2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Art & Craft

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7 films in package
AN OBJECT OF MERIT
What makes an ordinary bowl beautiful? Korean Canadian ceramic artist Minjae Lee explores the influences on his functional wares, searching for purpose in his art.
CONNECTION
A lifelong angler, Autumn Harry had never fished beyond the waters of her reservation — until she picked up a fly rod.
HORIMONO: JAPAN'S TATTOO PILGRIMAGE
Despite the taboos surrounding traditional horimono tattoos in Japan, a group of tattooed pilgrims practice a centuries-old, holy mountain pilgrimage where their tattoos are celebrated.
IKEBANA
A Japanese Canadian elder reconciles her past and rediscovers a small part of her heritage through traditional Japanese flower arranging: ikebana.
PHOENIX BAKERY: SWEETS FOR THE SWEET
For over 80 years, the Chan family has made sweets for the sweet at Chinatown's Phoenix Bakery.
POW! WOW! JAPAN
Pow! Wow! Worldwide, an artist collective, travels to Japan.
YELLOW PERIL: QUEER DESTINY
An experimental documentary on queer East Asian diasporic culture, following the story of Vancouver-based drag artist, Maiden China.
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Ranging from a fly-fisher fighting for conservation, to a beloved L.A. Chinatown bakery, to traditional Japanese flower arranging; these nonfiction works show how creative passion meets legacy and discipline.— Eseel Borlasa


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Despite the taboos surrounding traditional horimono tattoos in Japan, a group of tattooed pilgrims practice a centuries-old, holy mountain pilgrimage where their tattoos are celebrated.

  • Year
    2019
  • Director
    David Caprara, Kira Dane
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