Since 2002, AWC has developed and supported over 160 Asian American &amp; 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.

Set in a dark workhouse over the span of 30 years, THE SEAMSTRESS is a meditative reflection of a daughter coming to terms with a distant and difficult relationship with her mother. The story weaves an intimate portrait of a mother that cannot express love and a daughter that cannot understand the labor of love.

THE SEAMSTRESS

Set in a dark workhouse over the span of 30 years, THE SEAMSTRESS is a meditative reflection of a daughter coming to terms with a distant and difficult relationship with her mother. The story weaves an intimate portrait of a mother that cannot express love and a daughter that cannot understand the labor of love.

Toshi and Yuka are struggling through marital issues. When a delayed weekend getaway forces Yuka to return home unexpectedly, Toshi must divert her attention from the kitchen or, more specifically, from the recently deceased corpse on the kitchen floor.

CLEAN-UP

Toshi and Yuka are struggling through marital issues. When a delayed weekend getaway forces Yuka to return home unexpectedly, Toshi must divert her attention from the kitchen or, more specifically, from the recently deceased corpse on the kitchen floor.

For many Asian American families, grandparents play a particularly large role in the upbringing of their grandchildren. In GRANDMA, the filmmaker, a Chinese American, asks his grandmother, who helped raise him and his brother, to reflect upon his brother’s autism.&nbsp;This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Artists, which develops the next generation of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists to capture their world and stories.

GRANDMA

For many Asian American families, grandparents play a particularly large role in the upbringing of their grandchildren. In GRANDMA, the filmmaker, a Chinese American, asks his grandmother, who helped raise him and his brother, to reflect upon his brother’s autism. This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Artists, which develops the next generation of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists to capture their world and stories.

After being excluded by privileged children to play on a Slip ‘n Slide, John scours the alleyways of the city, looking for materials to assemble his own makeshift Slip ‘n Slide.

SLIP AND SLIDE

After being excluded by privileged children to play on a Slip ‘n Slide, John scours the alleyways of the city, looking for materials to assemble his own makeshift Slip ‘n Slide.

In rural China in 1987, Young Wang Zhang finds his father in despair. Upset, Wang runs away from his father. Only after he runs off with his friends does he realize the true value of his father's love.

BETTER THAN BLUE

In rural China in 1987, Young Wang Zhang finds his father in despair. Upset, Wang runs away from his father. Only after he runs off with his friends does he realize the true value of his father's love.

Two popular threading salons for South Asian customers and workers holds differing stories of fear and courage, as the fight against exploitation at one salon is used to highlight the partnership that sustains the other.

RAISING EYEBROWS

Two popular threading salons for South Asian customers and workers holds differing stories of fear and courage, as the fight against exploitation at one salon is used to highlight the partnership that sustains the other.

A young Indian male must deal with his family and culture in the matters of traditional arranged marriage customs. While he secretly dates girls against his parents’ wishes, his parents are heavily pursuing the perfect future daughter-in-law.

BRIDES WANTED

A young Indian male must deal with his family and culture in the matters of traditional arranged marriage customs. While he secretly dates girls against his parents’ wishes, his parents are heavily pursuing the perfect future daughter-in-law.

Politicians, police officers, and right-wing pundits all agree: White On™ is the best solution to the race problem since Jim Crow! This piece is a satirical look at white privilege in the United States, under the guise of an infomercial for a skin whitening cream.

WHITE ON INFOMERCIAL

Politicians, police officers, and right-wing pundits all agree: White On™ is the best solution to the race problem since Jim Crow! This piece is a satirical look at white privilege in the United States, under the guise of an infomercial for a skin whitening cream.

ARMED WITH A CAMERA 2010

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