Justin Chon

A thrilling, unprecedented telling of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective. A Hawaiian war chief joins a bloody campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.

This epic saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations. Starting with a forbidden love in 1910s Korea, the story follows a resilient young woman who makes a difficult choice to survive. The narrative moves through time and across continents, from Korea to Japan and America, exploring their struggles to find identity and belonging while facing hardship, discrimination, and the immense cost of assimilation.

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home. (imdb)

A young woman who works as a karaoke hostess in Koreatown reconnects with her estranged brother in the final days of their father's life. (imdb)

Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers, own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla, a street wise 11 year old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel tries to have a good time. It's just another typical day at the store until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break. (imdb)

Martin, a 19 year old slacker, has his life turned upside down when he gets his Mormon girlfriend pregnant so he moves in with his stoner best friend, Randall, who teaches him to be a man. (imdb)