Four AAPI filmmakers to participate in Impact Producer program
For four AAPI storytellers and impact producers, legacy looks like dismantling housing injustice, reshaping sports narratives, championing community healing, and reclaiming Southeast Asian refugee histories.
These powerful themes lie at the heart of the 2025 AAPI Futures Impact Producer Fellowship, a joint initiative from A-Doc (Asian American Documentary Network) and Asian American Futures. The program supports four impact producers working on films rooted in social justice, offering each a $17,000 grant to fuel their film’s impact campaigns. Through mentorship, training, and peer connection, the fellowship is designed to build sustainable, community-rooted strategies that drive long-term change across AAPI communities.
From anti-Asian hate and displacement to erasure in public narratives, AAPI communities face layered, ongoing challenges. That’s why this year’s fellowship theme is legacy, not just in remembering the past, but building a better, more just future informed by our collective history.
“These four exceptional fellows represent the next generation of culture bearers who are using film to build a better future,” shares Eunice Kwon, Director of Partnerships & Programs at Asian American Futures.
“We’re proud to uplift visionary impact producers who share powerful stories of AAPI legacy, moving us toward a more equitable society,” adds PJ Raval, Impact Initiative Co-Lead at A-Doc.
Meet the 2025 impact producer fellows and their feature films
The 2025 AAPI Futures Impact Producer Fellowship brings together four visionary storytellers who are using film to confront social justice issues within AAPI communities. Each fellow is driven by a personal connection to their stories, weaving their lived experiences with advocacy to spark change.
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