2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

The Female Gaze

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8 films in package
A YEAR
A Himalayan village woman yearns to provide a better life for her young daughters, but the only possible option she sees becomes a searing dilemma.
GAMERS
A gamer is given a once in a lifetime opportunity to try out for a pro league gaming team, only to be repressed by self-doubt.
I KNOW HER
In the afterglow of a seemingly fated hookup, two women realize that perhaps they have a little too much in common.
MIRROR
A Korean immigrant with a severely scarred face visits a black market hospital in Queens to seek plastic surgery.
PARACHUTE
A Chinese teenager struggles to adapt to her new American life.
THE 90 DAY PLAN
To save her grandma from losing her home, a high school student obsessed with heist movies convinces her friend to rob a bank.
WERE YOU GAY IN HIGH SCHOOL?
Two queer women recall their awkward, closeted high school days of kissing boys and straight-girl crushes.
YOU WIN USA VACATION RESORT
A pregnant Chinese woman escapes an ICE raid on her maternity hotel, only to find herself forced to look after a little Chinese boy.
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What happens when women make films about women? This eclectic collection of films show both the pleasure and pain of the lived female experience, reminding us of the nuanced storytelling we get when women lead the charge. — Dorothy Xiao


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A Chinese teenager struggles to adapt to her new American life.

  • Year
    2019
  • Director
    Katherine Tolentino
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