M.G. Evangelista

Suki Terada Ports is an unstoppable Japanese American NYC elder who has been a tireless activist for the AAPI Community for decades. She has fought for Civil Rights in the 1960s, school integration, prison reform, female healthcare equality, LGBTQ+ rights, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, before the AAPI community would even recognize it. In this film, we follow Suki as she goes from her neighborhood in Harlem where she’s lived for over 87 years to a lunch at her friend’s apartment in downtown. A conversation of action, identity, and belonging emerges between three generations of AAPI activists and storytellers.

On the anniversary of her mother’s death, a quiet teen being raised by her two grandmothers awakens to her first period and is relentlessly bullied at school. When her bully later turns his torments on her crush, her pent-up rage erupts and she discovers an ancestral power that is both terrifying and freeing.

In the days following her suicide attempt, a queer lovelorn teen finds connection and solace with her Abuela through the secret language of dreams.

During winter break, a young woman struggles with her sexuality as she's torn between family expectations and her own desires.

A blue-hearted rom-com about people who are going to lose someone they love. Nobody knows what to say, so they fight about nothing, laugh or cry, and dance at the wedding.

Follow Ana, a young housemaid in Manila, as she is caught between the rivalry of the young siblings whose lust for her jeopardizes her position in their household.

After an unprecedented tragedy for the Asian American community of Monterey Park, ballroom dancing offers an unexpected path to healing and joy. Directed by M.G. Evangelista, who was raised in Hayward, the film won Best Documentary at Cannes Indie Shorts.

An introverted teen begins questioning her faith in God and her sexuality as she develops a crush on her classmate.

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Teenage lovebirds Fran and Angie spend the summer at home while Fran begins their transition. They must face who and what they mean to each other when they visit the beach, their love on display for all to see

Almost all the men in the village have left for greener pastures in Europe. A bride is torn between two possible futures. Through the support of her maid of honour, she navigates her past love and pending commitment.