Official Selections: LA Asian Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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BANANA
Web Series
When mukbang fame thrusts her into the spotlight, Dizzy, an insecure Korean-American woman, must untangle her fractured identity and self-sabotage before her family decides to disown her...again.
Director: Raghav Puri & Kieran Barry
Producer: Braden Kimble
Writer: Crystal Kim & Kieran Barry
Cast: Crystal Kim, Kieran Barry, Esther Moon, Jongman Kim, Justin Kang
Cinematographer: Joseph Lim
Editor: Raghav Puri, Braden Kimble
Winner, Best Digital Short Series at SeriesFest
Website: bananatheseries.com
Instagram: @bananatheseries
Boru
Documentary
West Coast Premiere
The most unusual connection is forged between two islands: Japan and the Dominican Republic. BORU follows the invisible thread linking two seemingly opposite cultures, revealing how discipline, hard work, and identity can build real bridges between people who chose to start over far from home.
Through intimate stories and everyday moments, the film presents a “recipe” for integration that goes beyond simple adaptation, it’s about belonging, respect, and transformation. In a world that feels increasingly divided, BORU offers an inspiring example of coexistence and mutual learning, where geographic distance becomes small compared to the human power of connection.
Director
Ronny A. Sosa
Producer
Biviana Bautista, Julio Grisanty, Ronny A. Sosa
Writer
Ronny A. Sosa
Cast, separado por comas
Yoko Nishio, Prof. Juan Zapata, Fumie Hiromitsu Román, Mitsuteru Nishio, Mabely Jiménez, Kenzo Yamamoto, Fanny Rojas de Yamanaka, Eiji Tanioka, Marilyn Soledad de Hiromitsu, Masami Hiromitsu, Masahiro Takagi, Teruki Waki, Keiko Hamada, Ángel Tateyama, Tetsuji Matsunaga, Hiroshi Waki, Jaime Viñas, Ayame Kuroda, Juan Feliciano Nolasco, Santiago Acosta, Vicente Árias, Aderlin Rodríguez, José Canó, Etsuo Miyamoto, Keisuke Asahi, Moisés Ramírez, Edwin Domínguez, Wander Suero, Minoru Noguchi, Rikimitsu Higa, Yutaro Takahashi, Hikari Takatsuki, Mercedes Mitsuko Yamasato, Luis Sasaki, Lili Julian, Vladimir Báez, Arisa Ohara, Danny Kato, Melina Durán, Robert Takata, Noboru Kawashiro, Wataru Suzuki, Noriyuki Shimazaki, Jensserly Gratereaux, Jeynssser Samuel Gratereaux, Jeysser Issac Gratereaux, Oliver Gómez.
Cinematographer
Raynnier Gómez
Editor
Angelo Alberto
Premios, selecciones, reconocimientos o detalles relevantes del proceso
Fine Arts International Film Festival, Dominican Republic
Website
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