Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
An Immigrant’s Story Told Through Dance Even the editing feels like a slow and perfectly punctuated tango in Ryan Moore’s award-winning short film “When We Danced” (2023). The flow of the opening and the magnificent visuals move together gracefully, trans ...
A film by the community, for the community “I’m Not An Activist” takes an inside look at the Dragon Combat Club (DCC), “an NYC-based volunteer initiative for community self-defense.” The club was formed in 2020. They offer free, self-defense classes in N ...
Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto talks about her hypnotic short Written by: Patricia Kusumaningtyas In the short film “Srikandi,” directed by Indonesian director Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto, reality is not what it seems. The viewers are immersed into a world of J ...
It's a last glimpse at some familiar faces “A Father’s Son” is Chinatown’s breathing testament to the pandemic. Patrick Xi Hao Chen began filming in 2019. Sustained by community funds, he hurtled through film shoots like he was on a ticking clock. “It’s ...
Will Sun take advice from his friends on how to really approach girls?
Based on the true story of Stanley Hayami, a talented Japanese-American teenager caught between his dream of becoming an artist and his duty to his country during WWII.
A traditional Chinese father makes desperate efforts to “cure” his gay son’s homosexuality, but is interrupted by the sudden attack of zombies.
After her father’s death, Anh lives in the countryside of Vietnam with her mother and little sister when her mom becomes very ill.