Outsider at Home follows filmmaker Danny Lee’s search for the reason behind the continued stereotypical representation of Asian Americans in mainstream media.
DOL
Nick is a Korean-American gay man in LA. On attending ‘dol’, the first birthday ceremony of his baby nephew, Nick finds himself yearning for a life just beyond reach.
The 72 Hour Film Shootout
AAIFF is proud to co-present with the Asian American Film Lab the 72 Hour Shootout screening and awards ceremony. Contestants are given 72 hours to write, shoot, and edit a 5-minute short film on a surprise theme. The top ten films of this year’s comp ...
MODERN FAMILY
Hyun-soo gets a phone call from home in the middle of a meeting. What awaits ahead is an array of mishaps, accidents, fears and murders.
SHANGHAI LOVE MARKET
Every weekend in Shanghai’s Peoples’ Park, parents hang posters to match-make their unwed children. Love however has a funny way of changing even the best-laid plans.
MY SPIRITUAL MEDICINE
Two white-collar clerks sets up a private radio program in Shanghai, an Otaku lady lives in isolation. Their random fates are linked by the radio.
COMRADES
Fourth-graders Ronald and Diego are best friends and comrades in a roleplaying war-game until Lieutenant Diego betrays General Ronald, blurring the line between friendship and fantasy.
THE TELEGRAM MAN
Adapted from a short story by John Boyne, the award-winning author of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”, The Telegram Man tells the story of how war inexorably spreads beyond the battlefield.