Meet Our Fabulous #APAParkCity 2022 Artists

Sabri Sahafuddin, Muh. Saleh Hasanuddin and Atdriansyah Arismunandar appear in Makassar is a City for Football Fans by Khozy Rizal, an official selection of the Shorts Program at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute; photo by Rahman Saade)

For those attending the (virtual) Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals at wherever in the world you plan to be from January 20 through 30 (Sundance) and January 27 through February 6 (Slamdance), the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience team wants to let you all know who we’re celebrating, centering, and spotlighting. A mix of past #APAParkCity honorees and bright-eyed newcomers portends much excitement and promise for the coming year. Be sure to catch these filmmakers’ films and new media productions. As always, we think this group is very special. And we know you’ll agree with us, too!

Sundance (Directors unless otherwise indicated; * are #APAParkCity returnees)

Sparsh AHUJA (Lead Artist) – CHILD OF EMPIRE

Daanish Masood ALAVI (Lead Artist) – THE STATE OF GLOBAL PEACE

ANDRI "Yujin Sick" – RENDANG OF DEATH

Ali ASGARI – MORE THAN TWO HOURS

Mila AUNG-THWIN (Producer) – MIDWIVES

* Ramin BAHRANI – 2ND CHANCE

Dania BDEIR – WARSHA

Joe CHAN (Producer) – NIGHT BUS

Maria CHIU (Producer) – THE EXILES

Mario CORNEJO (Producer) – LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

Destin Daniel CRETTON – SHORT TERM 12

Akanksha CRUCZYNSKI – CLOSE TIES TO HOME COUNTRY

Ely DAGHER – WAVES

Jermaine DEAN (Lead Artist) – ATUA

Michelle Yu DU (Producer) – MEAL ON THE PLATE

Don Josephus Raphael EBLAHAN – THE HEADHUNTER'S DAUGHTER

Martika Ramirez ESCOBAR – LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

Christina FARAH (Producer) – WAVES

Tanu GAGO (Lead Artist) – ATUA

Seemab GUL – SANDSTORM (Mulaqat)

Lemon GUO (Lead Artist) – DIAGNOSIA

Julie HA – FREE CHOL SOO LEE

Snow Hnin Ei HLAING – MIDWIVES

Duy HO (Producer) – MAIKA

Joe HSIEH – NIGHT BUS

Kazuo ISHIGURO (Screenwriter) – LIVING

Monster JIMENEZ (Producer) – LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

Sona JO (Producer) – FREE CHOL SOO LEE

Mahboobeh KALAEE – THE FOURTH WALL

Stephen KANG – BREATHE

* Shalini KANTAYYA – TIKTOK BOOM.

Naz KAWAKAMI (Producer/ Screenwriter) – EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKI

Maziyar KHATAM – BUMP

* Kangmin KIM – DEER FLOWER

* Kijin KIM (Producer) – DEER FLOWER

* So Yong KIM (Producer) – BLOOD

Su KIM (Producer) – FREE CHOL SOO LEE

* KOGONADA – AFTER YANG

Anderson LE (Producer) – MAIKA

Jenni Trang LE (Producer) – MAIKA

Anita LEE (Producer) – MOBILIZE

Wan Lin LEE (Producer) – NIGHT BUS

Roseanne LIANG – DO NO HARM

Mohammadreza MAYGHANI – ORTHODONTICS

Lauren Lee McCARTHY (Lead Artist) – SURROGATE

Nina NAJJAR (Producer) – WAVES

* Bao NGUYEN (Producer) – MAIKA

Chloe OKUNO – WATCHER

Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani OSORIO (Lead Artist) – ON THE MORNING YOU WAKE (TO THE END OF THE WORLD)

Theresa PARK (Producer) – AFTER YANG

Percolate Galactic – RENDANG OF DEATH

Hannah PETERSON – CHAMP

Kunal PUNJABI (Producer) – COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO

Khozy RIZAL – MAKASSAR IS A CITY FOR FOOTBALL FANS

Erfan SAADATI (Lead Artist) – CHILD OF EMPIRE

Kitao SAKURAI – CULTURE BEAT

Dorothy R. SANTOS (Collaborative Artist) – SURROGATE

Shaunak SEN – ALL THAT BREATHES

Reema SENGUPTA – COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO

Surekha SENGUPTA (Producer) – COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO

Taylor SHUNG (Producer) – CHAMP

* Siqi SONG – SISTER

Stefanie TAM (Collaborative Artist) – SURROGATE

Alika TENGAN – EVERY DAY IN KAIMUKI

* Ham TRAN – MAIKA

* Jean TSIEN (Producer) – FREE CHOL SOO LEE

* Taika WAITITI – TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT

Hu WEI – BUTTER LAMP

Chenglin XIE – MEAL ON THE PLATE

Eugene YI – FREE CHOL SOO LEE

Rayka ZEHTABCHI – LONG LINE OF LADIES

Renee ZHAN – SOFT ANIMALS

Mengtai ZHANG (Lead Artist) – DIAGNOSIA

Following her father’s death, Ye Won hangs out with her friends, but her mind is elsewhere, in Bang Seung Hyeon's GOODAFTERNOON SWEETDREAM, a Narrative Feature entry of the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Slamdance Film Festival)

Slamdance (Directors unless otherwise indicated)

All links go to the Slamdance Program page; click on the respective categories to access info on the following films:

Abed ABEST – KILLING THE EUNUCH KHAN

Sana AKRAM (Creator) – LITTLE PAKISTAN - FUTURE HISTORIES

BANG Seung Hyeon – GOODAFTERNOON SWEETDREAM

CHEN Yufei – PATCH

Roy CHUNG (Producer) – RETURN OF THE ACTION MAN

Ethan ENG – THERAPY DOGS

Muhammad Heri FADLI – JAMAL

Mahmoud GHAFFARI – DOGGY LOVE

Fan HE (Producer) – WE ARE LIVING THINGS

Juan HU – PATCH

Shiyu HU – TSUGUMI

Wei HUANG – PATCH

Grant HYUN (Producer) – NEW JACK

Hirotoshi IWASAKI – ON TIME OFF TIME

Sohee KIM – TERRAIN BEHIND THE EYES

Danny LEE – NEW JACK

Noah LEE – NEW JACK

Andrew K. LI (Producer) – WE ARE LIVING THINGS

Akane MURATA – OPEN ONE'S MOUTH

Andrew NADKARNI – ACTUAL PEOPLE

Azadeh NAVAI – GLADIOLUS

Kei OYAMA (Producer) – OPEN ONE'S MOUTH

Tee Jaehyung PARK – WINTER INSECT, SUMMER FLOWER

* Rajee SAMARASINGHE – SHOW ME OTHER PLACES

Lily Ahree SIEGEL – THE SPACE BETWEEN YOU & ME

Milad TANGSHIR (Creator) – HYDROCOSMOS

Dalena TRAN (Creator) – INCOMPLETE

Kenichi UGANA – VISITORS

Jason WANG (Producer) ACTUAL PEOPLE

Cindy WU (Producer) – TSUGUMI

Putu YUDHISTIRA (Producer) – JAMAL

Kit ZAUHAR – ACTUAL PEOPLE