The Vancouver Asian Film Festival returns for its 28th year from November 7-17, 2024, both online and in-person.
The array of films selected for this year’s festival showcase the breadth and depth of the Asian diaspora experience through film, industry and networking events throughout the two weeks.
As a proud media sponsor of the festival, check out our top picks for films to watch this year.
See the full schedule and purchase tickets and passes online, with limited tickets available at the door.
Feature Films to Watch at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Extremely Unique Dynamic
Nov. 7, Thursday | 6:30 pm | International Village
Dirs. Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, Katherine Dudas | Canada/USA | 67 min. Narrative Feature
Extremely Unique Dynamic tells the story of two best friends testing the limits of their friendship while making a triple-meta movie during their final weekend together. Harrison Xu and Ivan Leung are an extremely unique directing, writing, producing, and acting duo. Together, they have guest-starred in dozens of network shows and are excited to be making their feature filmmaking debut with Extremely Unique Dynamic.
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
Nov. 8, Friday | 4:00 pm | International Village
Dir. Cindy Mochizuki | Canada | 71 min. WestCoast Documentary Feature
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama is a filmic journey about a Japanese-Canadian photographer who joins the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the American civil rights movement. This experience transforms him enough to return “home” to the West Coast of Canada to begin a body of photographic work on the annual Powell Street Festival, celebrating Japanese Canadian culture and heritage.
Cindy Mochizuki creates multimedia installations, animation, performance, public art works, and community-engaged projects. She has exhibited…
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