The Other Side: AAPI Shorts
Sometimes the grass is greener, and other times it isn't. These AAPI shorts feature leaps of faith, searches for stability, and examinations of the new and the eternally unknowable.
2025-2026 | Documentary & Narrative | USA, Canada | 109 min | English, Mien, Vietnamese w/ English Subtitles | Digital
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
8:30 PM
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
Written and Directed by Julian Doan
https://bio.site/heyitsjulian
A man needing closure from his departed father goes to an unlikely place to find it.
2025 | Narrative | USA | 18 mins | English, Vietnamese w/ English Subtitles | Digital
The Patel Motel Story
Directed by Amar Shah
The little-told story of how one name came to dominate the hospitality industry in the United States.
2025 | Documentary | USA | 13 mins | English | Digital
Copy, Save
Written and Directed by Alyssa Loh
https://alyssaloh.com
Two teen sisters engaged in Internet grifting fall down the digital rabbit hole.
2026 | Narrative | USA | 16 mins | English | Digital
Southeast Asian American Journeys: Muoz-doic Mixtape
Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le
Intergenerational storytelling via cassette in the Mien community of Portland, Oregon.
2025 | Documentary | USA | 14 mins | English, Mien w/ English subtitles | Digital
These Yellow Stars of Ours
Directed by Vinh Nguyen
IG: @smooth_calamari
The journey of a family from Vietnam to America, uniquely told through archival materials and animation.
2025 | Documentary | USA | 23 mins | English, Vietnamese w/ English Subtitles | Digital
MAGAS
Written and Directed by Ashkan Nasseri
A zany, surreal, Iranian take on immigration and the promise of America.
2025 | Narrative | USA | 13 mins | English | Digital