SUNDAY, October 20

AMC Dine-In Sunnyvale 12
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Join us for a full day of films and Q&A sessions with filmmakers!

-All films and guests are subject to change without notice-

Can’t make it to the FilmFest in person?

Watch the 2024 selections online!

Part 1: 10:00 am - 12:45 pm

  • Kintsukuroi

    Film Feature: Kintsukuroi

    With a stroke of his pen President Roosevelt destroyed the lives of 120,000 Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II. From the windswept prison camps of the American West to the the battlefields of Europe, KINTSUKUROI follows the lives of two of those families who lost everything except their dignity.

Part 2: Animation and Short Stories

1:30 pm - 3:45 pm

  • Shahzia Sikander: Melting Boundaries

    Shahzia Sikander: Melting Boundaries

    Known for addressing colonial histories and erasures through traditional Indian and Persian manuscript paintings, Artist Shahzia Sikander is creating two sculptures for her first major public art commission in New York City. Through these pieces, Shahzia reimagines the monument as a marker of boundary-breaking, feminine spirit, and collective visibility. Shahzia's work is especially timely in light of recent legislative battles surrounding women’s reproductive rights in the United States, as well as the ongoing fight for equitable representation in society at large.

  • Joss Lotuses to Grandma

    Joss Lotuses to Grandma

    Meimei grows up in Taiping, Malaysia with Grandma and learns the traditional practices of her culture. Grandma introduces Meimei to the gods, and Meimei teases them. When Meimei moves to New York City, she loses her connection with her culture. Meimei returns to Malaysia after her grandma’s death.

  • Infinity!

    Infinity!

    A famous Japanese American ballroom dance duo must choose between their passion or their lives as WWII concentration camps begin to rise in the U.S.

  • The Qingming Kid

    The Qingming Kid

    A Chinese American boy wants to celebrate his birthday, but as a part of the Qingming Festival, must instead follow tradition and pay respects at the graveyard to his grandfather who he’s never met.

  • Check Please

    Check Please

    Dinner for two turns deadly when Korean and a Korean American fight for the check — and their honor — in this zany martial arts comedy.

  • Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

    Have I Swallowed Your Dreams

    A poetic conversation between an immigrant daughter and her mother about sacrifices and dreams.

  • Dear Watsonville

    Dear Watsonville

    “Dear Watsonville” is a mixed-media documentary offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of the manong generation, the first generation of Filipino migrants to arrive en masse to the U.S., as seen through the eyes of their children. It unfolds in three distinct vignettes, each focusing on the migration stories and day-to-day experiences of three Filipino families.

  • Daisy is Gone

    Daisy is Gone

    An absurdist sci-fi with comedic overtones, Daisy is Gone follows an anthrophobic Chinese poet, Meng, as he tries to return a cloned Goldfish, which he believes to be a botched imposter of his lost pet and best friend.

Part 3: 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm

  • Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement

    NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT is a sweeping documentary that follows the life of 84-year-old artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. After decades of groundbreaking cultural work that unites communities and sets the bar for Asian American storytelling, Miyamoto reflects on a life that has bridged coasts, industries, families, and history. Featuring rare archival footage, NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT is a story of a changing community told through the singular life of one of its most beloved storytellers.

  • Special Performance

    We will have a special performance with Nobuko Miyamoto and Derek Nakamoto