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Local Sightings Film Festival 2022

Diaspora Diaries

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Establishing roots in a new country or community can be frustrating and intimidating. This far-reaching showcase paints the struggles and the rewards of finding your people in a new place while drawing strength from your origins and identity. Co-presented with Seattle Asian American Film Festival!

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 17 at 4:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

A short auto-biographical film about love across two borders, growing up, learning to accept, and live for yourself.

Year
2022
Runtime
3 minutes
Language
English, Spanish, with English closed captions & hardcoded English subtitles
Country
WA

Director
Daniela Magdalena León
Screenwriter
Daniela Magdalena León

4 films in package

The Outlanders – from HKG to SEA

A young Hongkonger talks about how the choice to leave her hometown and make her way to Seattle marked a pivotal turning point in her life, following the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in Hong Kong.

A short auto-biographical film about love across two borders, growing up, learning to accept, and live for yourself.

Closed captions available

Three Asian-American teens navigate embracing their cultures when assigned a school project.

Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy! Episodes 1–4

"Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist, Capitalist Patriarchy!" is a comedy web series about the trials and tribulations of a young woman of color who struggles to do good in the whitest city in America–Portland, Oregon. She wants to change the world, but it’s not quite happening–yet.

Closed captions available

Establishing roots in a new country or community can be frustrating and intimidating. This far-reaching showcase paints the struggles and the rewards of finding your people in a new place while drawing strength from your origins and identity. Co-presented with Seattle Asian American Film Festival!

Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 17 at 4:30pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

⚠️ Please note: NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Read full Covid policies here.

A short auto-biographical film about love across two borders, growing up, learning to accept, and live for yourself.

Year
2022
Runtime
3 minutes
Language
English, Spanish, with English closed captions & hardcoded English subtitles
Country
WA

Director
Daniela Magdalena León
Screenwriter
Daniela Magdalena León