Bay Area directors Adria Siu and Vivian Wang challenge stereotypes of gender, sexuality and race in DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT. The subjects, three Asian American women, share their experiences, frustrations and identity amid the backdrop of San Francisco’s Castro District and other neighborhoods. Directed by Adria Siu and Vivian Wang
Released on the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam War and now making its Bay Area premiere, local filmmaker Viet Le’s ECLIPSE (RUBY) is multisensory poetry expressed through a trans lens. Le’s expression-filled film rides waves of movement and meaning, accompanied by music from controversial, legendary musicians Dai Lam Linh. Directed by Viet Le
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY is an intimate portrait of acceptance within the modern queer family. Cabalu follows her LGBTQ family members’ lives as she learns from hearing about their experiences how to build more meaningful, respectful relationships. Directed by Joella Cabalu
A young woman struggles to come out to her conservative mother. However, when her relationship with her girlfriend is put in jeopardy over the ongoing secrets and lies, she realizes that she must finally put her insecurities aside and finally be he honest with her mother. Directed by Yvonne Li
In postwar Japan, Tsuyako, a factory worker and mother must decide between duty and love, her family and her
freedom. Directed by Hikari Mitsuyo Miyazaki
Told through the single point perspective of a dash cam inside a car, TWO-SIDED RIDE provides an intimate outlook into the life of Alex—a gay driver for a ride-booking service—as he encounters passengers and misfortunes in his search for a romantic connection in the city. Directed by Jason Karman
Bemz Benedito dreams of becoming the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. Directed by S. Leo Chiang and Johnny Symons
Dao has double booked her afternoon. She's ready to meet up with her date but is also supposed to spend time with her mom who has Alzheimer's disease. Would it really be a good idea to combine the two? Directed by Narissa Lee
When three rebellious students leave their hometown to pursue their lifelong dreams in the big city, their relationships start to face the pressures of real life as the 1980s Taiwanese socio-political reformation movement unfolds in the background. Directed by Ya-che Yang
Arrested for satirizing the king, two clowns can have a reprieve if they can make him laugh. Directed by Lee Joon-ik
A gay man and a lesbian get married to hide their sexuality. They juggle their secret identities, fool friends and family, and search for true love. Directed by Kim Jho Gwangsoo
