Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
Written By: Michelle Ahn and Demi Guo In the second installment of his unofficial trilogy about Korean American experiences, Justin Chon successfully presents a sophomore film that shows he isn’t stopping anytime soon. While change and growth are pill ...
Written By: Saiya Floyd Genta Matsugami’s “Demolition Girl” transports the audience to rural Japan and offers a look into the life of a working class teenage girl. Set in Gunma Prefecture in the months before the girl’s last year of high school, “Demo ...
Written By: Beatrice Viri The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival featured several thoughtfully made shorts with the “Shorts: Made in NY” program. Though they spanned different genres, one factor united these shorts in particular: all film ...
Written By: Nathan Liu “Go back to your country!” It’s a slur that many people of color have heard for years. Its message is simple: you are not welcome here. You need to get out. It’s a horrible, toxic sentiment. No person should ever be made to feel ...
Written By: Demi Guo An hour after “When We Walk” finished screening, I’m finally able to nab him. “He’s so popular!” I whispered to one of his adoring friends. But right before he and his editor can start answering my questions, Jason DaSilva gets a ...
Written By: Saiya Floyd Imagine you’ve lived a long life as a loving father. You worked hard and did what you could to provide for your family. Then you fall into a coma for three months, and when you wake up, you hear your children planning to carry ...
Written By: Nathan Liu “The root of diaspora is pain; the pain of having to leave your homeland.” This statement, made about halfway through the runtime, is the central thesis of “Jeronimo,” a documentary about Koreans in Cuba. A passion project of ...
Written By: Wendy Xie There is no truer narrative that immensely captures the struggling reality in rising above Western media’s perception of hegemonic masculinity than through the lens of the titular Ugly Model Kevin Kreider. “The Ugly ...
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 ...