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Since 2002, AWC has developed and supported over 160 Asian American & Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander filmmakers. Cultivating a rising generation of artists committed to social and political changes and movements, these storytellers empower communities and challenge perspectives through their creative works.
Featured AWC Projects
A GUIDE FOR WHEN IMMIGRANTS BECOME ANCESTORS
Directed by Iliana Garcia (AWC 2022)
Featuring references to Selena Quintanilla, Larry Itliong, Google Translate and the filmmaker’s grandfathers, A GUIDE FOR WHEN IMMIGRANTS BECOME ANCESTORS pairs personal experience with poetry to paint an intimate portrait of fourth-generation Mexican Filipino Americans as they navigate what it means to inherit an identity rooted in cultural memory.
BUTTERFLY/BATAPLAI
Directed by Veialu Aila-Unsworth (AWC 2023)
Raya loves makeup but her family does not. She’s torn between her secret dream of being a makeup artist and her family’s strict religious beliefs. In a nightmare, she receives a profound message from her Papua New Guinean ancestor who encourages her to look at her Indigenous culture for answers.
MANGO BABY
Directed by serena violet hodges (AWC 2020)
MANGO BABY is a series of fictionalized memories about sharing mangoes and extending care across time and diaspora. This film is dedicated to the director’s maternal grandparents, Gopa Chowdhry and Ruddrendra Kumar Ghose.