Coming of Age
A FLICKER IN ETERNITY
Based on the true story of Stanley Hayami, a talented Japanese-American teenager caught between his dream of becoming an artist and his duty to his country during WWII.
BLEACHED
Swayed by the prospect of attention from both her image-obsessive mother and a cute boy, Lenny, a Filipino-American girl, concedes to using a skin-lightening cream at the price of her identity.
THE HOMECOMING QUEEN
In her oppressively small Korean-American community, 17-year-old Grace’s affair with the father of her classmate Stella cuts too close to home.
ONCE
Spanning 10 years, this is a story of the first love between two teen lesbians in Beijing, like everyone who fall in love, like everyone who has to grow up.
VIETTE
An emotional and dramatic coming-of-age story of a Vietnamese-American teenager who dreams of breaking free from her oppressive household to pursue her desires.
MOTHER’S MILK (SUA ME)
After her father’s death, Anh lives in the countryside of Vietnam with her mother and little sister when her mom becomes very ill.
MODEL MINORITY
L.A. teenagers must survive the treacherous world of peer pressure, drug dealers, and dysfunctional families.
