments by Asian Pacific cinematic artists.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is an Academy Award-qualifying festival for Short Film Awards. Recipient(s) of the Film Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative Short Film will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards.

Schedule:
Thursday, May 4, 2023
6:00pm: Asian Pacific Heritage Month Kickoff - 180 mins

Location: Japanese American National Museum

Friday, May 5, 2023
5:00pm: Indigenous Now! - 89 mins
6:00pm: Hito Hata: Raise The Banner - 86 mins
8:30pm: The Fall Of The I-Hotel - 59 mins

Location: Japanese American National Museum

7:30pm: Armed With A Camera Vol. 2023 - 90 mins

Location: Aratani Theatre at JACCC

Saturday, May 6, 2023
12:00pm: Unseen - 88 mins
3:00pm: Pacific Cinewaves Shorts - 90 mins
6:00pm: Refuge After War - 45 mins
6:00pm: Wisdom Gone Wild - 84 mins
8:30pm: In Search Of Bengali Harlem - 84 mins
9:00pm: K?inga - 85 mins

Location: Japanese American National Museum

4:00pm: Nurse Unseen - 95 mins
7:30pm: This Time - 88 mins

Location: Aratani Theatre at  JACCC

Sunday, May 7, 2023
12:00pm: Digital Histories 2023 - 90 mins
3:00pm: Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story - 87 mins
6:00pm: Big Fight In Little Chinatown - 88 mins
6:00pm: Fly In Power - 77 mins
8:00pm: Lost & Found - 87 mins
9:00pm: My Partner - 98 mins

Location: Japanese American National Museum

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
4:00pm: No No Girl - 113 mins
7:30pm: Liquor Store Dreams - 85 mins

Location: Gardena Cinema

Thursday, May 11, 2023
6:00pm: You Animal! - 73 mins
6:30pm: From Visions To Reel - 91 mins
7:00pm: Starring Jerry As Himself - 75 mins
7:30pm: The Wind & The Reckoning - 92 mins
8:00pm: Kapwa Texas - 62 mins
9:30pm: Cinema Musica Shorts - 73 mins
10:00pm: Raging Grace - 99 mins

Location: Regal L.A. Live

Friday, May 12, 2023
6:00pm: Gaga - 112 mins
6:30pm: You Are Here - 92 mins
7:30pm: Jamojaya - 90 mins
8:00pm: Red, White & Brass - 85 mins
9:00pm: Where Is The Lie? - 85 mins
9:00pm: Old Narcissus - 110 mins
9:30pm: Kuwentuhan - 88 mins

Location: Regal L.A. Live

Saturday, May 13, 2023
11:00am: The Village - 106 mins
11:30am: We Gotchu Fam - 94 mins
12:00pm: #Life - 94 mins
12:30pm: Whet? M?rama / Bright Star - 93 mins
1:00pm: The Grizzlie Truth - 98 mins
2:00pm: Zero Waste - 71 mins
2:30pm: Your Son - 91 mins
3:00pm: The Harvest - 110 mins
3:30pm: Who Is Next? - 61 mins
4:00pm: Parenthood - 90 mins
4:30pm: The Cloud Messenger - 148 mins
5:30pm: Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold - 93 mins
6:00pm: 2023 A.D. - 91 mins
6:30pm: B-Side: For Taylor - 100 mins
7:00pm: Past Lives - 106 mins
8:00pm: Leila’S Brothers - 160 mins
8:30pm: Golden Delicious - 120 mins
9:00pm: Battling Demons - 95 mins
9:30pm: To Care For - 81 mins

Location: Regal L.A. Live

Date: May 4 - 13, 2023

Location:
Japanese American National Museum - 100 North Central Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
Aratani Theatre - 244 S San Pedro St Los Angeles, CA 90012
Gardena Cinema - 14948 Crenshaw Blvd Gardena, CA 90249
Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14 - 1000 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015

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