Asian Pacific American Film - APA Film

12/03/2024

Final reminder of our 19th Annual Holiday Toy Drive at Luna Hall in Chinatown DC!! Please come out and support!!

11/04/2024

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The usual caveats apply: Paychecks vary widely even among Hollywood pros with similar titles. Here’s a snapshot of typical salaries during this tumultuous year

10/17/2024

Excited about this film from Apple+ TV

“The ocean is our home. We have to go to the sea,” a haenyeo diver says in the film, produced by Malala Yousafzai. “Even in my next life, I will dive again.”

06/15/2024

Announcing the East Coast Premiere of AND SO IT BEGINS with Maria Ressa and Leni Robredo.
In a decades-long nonfiction saga about the director Ramona Diaz presents the latest chapter on her homeland as President Rodrigo Duterte’s despotic reign is coming to an end. And So It Begins proffers unbridled access to all the key players in the months leading up to the country’s 2022 presidential election.

Weaving together multiple narratives against the backdrop of a gloves-off campaign for the most powerful office in the land, what emerges is a dazzling cinematic portrait of a beleaguered nation fighting for its very soul.

📍Get your tickets for Sunday, June 16 at 12:30 PM at Landmark E-Street Cinema! Go to or www.dcdoxfest.com.

06/13/2024

Join us for the DC Premiere of UNION on Saturday June 15!

On April 1, 2022 a group of ordinary workers made history when they did what everyone thought was impossible: they successfully won their election to become the very first unionized Amazon workplace in America. This highly immersive and cinematic documentary captures the ALU’s historic grassroots campaign to unionize thousands of their co-workers; heralded as the most important win for labor since the 1930s.

“... an immersive portrait of what it means to mobilize workers in contemporary America.” -POV Magazine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Secure your ticket for Saturday, June 15th, 4:15 PM @ The Burke Theatre at the US Navy Memorial. Visit 🔗 or www.dcdoxfest.com

06/12/2024

💾🎹 Get ready for a blast from the past – it’s throwback time to the iconic 80s at the DC premiere of NEW WAVE at !

Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s new wave until she rediscovered a hidden past. Directed by Elizabeth Ai.

Plus! 🎤 post-screening discussion with director Elizabeth Ai, moderated by Melissa Bisagni, film curator, consultant, and festival programmer.

📍Get your tickets for Sat, June 15th, 3:00 PM @ Landmark E-Street Cinema! 🔗 or www.dcdoxfest.com

06/10/2024

Join us for the DC Premiere of film ADMISSIONS GRANTED, directed by Miao Wang & Hao Wu.


A thoughtful, urgent look at the landmark Supreme Court case that ended race consideration in college admissions through the eyes of those at the heart of the lawsuit challenging Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program.

📍Watch it on Friday, June 14, 3:30 PM @ Landmark E-Street Cinema. Get tickets (or an all-access pass!) and come join us or www.dcdoxfest.com

06/08/2024

DC APAFF has been hard at work building a better and stronger organization and we are not hosting a festival in July. But films don’t stop!

Stay tuned for some partner events in DC 🤩

05/21/2024

Folks - if you're the parent of a child in high school and your child loves playing video games, please consider this esports summer camp being hosted by George Mason University. The GMU Esports Academy is an all-day camp intended to provide structured learning experiences for gamers of all skill backgrounds. There's professional development and skills workshops as well to help young gamers learn the importance of life balance and holistic health as well.

The camp is designed and managed by the professor of esports, and a great friend Jordan Whitaker, who just got a Minor in Esports Management approved by GMU!

05/10/2024

So excited that six short films from DCAPAFF 2023 are now Streaming on AMC+ for AAPI Heritage Month! If you loved them at the festival or are itching to see them again, please watch them before the month is out. Then SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! Let’s get the stream count up. Films in the program: Luke and Emma at a Gas Station on Franklin Ave, Tequila Sunrise, Soul Food, Trumpers???, 52Hz, And Sweet Refuge.