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.

Phim tài liệu Thuyền Nhân: Hành Trình 50 Năm (Boat People: A 50-Year Journey) của đạo diễn Thanh Tâm sẽ có buổi chiếu phim đặc biệt tại HAAPIFest 2025.   Đạo diễn Thanh Tâm sẽ có buổi vấn đáp và trò chuyện với khán giả sau khi chiếu  phim.

This HAAPIFest season, don’t miss your chance to witness an unforgettable story of courage, friendship, and resilience with the special screening of “Decathlon: The C.K. Yang and Rafer Johnson Story”, directed by Frank W Chen and produced by Brian Yang.

The Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPIFest) is proud to announce the Houston premiere of ANXIOUS., the debut feature film from writer, director, and actor Nida Chowdhry.

Join us June 1st at 7:45 PM for the Houston premiere of Chinatown Cha-Cha 🎬 — a heartwarming doc featuring 92-year-old Coby Yee & the dazzling Grant Avenue Follies.

Join us for His Father’s Son, the award-winning debut feature by Meelad Moaphi — screening at #HAAPIFest with a special meet-and-greet after the show!

Winner of multiple festival awards and hailed by critics as "the most essential film made about this era" (RogerEbert.com), Bad Axe is a documentary that transcends the screen.

At HAAPIFEST 2024, acclaimed author and filmmaker Curtis Chin took the stage with warmth, wisdom, and wit to reflect on the shared ingredients that shape Asian American identity—food, culture, and film.

From intergenerational wisdom to cultural identity, these shorts showcase the bold, emerging voices of AAPI filmmakers and storytellers.

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

These films, directed by a diverse group of emerging talents, reveal what it means to grow up too soon—and how young voices find their truth.

This year’s Pride Showcase at HAAPIFEST 2025 features eight bold and beautiful short films that center the lives, struggles, and resilience of LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

From intimate portraits to visionary storytelling, these films illuminate what it means to be a woman navigating layered identities in a shifting world.

Through deeply personal and creatively told narratives, the Grief, Loss, Healing shorts block explores how we process pain, honor the past, and find strength in unexpected places.

Step into the heart of America’s Chinatowns through four vibrant short documentaries that explore identity, resilience, and the evolving stories of Chinese communities.

Explore the world through six powerful documentary shorts that span continents, cultures, and identities in Worldwide Docs.

HAAPIFEST 2025 proudly presents Centerpiece Shorts Part 1 — a curated selection of impactful short films by emerging and established Asian American Pacific Islander filmmakers.

BOAT PEOPLE: A 50-Year Journey is a powerful 60-minute Vietnamese-language documentary that captures the harrowing and heroic journeys of Vietnamese refugees who fled their homeland following the Vietnam War.

You are cordially invited to a Houston screening of The Wedding Banquet, hosted by Bleecker Street, Tremendous Communications and HAAPIFest.

The countdown to HAAPIFEST 2025 has begun, and you don’t want to miss this! Experience exclusive film premieres, meet award-winning AAPI filmmakers, enjoy cultural performances, and be part of a vibrant creative community—all in the heart of Houston.