Experience this collection of films centering stories and perspectives from across the LGBTQIA+ community. Navigate through romances and intimate looks into the lives of queer and trans individuals as they figure out their journeys in these vulnerable and insightful shorts. This program is only available to view in Washington state.

Haider, a Bengali Muslim taxi driver faces the reality that the American Dream may never be his. Grueling hours, rude customers, a collapse in medallion values and suicides among fellow drivers continually chip away at his hope for the future. Under this backdrop, crisis spills into his family life as his daughter, Shoshi, is consumed by her own struggle, a desire to live life fully as man in a transphobic immigrant culture.

Elijah

In this coming of age drama, Bowen, a Singaporean teenager studying in an American boarding school is visited by her traditional parents and younger sister. While the visit includes the anticipated Annual Fall Dinner at her boarding school, it is evident that they may not have left on the best of terms; the tension is piercing. The dramatic central question: is Bowen able to reconcile the differences between their values and her affirming self-discoveries.

Bobo In Bliss

Having built a colorful queer life in an American prairie town, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre and reconnect with distanced parents.

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

In this fanciful and imaginative experimental video, a person struggles to figure out what is a dream and what is reality, as they dive into their fantasies of becoming a butterfly among the flowers.

My Fantasies Keep Me Up At Nite

To get the promotion of their dreams, a mischievous earth-bound angel must get two ex-best friends to finally admit their love to each other.

Divine Intervention

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter is a short documentary about an innovative theater production by master hula teacher, Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, which aims to reclaim and celebrate the traditional place of honor and respect given to māhū (transgender) people. The film explores the history of the Hawaiian term māhū by interweaving the multi-media stage performance featuring the hula dance, chant, and contemporary music around intimate interviews with the artistic collaborators of the show who are all acclaimed Hawaiian transgender artists.

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The 13th annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival is continuing our hybrid model this year at the Wing Luke Museum and Broadway Performance Hall in-person from June 20-21, 2025. Online programming will be available from June 22-29, 2025. All films are only available to viewers within the United States, while some films are geo-blocked to Washington State only. Select films will not be available online. Please check each film program for viewing windows and geographic restrictions. Watch all the films with the purchase a Hybrid Festival Pass or Virtual Only Festival Pass {{buy_pass_link|here}} To learn more about the festival and other events, please visit {{website|www.seattleaaff.org}}

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