Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
A conversation between Celine Song and Jeff Yang On January 23rd, the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium at the Asia Society was packed with people who had come to hear a conversation between author Jeff Yang and director Celine Song. Just that morning, Song ...
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 ...
‘Photographic Justice: A Corky Lee Story’ is about a man and the movement he pushed into the limelight Young Kwok Corky Lee, otherwise known as “Corky,” took photos that to this day, like the Brooklyn Bridge, connect two different societies. Born in 1947 ...
Julie Ha and Eugene Yi Transnationalize the Roots of Anti-Asian Hate in ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Asian/American films incepted out of the impulse to speak back, and perhaps more critically, they carved a political space to speak from. First-time directors ...
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 ...
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, the staff of ACV handpicked a couple of must see past AAIFF films that had raised and exercised the issue of fighting for social justice and civil rights.
Asian CineVision presents a special screening of Invoking Justice on Wed, Sept 26. Tickets on sale now!
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY follows Ai Weiwei, a political delinquent, who challenges the notion of freedom through his art and conceptual work.
Join Asian CineVision and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities on Wednesday, June 20th for a special one-night SCREENING & COMMUNITY PANEL of the Academy Award-nominated film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” in recognition of the 30th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s murder.