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Short documentary directed by @mittkam
Funded as a part of @vcmediaorg’s Armed With a Camera Fellowship
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The sun is shining in Silicon Valley! Catch these A-Doc member docs screening @svapfilmfest including opening night @therosedoc! 🌞 🌹 🏀
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🏆 #AAIFF49 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS! 🏆 You watched. You voted. You chose the winners. 🎬💛 We’re thrilled to announce the films selected by YOU, our #AAIFF49 audience, as this year’s Audience Award winners! 🎞️ Features — Documentary 🏆 THE COLOUR OF MY HEART 🗣️ Director Umar Riaz @umarriazfoto 🎞️ Features — Narrative 🏆 SISA 🗣️ Director Jun Robles Lana 🎵 Music Videos 🏆 CHRONICALLY ONLINE 🗣️ Director Ben See-Tho @orangeben 🎬 Production Company Orange Juuz @orangejuuz 🎤 Artist Xtina @xtina.gg 🎞️ Shorts — Documentary 🏆 MY FATHER WAS A FOOTBALLER 🗣️ Director Matthew Yae Kim @mfwaf @mittkam 🎞️ Shorts — Narrative 🏆 VETERANO 🗣️ Director Patrick Epino 🎬 National Film Society @nationalfilmsociety A huge congratulations to all of our winning filmmakers! 👏✨ And to our audience: thank you for watching, voting, showing up, and making your voices heard. These awards are especially meaningful because they come directly from the people who experienced these films with us. 🫶 Here’s to the stories that moved you, made you laugh, challenged you, and stayed with you long after the credits rolled. 💛 Congratulations, #AAIFF49 Audience Award winners! 🏆🎥
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Take a bite out of these A-Doc member films screening in the Big Apple @asiancinevision #AAIFF49! 🍏💫🚕
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Armed with only a camera, these courageous filmmakers take on complex family histories and heavy cultural legacies in their search for belonging. Get your front seat to the fight and stay afterwards for a Q&A with cast and crew! 📆 August 9 at 12PM 📍Village East by Angelika 🎟️ Tickets on sale now-link in bio! 🎬My Father Was a Footballer @mfwaf 🗣️ Directed by @mittkam First time documentary filmmaker Matthew Kim investigates the intersection of football, ambition, and responsibility as it relates to his relationship with his Father. 🎬 A Swim in the Desert 🗣️ Directed by @coffeeekang A spectacular vision leaves K unable to close her eyes. In search of a cure, she sets out on a haunting journey tracing the presence and absence of water through California’s landscapes. 🎬Hugs & Kisses 🗣️ Directed by @lexie.orrarts A soon to be born daughter feels her mom give her hugs & kisses and reminisces on what their future life would be like together. Will this love and feeling last? 🎬Ramen Western @ramenwestern 🗣️ Directed by @melo_gao_loveswhales A young Chinese American girl sets off to uncover the secrets of the American West with an unexpected sidekick: a sentient bowl of ramen. 🎬Somewhere to be 🗣️ Directed by @nibzchun A young woman makes her way to the States in search of her runaway younger sister. Over the course of night, the two search–for each other, for themselves, for some steady ground–in an unfamiliar city. 🎬Tuimaseve: A High Chief Story @tuimasevethefilm 🗣️ Directed by benjaminpola As two generations of Sāmoan high chiefs reflect on their experiences becoming familial leaders, we get a glimpse into how the fa'amatai (high chief) system and traditions continues to evolve across the diaspora.
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Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is having its EAST COAST PREMIERE at #AAIFF49 🗽🍎 ALL SIX AWC short films will be presented at the 49th annual Asian American International Film Festival (@asiancinevision) on August 9, 2026 @ 12:00PM as part of the “Armed with a Camera” Shorts Program! 📆 Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 12:00PM (EST) 📍 Village East by Angelika (181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003) 🎟 Tickets are available now on aaiff.org
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Everything is bigger in Texas, including @haapifest film lineup! Watch these A-Doc member films screening from May 29 - June 7! 🏜️ 🌵 🍿
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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
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@vcmediaorg LAAPFF is coming in hot! Catch these A-Doc member films screening at the festival from April 29 - May 3! 🔥 🍿 🌟 See the full list of films, archival presentations, convenings, and world premieres in our A-Doc LAAPFF Guide at the link in bio! 👀
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My Father was a Footballer (2026) “Where do your dreams end and mine begin?” I’m very excited to announce that my short documentary will have its world premiere at the 42nd annual Los Angeles Asian Film Festival! Save the date and join me and my fellows at the DGA~ Friday May 1st, 2026 5:30PM PST Director’s Guild Of America 7920 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046 Thank you to everyone that helped make this happen, and especially to @vcmediaorg for funding this project and mentoring me through their Armed with a Camera fellowship. Starring: Kim Suk Won (김석원) Directed By: Matthew Yae Kim Produced by: @patbunddyle Director of Photography: @joxchoi 1st Assistant Camera: @coopereatsfilm Edited by: @editedbyfrida Additional Editing: @yayoyayohz Animation: @flynnlloyd Production Sound Mixer: @karthik_davuluri Production Sound Mixer: @the_kobias_ Sound Design: @editedbyfrida Original Score By: @telemakus Colorist: @jake.m.white #futbol #laapff #laapff2026 #documentary
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