The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to present these films that spotlight stories by, experiences from, and life as a member of the Asian American Pacific Islander COMMUNITies.

Love Chaos Kin

Run Time: 100 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Friday, April 10 at 2:00pm
Saturday, April 11 at 3:15pm
Sunday, April 12 at 11:25am

Directed by: Chithra Jeyaram

Cast: Lakshmi Iyer, Anjali Iyer, Cecilia/Meghna Iyer, Katherine Faye [AKA Brandy Stein], Narayanan Iyer, Sahana Iyer

Synopsis: An unexpected pregnancy compels an Indian immigrant mother to help her adopted twin daughters reconnect with their White birth mother and estranged Native American father, exposing raw class divides while transforming their understanding of identity and belonging.

Asian American Pacific Islander
Directed Shorts

Run Time: 95 minutes

Screening Time(s):
Saturday, April 11 at 4:55pm 
Sunday, April 12 at 5:40pm
Tuesday, April 14 at 10:05am

Taga
Directed by: Jill Sachs
Synopsis: When eco-volunteers scorn the customs of a remote mountain village, an ancient evil comes knocking.

SŪNNA
Directed by: Radha Mehta
Synopsis: When hearing loss shatters her identity, a musician is left in silence until echoes of memory help her reclaim herself.

Johann's Story: Rewriting Life
Directed by: Cindy Lee
Synopsis: A Korean American disabled veteran rewrites his life and reflects on the power and connection of sharing pain.

I Wanna Be
Directed by: Chaewon Suh
Synopsis: Blind runner Woori has no choice but to team up with Lola, who only volunteered to compensate for failing grades.

There Tokyo
Directed by: Haruka Motohashi
Synopsis: There Tokyo is an autobiographical documentary centers around the director herself, a Japan-born expatriate, returning to Tokyo to visit her estranged and ailing mother.

More Dead Than Living
Directed by: JT Doran
Synopsis: Death comes for a widow who's happy to go but not without one last “magic" adventure with his estranged daughter.