Directing
Filmed over three years, the film follows Ashley Chea, a Cambodian-American basketball phenom. Exploring the highs and lowsher immigrant family, surmounting racial and class differences, as well as personal trials that include a devastating knee injury. Despite the intensity of basketball recruiting, Ashley’s humor shines through and her natural talent inspires the support of those around her.
Filmmaker Tadashi explores his father Robert A. Nakamura's life as an influential Asian American artist and activist, while grappling with Robert's Parkinson's diagnosis, navigating themes of art, grief, and their father-son relationship.
As small ethnic-owned businesses in East Anaheim Plaza are threatened by plans of redevelopment, the collective Long Beach community has mobilized to resist against this ongoing injustice.
As the matriarch of the family, Kanley fights for her husband’s freedom from deportation alongside her five children. With the support of their Cambodian community in Oakland, CA, Kanley and her husband, Roeun, realize that home is where the heart is, where family can be together. Home is nowhere but here.
As Cambodia Town members face displacement threats, the Cambodia Town Thrives collaborative is formed to create a better future for their community.
Our film tells the story of KH Supermarket, a Cambodian-owned grocery store in the heart of Cambodia Town, Long Beach that was forced to close due to gentrification. We aim to create space to mourn the loss of this cultural artifact and celebrate the market’s contribution of nurturing our community.
