Two long-haired teenage girls sit on a bed together painting one another's portraits. Paintings and plants are strewn across the orange-lit walls.

Stroke of Dreams

Tracy Nguyen 2025 0:06:26 Min English English Open Captions United States

Two best friends share joyful, summer rituals before the start of their first college semester.

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Screenings

ENCORE: Queer Asian World Cinema

Watch anytime between September 11-21. A dance floor turned into history. A teenager seeing themselves clearly at last. Two best friends holding onto one last summer. A collective…

Friday, September 11, 2026
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Online Encore ENCORE: Queer Asian World Cinema

Queer Asian World Cinema at Chinese Culture Center

A dance floor turned into history. A teenager seeing themselves clearly at last. Two best friends holding onto one last summer. A collective built against silence.

Saturday, July 4, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Satellite Screening Queer Asian World Cinema at Chinese Culture Center

Queer Asian World Cinema at Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Eight films moving between memory, diaspora, and dream where identity flickers, stretches, and insists on being seen.

Friday, May 22, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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Satellite Screening Queer Asian World Cinema at Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Queer Asian World Cinema at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Deep connections to Asian American lineages. A dance floor turned into history. Seeking acceptance from family. A teenager seeing themselves clearly at last. Two best friends holding onto…

Sunday, May 3, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Satellite Screening Queer Asian World Cinema at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Content Warnings

Grief Illness

Specific Themes

Families Grief Queerness Relationships Romance Sexual orientation

Credits

Director
Tracy Nguyen
Screenwriter
Tracy Nguyen
Producer
Melvin Hicks
Cast
Alejandra Lorenzo, Song Ha, Matthew Kim

About Filmmaker(s)

"Tracy Nguyen was born and raised in San Jose, California. Growing up with refugee parents from Vietnam largely defines who she is today: a driven community organizer with a creative, entrepreneurial spirit. Tracy received a B.A. in Media Studies and Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley, which seeded her activist journey During the last 10 years in the East Bay, Tracy has worked within the nonprofit sector to uplift the voices and power of refugees, immigrants, workers, women, youth, LGBTQ community, and incarcerated individuals. With her creative passion for visual storytelling, she decided to take my own vision into own hands and became a freelance filmmaker and graphic facilitator."

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