Photo by Corky Lee AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE CHOY BY DENISE KUNG, EVELYN MATEOS, AND JACLYN LEE In the spring of 2002, Angel Velasco Shaw taught a media and culture course called "Imagining Asia/Pacific America" for the Asian/Pacific/American ...
Characters Disappearing; Appearing through Film
A film focused on finding self amongst a movement On Thursday, August 7th, Conner Sen Warnick’s feature film debut, CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING, will be screened at the 48th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in NYC. In an interview with ...
The Hong Kong Cinema Renaissance
A new generation of filmmaking is coming out of Hong Kong. But can we watch it? Living between worlds When I was about eight years old, my mum and I went to a caa caan teng – the Cantonese name for a Hong Kong style diner – for a quick meal. These ...
Returning To “The Killing Fields,” 40 Years Later
Special thanks to Paul Chhorm, Robert Chau, Eng Tang, Avian Munoz, Chaiya, and Monika for sharing your stories. This wouldn’t have been possible without you. On November 2, 1984, Rolland Joffe’s “The Killing Fields” hit theaters in the UK. The film, w ...
Celluloid Synergy: From Historical Relics to Contemporary Reflections
Revisiting Early AAIFF Films and Their Modern Counterparts In curating this year's archival program, programmer Hai-Li Kong sought to explore the limitless possibilities of film as a medium, selecting works that push the boundaries of how film can be ...
Who Lies In Love?
Moral Grays In ‘Chaperone’ Interview sections were edited for clarity and concision. When a 17-year-old boy mistook director Zoë Eisenberg for a fellow high schooler and asked her out to a party, she replied incredulously, “I’m 30. I’m also married ...
Creating a Space for Our Home Court
The high stakes of Ashley Chea’s hoop dreams Through what was initially a project about the formation of Asian American basketball leagues, director Erica Tanamachi and producer Jenn Lee Smith found a contemporary story that they could intertwine with ...
A BATTLE OF TWO SELVES:
KENJI TSUKAMOTO’S ‘ASHIMA’ AND HOLLY M. KAPLAN’S ‘SUNFLOWER GIRL’ As one might expect, all of our selections at the Asian-American International Film Festival cover a wide range of perspectives across various diaspora – from men and women, to the ver ...
Cigarettes, Jjimjilbangs, and a House
A Korean-American teen’s coming of age “Why do you smoke?” Korean American teen, Hayoung, asks her father. He’s a man whose charisma seems to radiate effortlessly and, at times, makes him feel aloof. “It’s bad for you,” she adds, seamlessly switching from ...