Visual Communications

Armed With a Camera Vol. 2026 is having its EAST COAST PREMIERE at 🗽🍎

ALL SIX AWC short films will be presented at the 49th annual Asian American International Film Festival presented by Asian CineVision on August 9, 2026 @ 12:00PM as part of the “Armed with a Camera” Shorts Program!

📆 Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 12:00PM (EST)
📍 Village East by Angelika (181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003)
🎟 Tickets are available now on aaiff.org

📣 Armed With a Camera Fellowship applications are still open!

The 2026–2027 Armed With a Camera Fellowship invites SoCal-based AANHPI artists to explore "MOVEMENT" as a creative point of inspiration. In a time of social and political uncertainty, we encourage emerging storytellers to reflect on what moves them whether its body and mind or past and present.

Selected Fellows will participate in a 12–15 month program beginning Fall 2026, receive mentorship from industry professionals, and premiere their films at the 43rd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Each Fellow will receive a $2,500 personal stipend, in addition to a $2,500 project stipend to support the creation of their media works.

Join a community of storytellers in movement ✨

⏰ Apply by Friday, July 31, 2026 @ 10PM (PST)
🔗 vcmedia.org/awc

Join our IN-PERSON Open House to learn more about the AWC program!
📅 7/22 @ 5PM - 7PM (PST)
📍Visual Communications Office (120 Judge John Aiso St. Los Angeles, CA 90012).
🔗 RSVP at vcmedia.org/awc

Meet one of our ! Olivia Lampel is our 2026 Development and Communications intern. She is a rising third year at Occidental College, studying Sociology and Media Arts and Culture.

Olivia is a part of her school’s Japanese Student Association as their Social Media Coordinator, and is also an aspiring professional dancer🌟

🔗 Click the link in our bio to find out why Olivia applied to VC (and more!)

VC is thrilled to partner with the Peninsula Center Library () again to present a collection of Digital Histories and Armed With a Camera films as part of their Community Voices: An AAPI Film Festival on 6/27 🎥⭐️

Join us for a one-of-a-kind film festival focused on highlighting a curated collection of short films directed by Asian American Pacific Islanders and designed to capture a story of the AAPI experience from the director's unique point of view.

FILM PROGRAM
🎥 Cambodia Town Thrives, Directed by Brandon Soun
🎥 Mother Daughter Journey, Directed by Fran Ito
🎥 Profits Enslave the World: A Song Across Generations, Directed by Joe Virata
🎥 Thank You Come Again, Directed by Nirav Bhakta
🎥 The Fourth March, Directed by Robert Shoji
🎥 Trails, Directed by Chris Nguyen

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026 @ 1:00PM - 3:00PM (PST)
📍 Peninsula Center Library, Community Room (701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, 90274)
💰 FREE and open to the public
🔗 Learn more at pvld.libnet.info/event/16327163