Memory of Forgotten War conveys the human costs of military conflict through personal accounts of Korean War survivors of four decades of loss.
Memorable Shorts Make a Lasting Impression at AAIFF Like an open journal with the hearts of the filmmakers on display, these animated shorts often explore the creator’s history and their ongoing creation of an identity. At times moving, transformative, and wholly imaginative, we’re given a slap of comedy and a healthy dose of love for […]
Written By: Nathan Liu “Between 1907 and 1924, more than 20,000 young Japanese, Okinawan and Korean women journeyed to Hawaii to become the wives of men they knew only through photographs and letters. They were called ‘picture brides.’ This film is based on their stories.” So begins Kayo Hatta’s “Picture Bride,” a […]
For this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are looking back at Miyoshi Umeki’s legacy as the only Asian actress to win an Academy Award.
The 36th Asian American International Film Festival Closed with OUR HOMELAND and Announced Award Recipients New York, NY, August 7, 2013 – The 36th Asian American International Film Festival closed on August 3rd at Asia Society with YANG Yonghi’s OUR HOMELAND (2012) and an insightful Q&A between director YANG and Asia Society’s film curator La […]
Special program KOREAN WAR REMEMBERED examines the history and human effects of the Korean War, a war that most Americans now remember little about.
Asian CineVision Presents the 36th Asian American International Film Festival New York, NY, June 21, 2013 – Asian CineVision is pleased to present the full lineup for the 36th Asian American International Film Festival, which will run from July 24th to August 3rd. This year AAIFF is presenting 26 feature films and 44 short films, […]
Closing Night Presentation & Awards Ceremony. Sent decades ago as a child to North Korea under a repatriation program, Sungho returns to Japan for a temporary medical visit.
Two years after the war in Sri Lanka, an ex-militant of the Tamil Tigers returns home. He finds the woman he was in love before, and tries to start a new life. But the realities of post-war life are deeply complicated.