• 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • Modern Portraits
    • FORGE
    • HOT WATER
    • CORONER TO THE STARS
    • BEFORE THE MOON FALLS
    • SEAT AT THE TABLE
    • HOOP LIKE THIS
    • WORKSHOP - SCREENWRITING
    • SHORTS - Kapwa (Shared Identity)
    • SHORTS - Another Version of Me
    • SHORTS - The Other Side
    • SHORTS - Dissonance
    • SHORTS - Breaking Out
    • SHORTS - Sketches in Motion
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • Past Showcase
    • 28th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • SLANTED
    • THIRD ACT
    • YEAR OF THE CAT
    • BEN & SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS
    • CAN I GET A WITNESS?
    • BITTERROOT
    • NEW WAVE
    • THE WEDDING BANQUET
    • ASIAN PERSUASION COMEDY VARIETY SHOW
    • SHORTS - One City, Many Perspectives
    • SHORTS - Marinig at Makita Ako [Hear & See Me]
    • SHORTS - Finding Home
    • SHORTS - Far & Away - Docs
    • SHORTS - Choosing Ourselves
    • SHORTS - Roadblocks
    • FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • About
  • Contact Us
FAAIM
  • 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • Modern Portraits
    • FORGE
    • HOT WATER
    • CORONER TO THE STARS
    • BEFORE THE MOON FALLS
    • SEAT AT THE TABLE
    • HOOP LIKE THIS
    • WORKSHOP - SCREENWRITING
    • SHORTS - Kapwa (Shared Identity)
    • SHORTS - Another Version of Me
    • SHORTS - The Other Side
    • SHORTS - Dissonance
    • SHORTS - Breaking Out
    • SHORTS - Sketches in Motion
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • Past Showcase
    • 28th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • SLANTED
    • THIRD ACT
    • YEAR OF THE CAT
    • BEN & SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS
    • CAN I GET A WITNESS?
    • BITTERROOT
    • NEW WAVE
    • THE WEDDING BANQUET
    • ASIAN PERSUASION COMEDY VARIETY SHOW
    • SHORTS - One City, Many Perspectives
    • SHORTS - Marinig at Makita Ako [Hear & See Me]
    • SHORTS - Finding Home
    • SHORTS - Far & Away - Docs
    • SHORTS - Choosing Ourselves
    • SHORTS - Roadblocks
    • FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • About
  • Contact Us
Back to All Events

Try Harder

  • Saturday, April 2, 2022
  • 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 17:00 18:00
  • Gene Siskel Film Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

At Lowell High School, the top-ranked public high school in San Francisco, the seniors are stressed out. As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream schools. With humor and heart, director Debbie Lum takes us to the reality of the American college application process and the intersection of class, race, and educational opportunity as experienced by high school seniors living through it. Chicago theatrical premiere.

  • Posted in Documentary, Feature
Earlier Event: April 2
Asian American Shorts: Resilience
Later Event: April 2
Marvelous and the Black Hole