AAPI Pride
Series, pilots and videos featuring Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islanders including immigrants, first-gen and many other communities from across the diaspora.
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MovieCowboy Joe
Movie
Joe just wants to be a cowboy, but no one believes him, especially not his father.
Written & Directed by: Jingjing Tian
Director of Photography: Nat Pinheiro
Editor: Luke Wilkening
Starring: Conder Shou, Lei ZhouFilm Festivals:
Cleveland International Film Festival
Bentonville Film Festival
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MovieGlimpses of Existence
Movie
Experimental/documentary short film by Francis DiClemente drops March 1, 2023.
Glimpses of Existence is an experimental/documentary short film in the form of video collage. Using poetry and scenes captured with an iPhone—both before and during the pandemic—the film attempts to find meaning in t...
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Movie + 1 extraCompromise
Movie + 1 extra
Short film by Rahul Nath now streaming on OTV.
Three siblings with no parental support walk down their own road of destruction. A series of harsh events shakes the dynamics even more, when each sibling’s hidden lives are revealed to each other by accidental circumstances
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1 seasonKHAZANA (Treasured)
1 season
Series by Rahul Nath now streaming on OTV.
Treasured tells the story of newlywed bride Vaidehi, who after undergoing emotional, mental and ultimately physical abuse takes a stand and sets out to take her revenge on those who destroyed her.
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Movie + 1 extraMUM
Movie + 1 extra
Short film created by Shruti Tewari now streaming on OTV.
When a suicidal teen runs into a grieving mother at the train tracks, an unspoken bond is forged.
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide Prevention, Teen Mental Health
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AGENTS OF CHANGE, PROJECT: POLYMER
Movie
"AGENTS OF CHANGE, PROJECT: POLYMER" is a spy-genre film that centers a fully a queer and transgender cast while bringing issues facing the environment to the forefront. Rookie secret agent Guy Longani is on a take-along mission to expose the ringleader of an illegal plastic dumping scheme, but w...
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MovieProdigal Sun
Movie
Soon after Evelyn realizes she is transgender, her parents sense she is simultaneously experiencing mental illness. As Evelyn struggles for independence, afraid of losing herself to her role in her nuclear family, her parents must fight to keep her safe. Prodigal Sun explores this conflict from b...
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Been T/Here (S1, E3) - Suddenly, It All Changed
E Armea builds architectural models in the day and community at night. Having sworn off dating white people years ago, he finds love where he least expects and is changed by the experience.
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1 seasonF*ck Stan
1 season
What happens when you try to f*ck with a f*ckboi? Follow three women as they find out their target is much more than originally thought.
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Movie + 1 extraItchy IOUs
Movie + 1 extra
Shot entirely within brightly-coloured constructed sets, Liang Luscombe’s new surreal situational comedy, Itchy IOUs (2020) follows two women, Fran and Sol, as they struggle with the twisted world of personal debt. Set in a parallel universe featuring puppets and giant mouths, Sol can’t stop her ...
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United States of Aliens (U.S. Aliens)
1 season
An unfiltered look at the lives of 20-something "non-resident aliens” aka international post-grads Uduak and Rishita, and their failed attempts to culturally assimilate into everyday American life in Chicago, while they (legally) can.
Created by Aalisha Sheth and Nikkita D.
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Movie + 1 extraSweaty Scales
Movie + 1 extra
Sweaty Scales created by Liang Luscombe
In a world akin to the surreal vignettes of Peewee’s Playhouse, Sweaty Scales takes us through a series of portals to tell the story of a pair of lovers. Asian American advertising art director Lisa meets Oliver at his 30th birthday party in which he seduc...
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1 seasonCode-Switched
1 season
Code-Switched follows the interconnected lives of five South Asian-American friends trying to blaze their own trails in a world of fleeting relationships, high-expectations, and gentrified workplaces. Messy and constantly in a state of feeling “in-between,” the squad of Zara, Rahul, Priya, Joe, a...
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1 seasonBrown Girls
1 season
Brown Girls is an intimate story of the friendship between two women of color. While Leila and Patricia come from completely different backgrounds, their friendship is ultimately what they lean on to get through the messiness of their mid-twenties.
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Filipino Fusions - Season 1
Inside the Artist’s Kitchen in collaboration with Chicago artist Kiam Marcelo Junio began as a fresh web series and has evolved into a handmade artists cookbook featuring vegan recipes rooted in Filipino cuisine. Through a performance alter ego Jerry Blossom, Kiam shares rich insights to connect ...
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1 seasonGeeta's Guide to Moving On
1 season
Geeta Gidwani is an all-American girl hopelessly in love with her Indian-American Prince Charming until one day, he dumps her--after 10 years of dating. She's totally heartbroken, moves in with her Indian parents, and learns to move on with the help of her family and her best friend.
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12 itemsYou Should Know This By Now
12 items
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) from artists within our communities. Inspired by ‘The More You Know’ campaign, the current administration and Asians who think this is stuff you should know by now.
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1 seasonDamaged Goods
1 season
Barely surviving the city of Chicago, Damaged Goods centers around four messy young adults will experience a complete loss of self-identity, which propels them onto a path of uncertainty.
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FOBia - Pilot
An Indian immigrant woman adapts to life in America with her American roommate and Indian neighbor while dealing with cultural misunderstandings and general mayhem in FOBia.
Written and created by Priya Mohanty.
Directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke.
