Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
By Alexa Strabuk Centipede still from TYRUS. Credit: Sara Jane Boyers It was a muggy summer day in New York City and typically unbearable. Escaping my air condition-less apartment in Brooklyn, I found myself at the Met, seeking refuge there until t ...
Andrew Ahn's debut feature film SPA NIGHT explores its protagonist David's Korean Americaness through his sexual exploration in Korean spas. David (Joe Seo) wrestles with the expectations of his struggling immigrant parents (Youn Ho Cho and Haerry Kim ...
In the feature film PAINTED NAILS, Van Hoang, a Vietnamese immigrant and nail salon owner, becomes one of the first workers in decades to testify against the cosmetic industry before Congress, after discovering that her two miscarriages were caused by cos ...
MELE MURALS. Credit: ŌIWI TV & Tadashi Nakamura What is graffiti? Art? Rebellion? Expression? For artists Estria Miyashiro (a.k.a Estria) and John Hina (a.k.a Prime), graffiti has become a conduit for connecting with Hawaiian culture. Alongside a gr ...
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 ...
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 ...
Q&A with Awesome Asian Bad Guys - New York Premiere Awesome Asian Bad Guys screened on July 25, 2014 as part of AAIFF14 AAIFF14 Social Media Manager Miranda Canilang listened in on the conversation with Director Patrick Epino, Writer Milton Liu, an ...
CineVue caught up with AAIFF alum and Director J.P. Chan of A Picture of You, which Asian Cinevision will co-present at the 6PM screening this Saturday June 21 at AMC Village 7.