HAAPIFest is proud to partner with Tokyo X to present an exclusive series of in-person screenings at Houston’s NRG Center, spotlighting powerful cinematic works by and about the Asian diaspora.

As HAAPIFEST 2025 heads into its final weekend, we're inviting Houston's film lovers, creatives, and culture seekers to unwind, connect, and celebrate at HAAPI Hour, a special social and screening night hosted by OCA–Greater Houston and HAAPIFEST.

In Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama, director Cindy Mochizuki brings to light a deeply personal and historically resonant journey through the life of Tamio Wakayama.

Directed by Jon Osaki and Josh Chuck, this documentary explores how the Ethnic Studies movement—rooted in the late 1960s student protests at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University.

This June, audiences in Houston will have the rare chance to experience The Truer History of the Chan Family, a daring, genre-defying film that blends musical theatre, historical drama, and social satire.

Are you an emerging filmmaker eager to bring your personal stories to life on the big screen? Join us at HAAPIFest for an unforgettable experience at our Lunch & Learn: Story Development Workshop with special guest Marcos James!

Join us for an unforgettable screening of Sharing Aloha, the acclaimed documentary by award-winning director Blair Treu, at HAAPIFest 2025.

Join us for HAAPIFest Closing Night featuring Embarrassed By Night — a live comedy showcase celebrating Vietnamese American stories with heart and humor.

Join us for an unforgettable cinematic experience! HAAPIFest proudly presents the groundbreaking documentary The Absolutely Amazing, Wonderful, Frightening, Threatening Edge of Tomorrow, followed by a special Director Q&A with the visionary Springna Zhao.

Join us at HAAPIFest for the Texas screening of Paper Marriage, written, directed, and starring Jeff Man. After the film, stay for a special Director Q&A and hear Jeff’s journey from indie shorts to feature filmmaking!

Whether hand-drawn, digitally rendered, or stop-motion, these films prove that animation is not just for kids—it's for anyone with a sense of wonder.

A powerful film block featuring seven emotionally resonant and visually arresting stories that explore themes of family, identity, mental health, grief, and transformation.

Whether set in real corporate corridors or surreal bureaucratic backrooms, these films challenge how we define success, identity, and sanity in the modern workplace.

Start your Saturday morning at HAAPIFEST 2025 with Cultural Illuminators—a powerful collection of short films that spotlight AAPI trailblazers, traditions, and untold stories.

From poetic explorations of heritage to philosophical futurism and deeply personal documentaries, this block presents an exciting lineup of short films crafted by AAPI creatives based in Texas.

Spanning themes of migration, gender, family, home, and heritage, this dynamic collection of 12 short films will introduce you to the next wave of voices shaping AAPI cinema.

From intergenerational humor to culinary love, neighborhood nostalgia to emotional depth—this showcase proves that Texas is fertile ground for fresh, impactful AAPI filmmaking.

This week on Hello Houston welcomed special guests Tengah Nguyen and Cecilia Pham from HAAPIFEST, alongside filmmaker Mỹ Trinh, director of the powerful short film It Is Now Tomorrow.

Whether you're a book lover, history buff, film fan, or passionate about Asian American representation, the Not Your China Doll Book Talk with Katie Gee Salisbury is a must-attend event.

The Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPIFest) is proud to host the Houston premiere of Third Act, an emotional and thought-provoking documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura.