Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
by Jackie Lam COMING FULL CIRCLE. Credit: Larry Tung This year, AAIFF is spotlighting the Asian LGBTQ community, an extremely marginalized and underrepresented group with incredibly important and powerful stories. CineVue chatted with each filmmaker ...
Abbas on his daily morning run. Credit: Veena Rao by Jackie Lam CineVue got the chance to chat with director Veena Rao about her short film MUMBAI MORNINGS, which centers around Abbas--a humble but driven, Indian jewelry polisher-turned-ultramarathon ...
David (Joe Seo) struggles to find himself and manage his parents' expectations in Andrew Ahn's Sundance Award-winning drama SPA NIGHT. credit: Nonetheless Productions SPA NIGHT will be opening AAIFF '16 on Thursday, July 21 at Asia Society at 7 p.m. B ...
CineVue had the singular privilege of chatting with writer/director Ray Yeung about his second feature film, FRONT COVER, which will close AAIFF '16 on Saturday, July 30 (ticket details). FRONT COVER focuses on Ryan Fu (Jake Choi), a gay celebrity fashion ...
The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) premiered in the summer of 1978 in New York City answering a growing need for social understanding, cultural diversity in American life, and independent cinema. AAIFF is the first festival in the ...
By Bingying (Emma) Yi Globalization has already become a phenomenon since the end of last century. It brought flows of people, trade, and opportunities in this world as well as changed our culture and identity. As communication scholars Raka Shome ...
By Michelle Ahn Once home to notable artists and people, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nancy Reagan, John Williams, and Martin Scorsese, Flushing is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens and a thriving place of continuous creativity, ...
By Lindy Leong Reprinted courtesy of the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival ©Visual Communications In a career spanning over four decades, multi-award winning director Arthur Dong continues to explore themes that reflect the issues and ...
Are you looking for that Summer in The City experience? Asian CineVision (ACV) is seeking spring and summer interns to help organize the 39th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in New York City. AAIFF16 is scheduled for July 21 – 30, 2016.