May is Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month. In addition to expanding your reading selections to include AAPI authors, it's also a good month to check out the amazing contributions of AAPI actors and directors in film. Luckily, we have a robust and diverse film collection at CPL, so there are many different films to choose from. Take a look at just some the titles on our shelves below.
Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to ...Show more
Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse—Nick's disapproving mother.
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Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to ...Show more
Directed by Jon M. Chu. Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. Thrust into the spotlight, Rachel must now contend with jealous socialites, quirky relatives and something far, far worse—Nick's disapproving mother.
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Directed by Andrew Ahn. A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
Directed by Andrew Ahn. A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
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Directed by Andrew Ahn. A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
Directed by Andrew Ahn. A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
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Evelyn Wang, an aging immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to c...Show more
Evelyn Wang, an aging immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.
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Evelyn Wang, an aging immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to c...Show more
Evelyn Wang, an aging immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.
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Written, directed, and produced by Lulu Wang. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short time left to live and decide to keep her in the dark—scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
Written, directed, and produced by Lulu Wang. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short time left to live and decide to keep her in the dark—scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
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Written, directed, and produced by Lulu Wang. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short time left to live and decide to keep her in the dark—scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
Written, directed, and produced by Lulu Wang. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short time left to live and decide to keep her in the dark—scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
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Written and directed by Sasie Sealy. Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck—and in the middle of a gang war.
Written and directed by Sasie Sealy. Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck—and in the middle of a gang war.
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Written and directed by Sasie Sealy. Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck—and in the middle of a gang war.
Written and directed by Sasie Sealy. Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck—and in the middle of a gang war.
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Casting directed by Julia Kim. Yuh-Jung Youn took home an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and lead actor Steven Yeun receiv...Show more
Casting directed by Julia Kim. Yuh-Jung Youn took home an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and lead actor Steven Yeun received an Oscar nomination as well. A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home completely changes with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother.
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Casting directed by Julia Kim. Yuh-Jung Youn took home an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and lead actor Steven Yeun receiv...Show more
Casting directed by Julia Kim. Yuh-Jung Youn took home an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, and lead actor Steven Yeun received an Oscar nomination as well. A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home completely changes with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother.
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Directed by Bing Lu. In this documentary, three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Directed by Bing Lu. In this documentary, three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
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Directed by Bing Lu. In this documentary, three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
Directed by Bing Lu. In this documentary, three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
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Directed by Mira Nair. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Directed by Mira Nair. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
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Directed by Mira Nair. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Directed by Mira Nair. A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
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This Oscar-winning best picture was written, directed, and produced by Chloé Zhao. A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
This Oscar-winning best picture was written, directed, and produced by Chloé Zhao. A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
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This Oscar-winning best picture was written, directed, and produced by Chloé Zhao. A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
This Oscar-winning best picture was written, directed, and produced by Chloé Zhao. A woman in her sixties, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reu...Show more
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reu...Show more
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
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The titular character in this film is voiced by actress Kelly Marie Tran. In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
The titular character in this film is voiced by actress Kelly Marie Tran. In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
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The titular character in this film is voiced by actress Kelly Marie Tran. In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
The titular character in this film is voiced by actress Kelly Marie Tran. In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
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Directed by Alice Wu. A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Directed by Alice Wu. A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
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Directed by Alice Wu. A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Directed by Alice Wu. A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
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Directed by Aneesh Chaganty. David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears, and an immediate police investigation leads nowh...Show more
Directed by Aneesh Chaganty. David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears, and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere. He soon decides to search the one place that no one else has—Margot's laptop. Hoping to trace her digital footprints, David contacts her friends and looks at photos and videos for any possible clues to her whereabouts.
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Directed by Aneesh Chaganty. David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears, and an immediate police investigation leads nowh...Show more
Directed by Aneesh Chaganty. David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears, and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere. He soon decides to search the one place that no one else has—Margot's laptop. Hoping to trace her digital footprints, David contacts her friends and looks at photos and videos for any possible clues to her whereabouts.
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Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
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Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
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Written, produced, and directed by Diane Paragas. A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
Written, produced, and directed by Diane Paragas. A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
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Written, produced, and directed by Diane Paragas. A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
Written, produced, and directed by Diane Paragas. A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
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When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive boyfriend crashes her van into a mysterious homeless man, she finds herself flung into a surrealis...Show more
When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive boyfriend crashes her van into a mysterious homeless man, she finds herself flung into a surrealistic journey of self-exploration and reconnection to nature within the shadows of commercial Waikiki. This intimate narrative breaks down the enduring, stereotypical image of paradise to reveal a vulnerable and authentic portrait of indigeneity.
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When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive boyfriend crashes her van into a mysterious homeless man, she finds herself flung into a surrealis...Show more
When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive boyfriend crashes her van into a mysterious homeless man, she finds herself flung into a surrealistic journey of self-exploration and reconnection to nature within the shadows of commercial Waikiki. This intimate narrative breaks down the enduring, stereotypical image of paradise to reveal a vulnerable and authentic portrait of indigeneity.
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