EDITOR - DOCUMENTARY FILMS
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
ON ALL FRONTS (2022)
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n 2020, anti-Asian hate multiplied quickly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked an international racial reckoning over police violence against Black Americans. The Moss family, a biracial Black-Indonesian family in Minneapolis, shares how they moved through this chaos.
Part of the Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond, co-produced between the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc), WORLD Channel and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).
Directed by Joua Lee Grande
AWARDS:
Daytime Emmy Nominee (2023) for Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond series
Honorable Mention for the Loni Ding Award in Social Issue Documentary (CAAMFest 2022)
Silver Anthem Award (2022) for Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond series
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
CAAM Fest
PBS Short Film Festival
Twin Cities Film Fest
Mixed Asian Media Festival
SOMEONE YOU KNOW (2023)
3 Women. 3 Decisions. 1 Hostile landscape. A personal storytelling film about 3 ordinary women who had abortions later in their pregnancy, the barriers they faced along the way, and the extraordinary lengths they went to, to get the care they needed.
Directed by Asha Dahya
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Athena Film Festival
Idlewild International Film Festival
SARANAM GACCHÂMI (2024)
A visionary Buddhist Monk, hailing from the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, leads one of the Bay Area's largest Tibetan Monasteries, an invaluable sanctuary for Tibetan culture and community in diaspora. He wears many hats at the monastery—prayer leader, spiritual guide, gardener, carpenter, and Halloween party planner! Now, he must find a worthy successor to carry forward the Monastery's legacy.
Directed by Priyanka Suryaneni
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EDWIN (2020)
Directed by Ya’Ke
Edwin Debrow Jr. murdered a cab driver when he was 12. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
PBS Short Film Festival
Thin Line Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Literally Shorts Film Festival