sliderslidersliderslider
ARISAN! 2
Party girl Andien plans the perfect party for friends (and clients) in a scene from ARISAN! 2, the long-awaited follow up to the 2003 Indonesian hit by Nia diNata
THE ORATOR
Taro farmer Saili goes to confront a village chieftain in THE ORATOR, which opens the Festival in Long Beach My 18.
JOYFUL REUNION
A Taiwanese native discovers herself —and maybe more — in Festival Closing Nighter JOYFUL REUNION, the “official” follow-up to Ang Lee’s EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN
IN THE FAMILY
A father finds himself in the fight of his life for custody of his son in Patrick Wang's award-winning IN THE FAMILY, a special screening on Saturday, May 19 at the Art Theatre of Long Beach.

LAAPFF @ LONG BEACH / MAY 18 – 20

Art-Theatre-of-Long-Beach

The Festival is heading to Long Beach for the first time! As part of our expansion strategy to reach new audiences all across the Southlands, the Festival’s closing weekend will be presented at the beautiful and historic Art Theatre, located on East 4th Street and Cherry Ave in Long Beach….

THIS WEEKEND AT LAAPFF

party

After a mega-successful Opening Night celebration, the Festival is buzzing with great energy! The weekend looks equally as strong, with award-winning screenings, world premieres, panel discussions, C3 Project Market, and yes, more parties! There’s something for everyone this weekend, including the option to bring Mom to a movie this Sunday? Here are some highlights…

ANDERSON AND ABE RECOMMEND…

2012_anderson_abe_picks

Okay, you’ve bookmarked the recommendations page of our fabulous team of programmers, now it’s time to see what Festival Artistic Director Anderson Le and Senior Programmer Abraham Ferrer recommend that YOU, Film Fest audiences, fans, and supporter, go see. You SHOULD go see…