Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
AAPI filmmakers blend music and visuals to narrate stories of love and family In a film, there is always an invisible main lead: The music. It tells us how to feel and steers us through the story. Now, it’s taking center stage in this series of music vide ...
Memorable Shorts Make a Lasting Impression at AAIFF Like an open journal with the hearts of the filmmakers on display, these animated shorts often explore the creator’s history and their ongoing creation of an identity. At times moving, transformative, an ...
The rumbling of a passing F train. The chatter and footsteps along Canal Street. The sizzle when oil hits the wok. This is the everyday music of New York City, and these filmmakers have a song to sing about each borough. (Image Credit: Cindy Chu) BAYAR ...
An ode to the dignity of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong They dance to celebrate. To remember. To forget. To take up space in a world that demands they give up their individuality in exchange for a meek, submissive existence. In Stefanos Tai’s film ...
Written By: Kano Umezaki This article may contain spoilers. At night, around the time the moon’s gaze is at its highest, three people sit around a fire. “Today was supposed to be my funeral,” one man says. Laughter follows, alo ...
Written By: Kyubin Kim This article may contain spoilers. Since her childhood growing up in Taiwan under martial law, director Mian-Mian Lu has been pushing conventional boundaries. In high school, Lu started a drama club and d ...
Written By: Kano Umezaki This article may contain spoilers. In addition to cultural estrangement, the Korean migrant experience can also be characterized by its forgettings. With a severed homeland leading to forced transnation ...
Written By: Michelle Ahn This article may contain spoilers. Lumpias, the beloved Filipino spring rolls, are so good they can be addicting. In “Lumpia With a Vengeance” they literally are and more. Patricio Ginelsa’s “Lumpia W ...
Written By: Nathan Liu This article may contain spoilers. Everything you need to know about Dante Basco’s directorial debut, “The Fabulous Filipino Brothers,” is right there in its title. It’s about being a brother and it’s about being Filipino. ( ...