China's Past, Present, Future on Film
March 6 - April 16, 2010
In-person meeting with Leading Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke on March 6*
Use discount code asia725 to buy tickets at $7 member rate

China's film industry has never been as vibrant as now. This series features recent independent films that examine a dark chapter of China's past, take penetrating looks at current social phenomena, and explore the hearts and minds of China's future generations.

Featuring

Xiao Jia Going Home
Saturday, March 6, 2:30pm
Damien OUNOURI. France/China. 2008. 54min. Documentary.
Leading Chinese filmmaker and Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award winner Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang, Shanxi province in this documentary. His childhood experiences and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspirations to make his breakout films. Check out Jia Zhangke: A Retrospective (March 5-20, 2010) at The Museum of Modern Art here.
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Walking on the Wild Side
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 6:45pm
HAN Jie. China. 2006. 86min. Narrative.
Inspired by his own experiences growing up in a desolate mining district in northern China's Shanxi province, this feature debut relays the grim story of several young delinquents' dreams of liberty and easy money.

Perfect Life
Friday, March 19, 2010, 6:45pm
Emily TANG. China/Hong Kong. 2008. 97min. Narrative/Documentary.
Two women, one fictional and one real, struggle for a new life in southern China. Their lives converge in Shenzhen (bordering Hong Kong), a city of dreams and survival for millions of migrant workers.
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Betelnut
Friday, March 26, 2010, 6:45pm
YANG Heng. China. 2005. 112 minutes. Narrative.
Along a sleepy Hunan riverside, two delinquent boys experience a summer of love and violence in Yang Heng's visually stunning debut.
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Little Moth
Friday, April 2, 2010, 6:45pm
PENG Tao. China, 2007. 99 minutes. Narrative.
An impoverished country couple buys a crippled young girl and puts her to work begging on city streets. The director turns the sordid street life of small town China into a chain-reaction tale of human cruelty and unforgettable suspense.
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Gai Shanxi and Her Sisters
Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:45pm
BAN Zhongyi. China. 2007. 80 minutes. Documentary.
This documentary tells the story of several women's brutal ordeal as "comfort women" for the Japanese Army during World War II. Revelatory testimonies by these women and former Japanese soldiers unveil a dark chapter in China's history.
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Fujian Blue
Friday, April 16, 2010, 6:45pm
Robin WENG. China. 2007. 87 min. Narrative.
Shot on location in Fujian's coastal towns, the center for human trafficking, Robin Weng's pin-sharp debut feature reveals why and how so many young Chinese pay to have themselves smuggled in containers to the West.

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Rescue Me (a postmodern classic with snacks)
A tragi-comedy by Michi Barall
Directed by Loy Arcenas

In this dance-theatre adaptation of Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris Iph is 34 and stuck in a dead-end job. Haunted by her past, her present situation is grim -- she's at the mercy of a temperamental goddess and a barbarian king with a fondness for human sacrifice. And she's beginning to lose all hope of rescue.Rescue Me is a tragi-comedy about what to do when your Dad tries to kill you, your Mom freaks out, your brother goes crazy and you're surrounded by Barbarians.

Featuring
David Greenspan as Artemis
Jennifer Ikeda as Iph
along with Julian Barnett, Leon Ingulsrud, Ryan King, Oni Brown, Katherine Partington and Paco Tolson

March 23 - April 18
Discount for friends of AsianCineVision: $20
all performances until April 13th
excluding Opening night (March 30)
*subject to availability
Discount code ACV

(Buy ticket online)
or call (212) 352-3101

CHING CHONG CHINAMAN
A new comedy by Lauren Yee
Directed by May Adralesl

The Wongs are your average American family, but their lives change when a mysterious man from China arrives in their home. "Ching Chong" is anything but clueless and is about to dance his way to Stardom and the American Dream!

At the West End Theater
263 W. 86th St., 2nd Floor
March 19-April 11
Tue - Sat 7:30pm; Sat and Sun 3:00pm
Opening Night Wed March 24 at 7:30
No evening performance Tue March 23

Tickets:$45; Seniors $35; Students $20
with discounts for groups and corporate partners
School Matinees $12 per student, with study guide and post-show discussion
Opening Night $75, includes Post-Show Party w/ cast
Advance tickets call Pan Asian Rep: 212-868-4030

Discount for Friends of Asian CineVision: $35
all performances except for Opening Night, March 24 at 7:30

Use code CCACV:

• At https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/707455/prm/CCACV
• by calling OvationTix at 212-352-3101
• at the box office starting one hour before showtime

(vist panasianrep.org for info )

33rd Asian American International Film Festival
July 15 - 24, 2010

Submit your film to the first and longest running festival to recognize the works of Asian and Asian American media makers. The 33rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF10) is now accepting submissions in the following categories.

• Narrative Features
• Documentary Features
• Short Films
• Music Video
• Screenplays
• Works-In-Progress
• Youth Films (by filmmakers under 20)

Early Deadline (postmarked): Jan. 27, 2010
Final Deadline (postmarked): Feb. 24, 2010

(click here for submission details)

NEW YORK (August 10, 2009) During the festival the One-on-One with Ivy Ho Workshop took place. La Frances Hui interviewed Ivy Ho and asked her about her latest film Claustrophobia and her role as both a screenplay writer and as a director. To read the interview follow this link.

2009 Asian American International Film Festival
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