Celebrating a Decade of Asian Cinema in North Carolina June 6, 2026
Celebrate Regional Cinema - May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024 - South Asian Film Speaks
Vasant & Champa Patel
Meet Filmmakers Raghupathi & Underhill
Maria Cervania, NC Rep
Currently on Animal Control Series on Fox running on Wednesdays.
Maria Cervania, NC Rep
Meet Filmmakers Raghupathi & Underhill
Maria Cervania, NC Rep
1st Filipino American in NC Office
Meet Filmmakers Raghupathi & Underhill
Meet Filmmakers Raghupathi & Underhill
Meet Filmmakers Raghupathi & Underhill
Emmy Nominated Director - Aravind Raghupathi & Multi-Award Winner - Rob Alan Underhill
May 5, 2024 - Celebrating Asian Cinema
Legacy of Resilience
Legacy of Resilience
Legacy of Resilience
The feature documentary 80 YEARS LATER explores the racial inheritance of Japanese American family incarceration during World War II through multigenerational conversations with survivors and their descendants.
In the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that imprisoned 120,000 Japanese Americans in World War II, families still grapple with the legacy of their experience. How does one inherit traumatic history across generations?
K-Pop Fan Dreams
Legacy of Resilience
Legacy of Resilience
A top university graduate fell into a slump of life after leaving the campus. Uncertain what his next step should be, he decided to take on the responsibility of helping his K-pop idols, EXID, to create a stronger fan base to prolong their popularity. However, 5 months after he started this plan, the members of EXID left the company one after another. How can he keep on with life and with this mission?
Echoes of Korea
Legacy of Resilience
Asian Family Ties
After never talking about her life, 93 year-old Myung Ja Ginzel reflects on her experiences growing up with nothing in Korea, marrying an American soldier, and finding God.
Asian Family Ties
Bridging Generations
Asian Family Ties
A Taiwanese-American Buddhist woman commits to five random acts of kindness in one day to close out 2021—until she becomes the target of anti-Asian violence.
Bridging Generations
Bridging Generations
Bridging Generations
A misguided father forces his unwilling son to spend a day with him learning to play the family pastime of baseball. A tradition that goes back further than he could ever imagine. With the help of an old family bat, both sides learn more about each other and what a relationship means between a father and son.
Journey of a Bride
Bridging Generations
Bridging Generations
In a modern portrayal of events following Sita's rescue from her abductor Ravana, as detailed in the Hindu epic poem The Ramayana, Sita finds herself in therapy and wrestles with the psychological effects of her abduction and slut shaming, leaving her with even more questions than answers.
Despite the connection to the characters' ancient Hindu origin stories, this tale is relatable to so many as the themes in the tale continue to repeat, even today.
Because these topics are sensitive by definition, viewers may find themselves in a place of discomfort and hopefully will learn a little about themselves through that discomfort.
*Contains adult language and mature themes, not suitable for children
Tales of Courage
Flavors of Vietnam
Flavors of Vietnam
This is a simple travel film showcasing the prominence of Sarees in USA, highlighting the history of Sarees in USA and in general. It is an experimental film where the filmmaker comes up with new patterns never been worn or though off by Saree makers or Saree lovers. Filmmaker believes she is the Pioneer in this Saree creation which will be followed by others as soon as the film comes to light.
Flavors of Vietnam
Flavors of Vietnam
Flavors of Vietnam
Golden Globe, Emmy, and Drama Desk nominee Tina Chen (THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR) and Albert M. Chan (GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, LAW & ORDER SVU, 30 ROCK) star in this moving story of a multi-generational Asian-American family, and the incredible bond between them all that transcends both time and national boundaries.
Andrew (Chan), the son of Chinese immigrants, is about to become a father to a baby girl. To ease his apprehension about his impending fatherhood, Andrew desperately needs to understand how his mother Ellen (Chen) and her own father could have lived apart for most of their lives. When Ellen finally gains the courage to speak about her father after years of restraint, Andrew begins to understand the extraordinary sense of kinship that binds him to his ancestors and descendants, ultimately sending Andrew on a journey that leads to his grandfather.
Building Bonds
Flavors of Vietnam
Building Bonds
A Pakistani-Australian runaway bride confronts her past, present, and future when the ghost of her mum, “Sheriff”, tries to stop her from fleeing.
Ghanimah
Father Figure
Building Bonds
The war on terror, the 7/7 bombings, the loss of the son's mother and the allegiance to either Islam or Britain. What will unfold. Family, Duty or Honour? A heated argument occurs when Abdullah (Mikhail Sen - House of Dragon, A Suitable Boy) declares he is joining the British Military to the shock of his pacifist father Omar (Adil Akram - What's Love got to do with it?) and anger of his fundamentalist older brother Moh (James El-Sharawy - Tyrant, EastEnders). As their debate unfurls past resentments and revelations rise to the surface, boiling to a point where they can no longer contain themselves.
Ma's Kitchen
Father Figure
Father Figure
Ma's Kitchen is a semi-autobiographical short film (which will become a feature film) about Debbie Vu, her mother, their language barrier and straddling between two very different cultures, Vietnamese and American.
Father Figure
Father Figure
Father Figure
A Black step father tries to build a relationship with his Cambodian-American step-son through teaching him how to fish.
Selected Films - May 5, 2024
Mysore Love Story
Mysore Love Story
Mysore Love Story
The true story of an unlikely romance in 1982 at a disco competition in Mysore, India.
Arctic Hope
Mysore Love Story
Mysore Love Story
There's nothing more that 9 year old Anika wants than protect the planet and save polar bears from extinction. But this mission of hers doesn't sit well with her father.
Silent Strength
Mysore Love Story
Silent Strength
With minutes left before U.S. forces level a Mujahideen camp, a Sikh prisoner trapped in solitary confinement turns to his faith to make a daring escape
Freedom Mail
Bureaucracy Satire
Silent Strength
This is a trailer of he incredible true story of Henry "Box" Brown, an enslaved man who mailed himself to freedom in 1849.
Silent Return
Bureaucracy Satire
Bureaucracy Satire
A young deaf girl who cannot communicate suddenly goes missing leaving her family in despair. Why, what and how leave many questions unanswered and her brother takes charge in finding her desperately. On his 19th birthday, she unexpectedly returns and breaks her silence leaving everyone shocked.
Bureaucracy Satire
Bureaucracy Satire
Bureaucracy Satire
A satire on how to complete a task within government bureaucracy.
Life in Motion
United Arts Council - Sponsor
United Arts Council - Sponsor
The Music video showcases the life of Jyoti Singh in 4 minutes, full feature documentary coming in 2026.
United Arts Council - Sponsor
United Arts Council - Sponsor
United Arts Council - Sponsor
“North Carolina Indian and South Asian Film Festival is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.”