Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
Written By: Saiya Floyd New York City is a special place to live, but also a place full of paradoxes. It’s full of famous sites and neighborhoods, but also teeming with hidden gems and secret subcultures. New Yorkers carve out their own pocket of the ...
Written By: Melissa Slaughter “I wrapped on my birthday, August 26th, ‘cause I said I wanted to finish a film before I turned 30. And JoAnn was like, ‘we've got to get it done …’” Andrea A. Walter, the writer, director, and director of photog ...
Written By: Michelle Ahn “Happy Cleaners” starts off with chaos — a family fight over the dinner table about a rebellious son’s dream to follow his passion, and a stubborn mom’s philosophy that the only path to success is higher education. The fi ...
Written by: Demi Guo In America: “Crazy Rich Asians.” “Always Be My Maybe.” Suddenly, “The Farewell”! Drama! In China: CGI. Yet another remake of the “Snake Goddess,” but what’s the story? Enter Wen Ren, with starry skies, mainland actors a ...
Written By: Melissa Slaughter Eva Noblezada as Rose “Square peg, round hole. I run away with nowhere to go.” Eva Noblezada croons this line in varying degrees during the course of her starring turn in the film Yellow Rose. The 23-year-old is al ...
The announcement of Warrior or any television show that is based on Asian American experience comes with two conflicting feelings. Excitement, stemming from our desire for representation as well as the knowledge of how interesting our stories can be. ...
Running a film festival isn't easy and we need all hands on deck. We are a completely volunteer run organization and every person is vital to the festival. If you're interested in increasing Asian representation in media (in front of and behind the came ...
2018 was a banner year for Asian Americans in mainstream media... With #GoldOpen, #AsianAugust, the successes of SEARCHING (#AAIFF41 opening film), CRAZY RICH ASIANS, ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, and more. Asian Cinevision prepares itself with new ...
It's Opening Day! Submit now for the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival running July 24 - August 3, 2019. We can't wait to see what you've made -- submissions have already started coming in! * January 19, ...