Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival

Paper Daughter

Paper Daughter is a highly acclaimed 2026 gothic Chinese American stop-motion short film written and di-rected by Cami Kwan. Set in 1926, it tells the deeply personal story of a young woman grappling with the trauma and guilt of using a deceased girl’s identity to immigrate to the United States through Angel Island

Bluff City Chinese

An award-winning documentary that follows two Chinese-American storytellers from different generations as

they rebuild the untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee.

She Marches in Chinatown

She Marches in Chinatown chronicles the 70-year history of the Seattle Chinese

Community Girls Drill Team—the only group of its kind in the world that combines traditional Chinese opera

inspired uniforms with precision marching drills.

Chinese American Merchants of Albuquerque

For more than a century, Chinese American merchants have helped shape Albuquer-que’s economic and cultural landscape, building businesses, communities, and opportuni-ties despite discrimination and exclusion. This documentary preserves the remarkable legacy of the Chinese pioneers whose contributions helped define Albuquerque and continue to inspire future generations.

Warren King: King of Cardboard

The acclaimed documentary short detailing the life and work of Chinese-American sculptor Warren King, highlight-ing how he uses discarded cardboard to reconnect with his cultural heritage and family history.

Making Waves

A timely, thought-provoking documentary about how ethnic studies – and specifically Asian American Studies (AAS)

– dramatically influenced and empowered a generation.

Panel Discussion

A panel discussion and Q&A Session with local Chinese American business owners and some of our filmmakers.

Homecourt

Story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American

basketball prodigy in Southern California who overcomes injury as well as racial and class differences to play Division 1 Women’s Basketball at Princeton.