Another Version of Me:
AAPI Chicago Shorts

When you're back here, you feel it. These shorts by AAPI filmmakers with a connection to Chicago explore how Asian Americans reconcile where they are with who they are. [Select Filmmakers In-Person for post film Q&A!]

2024-2026 | Documentary & Narrative | USA | 10000 min | English, Arabic, Central Khmer, Indonesian, Mandarin w/ English Subtitles | Digital

Saturday, May 17th, 2025
4:00 PM

Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

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HALF

Written and Directed by Arti Ishak
https://artiishak.com

Two Muslims (one Lebanese-Indonesian, one Black) discuss the intersections of their identities.

First Love / Late Spring

Directed by Brian Lu

A new graduate finds herself wishing she could go back.

One Last Time

Written and Directed by Saloni Nahar
IG: @suhhhloni

A South Asian woman chooses her final memory.

WHAT THE HEAVEN!

Written and Directed by Richard Yan

A Chinese American student must help his dad to help himself.

What’s Left of Me

Written and Directed by Jovann Dzaky

An Indonesian immigrant revisits his past to embrace his future.

COEXIST

Directed by Angie Panganiban

A queer couple recount the trials and tribulations of their relationship.

The Healing Circle

Written and Directed by Thavary Krouch
https://thavarykrouch.com

First Winter

Directed by Schantelle Alonzo

A Filipino boy experiences Chicago at its coldest.

Sleep Call

Written and Directed by Richer Huynh
IG: @huynhwaker

A chronically online young man finds true love...or is it?

Another Version of Me: AAPI Chicago Shorts