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Welcome to the 42nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (April 29 - May 3, 2026) 🎥 💫

Over the past four decades of presenting #LAAPFF, artists and films have found a home in our space. In this time of overwhelming uncertainty, amid political and financial threats aimed at erasing our histories from collective memory, coming together feels all the more essential to protect. Whether at a gathering, a panel or a screening, it’s time again for us to catch up with old acquaintances or meet new friends and collaborators. Stories, too, can feel familiar, but in isolating times there’s comfort in knowing we feel through life similarly. Especially after this past year, familiar seems necessary. At least until the day we can retire the phrase: history repeats itself.

For now, we keep doing this work.

Join us at #LAAPFF2026 for an exciting lineup of films, panels, discussions, and events across Los Angeles!

🔗 View the program and schedule now at festival.vcmedia.org

🎟 Pre-sale ticketing is available for badgeholders. General ticketing will go on sale on April 6th @ 12PM (PST)

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We're thrilled to have presented four AWC films at the #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema in Oakland last week! 💫

Thank you for having us @qwocmap 💛

We're thrilled to have presented four AWC films at the #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema in Oakland last week! 💫

Thank you for having us @qwocmap 💛

We're thrilled to have presented four AWC films at the #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema in Oakland last week! 💫

Thank you for having us @qwocmap 💛

This past weekend, the Venice Japanese Community Center (@venicejapanesecommunitycenter) presented their first ever film screening, Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 which featured six short films, including "THE SANSEI PROJECT" from our #DigitalHistories artist, Robert Shoji ⭐️

With over 200 people in attendance, this event was packed with community, impact, and joy 💛

This past weekend, the Venice Japanese Community Center (@venicejapanesecommunitycenter) presented their first ever film screening, Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 which featured six short films, including "THE SANSEI PROJECT" from our #DigitalHistories artist, Robert Shoji ⭐️

With over 200 people in attendance, this event was packed with community, impact, and joy 💛

This past weekend, the Venice Japanese Community Center (@venicejapanesecommunitycenter) presented their first ever film screening, Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 which featured six short films, including "THE SANSEI PROJECT" from our #DigitalHistories artist, Robert Shoji ⭐️

With over 200 people in attendance, this event was packed with community, impact, and joy 💛

This past weekend, the Venice Japanese Community Center (@venicejapanesecommunitycenter) presented their first ever film screening, Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 which featured six short films, including "THE SANSEI PROJECT" from our #DigitalHistories artist, Robert Shoji ⭐️

With over 200 people in attendance, this event was packed with community, impact, and joy 💛

This past weekend, the Venice Japanese Community Center (@venicejapanesecommunitycenter) presented their first ever film screening, Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 which featured six short films, including "THE SANSEI PROJECT" from our #DigitalHistories artist, Robert Shoji ⭐️

With over 200 people in attendance, this event was packed with community, impact, and joy 💛

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

Strap on your best cowboy boots because Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is yee-hawing all the way to HOUSTON for #HAAPIFEST2026 🤠

We're thrilled to present ALL SIX AWC short films at @haapifest from May 29 – June 14, 2026! In addition, AWC Mentor @asavarikumar will be presenting her short film "Creatures of Chaos" at the Festival. AWC Alum and Senior Festival Programmer @jeffrey_j_man will also be in attendance as a HAAPIFEST juror!

🎟 Tickets for all programs are available now on www.haapifest.org

THIRD ACT (@thirdactfilm) is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens 📺

Premiering at @sundanceorg in 2025, Third Act, directed by Tadashi Nakamura (@tadashinakamurafilms), has screened at over 30 film festivals, including our very own #LosAngelesAsianPacificFilmFestival in 2025!

🎥 If you haven't had the chance to see it or want to relive the experience, stream Third Act now!

THIRD ACT (@thirdactfilm) is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens 📺

Premiering at @sundanceorg in 2025, Third Act, directed by Tadashi Nakamura (@tadashinakamurafilms), has screened at over 30 film festivals, including our very own #LosAngelesAsianPacificFilmFestival in 2025!

🎥 If you haven't had the chance to see it or want to relive the experience, stream Third Act now!

THIRD ACT (@thirdactfilm) is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens 📺

Premiering at @sundanceorg in 2025, Third Act, directed by Tadashi Nakamura (@tadashinakamurafilms), has screened at over 30 film festivals, including our very own #LosAngelesAsianPacificFilmFestival in 2025!

🎥 If you haven't had the chance to see it or want to relive the experience, stream Third Act now!

THIRD ACT (@thirdactfilm) is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens 📺

Premiering at @sundanceorg in 2025, Third Act, directed by Tadashi Nakamura (@tadashinakamurafilms), has screened at over 30 film festivals, including our very own #LosAngelesAsianPacificFilmFestival in 2025!

🎥 If you haven't had the chance to see it or want to relive the experience, stream Third Act now!

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

#VCArchives is thrilled to partner with the LA City Hall for #AANHPIHeritageMonth to present In Movement: A Legacy of AANHPI Athletes 🏀 This exhibit draws from the Visual Communications Archives to present photographs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) athletes across the past half century of American sports. From Olympic arenas and neighborhood softball fields to incarceration camps and community halls, each image is a story of resilience and identity across a half century of AANHPI life.

The stories here are about more than sport. They are about belonging, about who gets to take up space, about communities that built their own leagues and tournaments and programs when the door was closed to them.

In Movement is located at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall and is open from May 1-31, 2026, and is presented as part of Visual Communications’ ongoing commitment to the preservation and presentation of AANHPI cultural history.

[ID: 1. Koreatown Youth Center, 5th Annual Mini Olympics
2. Kristi Yamaguchi at the 1992 Winter Olympics
3. Muay Thai at the 1986 Asian Pacific Heritage Week
4. Samoan American Softball, Carson
5. Heart Mountain Football
6. Scott Fujimoto, Champion Swimmer]

And just like that, 42 is in the books 💫

Over the course of 5 days, we had the pleasure of hosting you in our home. To provide you all with a place to inspire and champion each other. We kicked off on Wednesday at Hello Stranger in our familiar neighborhood then made a pitstop in WeHo before returning to Little Tokyo and Monterey Park.

On this year’s caravan, we saw a meeting of old friends and new faces, artists and enthusiasts, generations and cultures. Through our programming and events we constantly aim for connection. To see all of you share stories, conversations, laughs, tears, and applause really harmonized throughout the Festival.

Our success isn’t dictated by what happened this year, but by what happens years to come.And so if you did attend a screening, panel, event or workshop and had a positive experience in community with us, please help keep spreading the word about VC and please consider donating at 🔗 vcmedia.org/donate. We appreciate it as it is critical to us going so that we can continue to serve you. We hope that you will be a part of it again.

See you soon,
Visual Communications 💜

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

Digital Histories 2026 is going up North this weekend (5/22 - 5/24) for the 10th Annual Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival (@asianpacificfilmfest) 🎥 💫

Eight films from our latest cohort will be presented as part of the "Voices Across Generations" Shorts Program – get your tickets now!

📅 Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:30PM (PST)
📍 The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre (2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816)
🎟 Get your tickets at SAPFF.org! Discounted prices available for seniors and youth!

#SAPFF2026

We're thrilled to support our Digital Histories artist, Robert Shoji and his film THE SANSEI PROJECT this Saturday at @venicejapanesecommunitycenter for Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 Join us for an evening of film screenings featuring stories and filmmakers from the Japanese American community!

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕠 Doors open at 5:30PM (PST), Program starts at 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Venice Japanese Community Center (12448 Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066)
Parking at the VJCC will be available as well as street parking in the surrounding area.
🎟 ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT RSVP IS REQUIRED. vjcc.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/ff1fa95c-3554-44f8-a6e7-b16a472952db

We're thrilled to support our Digital Histories artist, Robert Shoji and his film THE SANSEI PROJECT this Saturday at @venicejapanesecommunitycenter for Nikkei Movie Night 🇯🇵 🎥 Join us for an evening of film screenings featuring stories and filmmakers from the Japanese American community!

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕠 Doors open at 5:30PM (PST), Program starts at 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Venice Japanese Community Center (12448 Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066)
Parking at the VJCC will be available as well as street parking in the surrounding area.
🎟 ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT RSVP IS REQUIRED. vjcc.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/ff1fa95c-3554-44f8-a6e7-b16a472952db

Visual Communications is thrilled to partner with @qwocmap for their #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema this Friday 5/22 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 💫

Queer Asian cinema is still rare in film, not because the stories are not there, but because the gatekeepers have never prioritized them. Folks in our community have been making this work anyway, and we’re proud to highlight their work at this year's #QWOCFF.

Catch four of our 2026 AWC Fellows' films in Oakland this Friday!

📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)
🎟 RSVP for FREE at oacc.cc/event/qwocmap

Visual Communications is thrilled to partner with @qwocmap for their #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema this Friday 5/22 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 💫

Queer Asian cinema is still rare in film, not because the stories are not there, but because the gatekeepers have never prioritized them. Folks in our community have been making this work anyway, and we’re proud to highlight their work at this year's #QWOCFF.

Catch four of our 2026 AWC Fellows' films in Oakland this Friday!

📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)
🎟 RSVP for FREE at oacc.cc/event/qwocmap

Visual Communications is thrilled to partner with @qwocmap for their #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema this Friday 5/22 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 💫

Queer Asian cinema is still rare in film, not because the stories are not there, but because the gatekeepers have never prioritized them. Folks in our community have been making this work anyway, and we’re proud to highlight their work at this year's #QWOCFF.

Catch four of our 2026 AWC Fellows' films in Oakland this Friday!

📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)
🎟 RSVP for FREE at oacc.cc/event/qwocmap

Visual Communications is thrilled to partner with @qwocmap for their #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema this Friday 5/22 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 💫

Queer Asian cinema is still rare in film, not because the stories are not there, but because the gatekeepers have never prioritized them. Folks in our community have been making this work anyway, and we’re proud to highlight their work at this year's #QWOCFF.

Catch four of our 2026 AWC Fellows' films in Oakland this Friday!

📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)
🎟 RSVP for FREE at oacc.cc/event/qwocmap

Visual Communications is thrilled to partner with @qwocmap for their #QWOCFF Satellite Screening: Queer Asian World Cinema this Friday 5/22 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 💫

Queer Asian cinema is still rare in film, not because the stories are not there, but because the gatekeepers have never prioritized them. Folks in our community have been making this work anyway, and we’re proud to highlight their work at this year's #QWOCFF.

Catch four of our 2026 AWC Fellows' films in Oakland this Friday!

📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 6:30PM (PST)
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center (388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607)
🎟 RSVP for FREE at oacc.cc/event/qwocmap

Happy Tuesday from @tnproject 💫

This past #LAAPFF2026, we had the honor of presenting the World Premiere of "THIS IS NOT A SHOWCASE" by our #VCArchives Artist-in-Residence Derek Benig (@benigfilms) which centers the courtyard of the Union Center for the Arts, the home of Tuesday Night Cafe, the longest running grassroots Asian American run art series in the country!

📅 Catch Tuesday Night Cafe at the Union Center for the Arts every first and third Tuesday from April - October, including TODAY 5/19

Happy Tuesday from @tnproject 💫

This past #LAAPFF2026, we had the honor of presenting the World Premiere of "THIS IS NOT A SHOWCASE" by our #VCArchives Artist-in-Residence Derek Benig (@benigfilms) which centers the courtyard of the Union Center for the Arts, the home of Tuesday Night Cafe, the longest running grassroots Asian American run art series in the country!

📅 Catch Tuesday Night Cafe at the Union Center for the Arts every first and third Tuesday from April - October, including TODAY 5/19

Happy Tuesday from @tnproject 💫

This past #LAAPFF2026, we had the honor of presenting the World Premiere of "THIS IS NOT A SHOWCASE" by our #VCArchives Artist-in-Residence Derek Benig (@benigfilms) which centers the courtyard of the Union Center for the Arts, the home of Tuesday Night Cafe, the longest running grassroots Asian American run art series in the country!

📅 Catch Tuesday Night Cafe at the Union Center for the Arts every first and third Tuesday from April - October, including TODAY 5/19

May 19, 2026 marks #LindaDay – 23 years since our Founding Executive Director, Linda Mabalot's passing in 2003 🤍

Linda helmed VC at the organization’s most challenging time when survival was top priority while maintaining its commitment to serving the Asian Pacific American community and media artists, leading the organization through many technological and organizational transitions and transformations.

The Visual Communications family misses Linda deeply. Many spoke of Linda’s wild laugh and unstoppable energy when remembering her. As Executive Director of Visual Communications, Linda Mabalot sought to ensure the viability and long-term success of Asian Pacific Americans in the media arts, while instilling and inspiring much joy and trust into the work.