Neel’s hair is unusual, conspicuous, and overwhelming. As he prepares to cut it, he reflects upon the journey they have taken together.

Larry is 24 years old and $40,000 in debt. He's only got a low-wage part time job, no car, and seemingly no way out. So what's he going to do? RUN!

LOST & FOUND follows Stephanie, an undocumented student at UCLA, as she attempts to regain what she’s lost.

DJ:LA remixes the frenzied sights and sounds of the Los Angeles landscape to uncover the rhythm and melody of the city. It takes inspiration from turntablism — the record manipulation techniques of a DJ — and attempts to translate it to film.

TRANS ART examines the role of art and performance in the lives of Dominic Madrid, a singer and performance artist, and Ryka Aoki de la Cruz, an artist and organizer of Trans/Giving, Los Angeles’ only performance space for transgender, gender queer and intersex artists.

The bonds between grandfather and grandson are strong, and yet so very fragile.

A family reacts in curious - and shocking - ways to a mentally disabled cousin. A diagnosis is reached, medication is prescribed, and Boy slowly comes to terms with his condition.

Four desperate mothers give new meaning to the word “overprotective.”

In a culture of quick fixes, a sad guy tries to get happy—and so does everyone else.

An elderly man (Muni Zano) evokes the spirit of his muse, Charles Bukowsky, in this sparely acted work of “beat” storytelling.

The burgeoning Hmong hip-hop youth culture of Atwater, California (a suburb north of Fresno) is sharply observed in this intimate documentary profile.

In an attempt to understand and remember her late father, the director revisits his old bedroom where the bed sheets are still unturned, laundry unfolded, and thousands of race track tickets piled neatly along a shelf. Suilma and her sisters are left to sort out the sweet memories of Dim Sum on Sundays, and the days with dad at the racetrack.

Addictions have been known to destroy the souls of its victims. But for many, their souls have already been lost, and drugs are all that's left to fill the deep void. FIXed dramatizes the condition of internalized depression, a human being trapped in city of darkness clouded by the vapors of crystal meth.

At 5’3” and having always been ‘large for an Asian’, Vu recounts his experience with compulsive binge eating which ultimately led to his gastric bypass surgery. The excess weight is gone, but now he yearns to shed the feelings of being an outsider to finally gain acceptance from his ethnic community.

Recent newlyweds chase the American Dream, but instead taste bitter fruit from the director of White Wash (Festival 2001).

A parody of documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog’s GRIZZLY MAN, PANDA MAN explores the life and death of professional panda bear enthusiast Rick Yitt, who sought to liberate pandas and end panda exploitation. Rick lived with pandas for 13 years, until he and his girlfriend, Gloria Yip, were attacked and killed by the infamous giant panda, Ling-Ling.