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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Out of Bounds: A Tribute to Christine Choy

Program Out of Bounds: A Tribute to Christine Choy Christine Choy never asked for permission. As a pioneering filmmaker, educator, activist, and co-founder of Asian CineVision, she…
MUSIC VIDEOS

Chronically Online

Film Chronically Online Directed by Ben See-Tho Lost in a world of digital detritus and delicate miniatures, a woman seeks connection.

This film will be available…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Confucius Plaza

Film Confucius Plaza Directed by Zijin Wang A Chinese man living in New York comes across an abused American Pitbull living in the apartment downstairs,…
MASTERCLASS, SPECIAL EVENTS

Crowd-Equity Fundraising 101 with Thomas Percy Kim

Special Event Crowd-Equity Fundraising 101 with Thomas Percy Kim Join director of AAIF49's Centerpiece film ISLE CHILD, Thomas Percy Kim, for an introduction to crowd-equity financing that…
SHORTS PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

CUNY Shorts Showcase

Program CUNY Shorts Showcase The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Daily Worker

Film Daily Worker Directed by Ting Su Digitizing union newspapers in the quiet of a dark room, a filmmaker reflects on their relationship to labor.

This…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Disease

Film Disease Directed by Dongin Matthew Chun, Joshua Koh A college student gets a homeless man struggling with substance abuse to act in his movie. After the…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Enough

Film Enough Directed by Brian Tee As a young student confronts racial injustice in present day, she uncovers the story of a Japanese American…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight

Film Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight Directed by Christine Choy Based on the play, "Pigeons," by Ginny Lim, this film focuses on the meeting between an older immigrant…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

First Summer

Film First Summer Directed by Heo Gayoung When her longtime dance partner and lover Haksu suddenly dies, Yeongsun learns his 49th-day memorial falls on the…
SHORT + FEATURE

First Summer / Before the Call

Program First Summer / Before the Call Come join us for this in-person combination screening of the New York City premiere of the short FIRST…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Fruit

Film Fruit Directed by Jen Nee Lim In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

glide (all the people i’ll never be)

Film glide (all the people i’ll never be) Directed by Li Anne Liew Between life and death, a young ghost comes to terms with her loneliness when she becomes a spectator…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Grandma’s Four Color Cards

Film Grandma’s Four Color Cards Directed by Sally Tran From her tiny house in Saigon's, 101-year-old Ngoai runs an illegal card game to survive in the margins.…
FEATURES - DOCUMENTARY

Ha Ha Shanghai

Film Ha Ha Shanghai Directed by Christine Choy US-based Christine Choy returns to China for the first time in over 30 years to search for the…
MUSIC VIDEOS

HBC

Film HBC Directed by Léon Moh-Cah In Seoul’s free-spirited Haebangchon, this animated music video for Yangbans turns a day in the neighborhood into a…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Heart and Sol

Film Heart and Sol Directed by Donovan Decano A Filipino Karaoke bar owner in Berlin navigates the challenges of migration while recounting the extreme amounts of…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Home

Film Home Directed by Sara Mokhavat As they prepare their granddaughter’s birthday celebration, an elderly couple struggles to conceal a life-changing secret that threatens…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Homecoming and Going

Film Homecoming and Going Directed by Kristie Ko A London flat is handed over between old friends. Emily has just immigrated with her fiancé, and Megan…
FEATURES - DOCUMENTARY

Hoop Like This

Film Hoop Like This Directed by Shubhangi Shekhar HOOP LIKE THIS traces the rise of the world’s first professional Indian basketball team, where 12 players risk…
SPOTLIGHTS

Hoop Like This: Closing Night Screening & Reception

Program Hoop Like This: Closing Night Screening & Reception We are incredibly excited to close our 49th annual Asian American International Film Festival with the East Coast...
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

Hugs & Kisses

Film Hugs & Kisses Directed by Alexandra “Lexie” Orr A soon to be born daughter feels her mom give her hugs & kisses and reminisces on what…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

Huong

Film Huong Directed by Jenny Thach HUONG is a daughter's attempt to understand her mother as a whole person—before she was her mom—after a…
SHORTS - NARRATIVE

i saw you in the flood

Film i saw you in the flood Directed by Kevin Xian Ming Yu Kai, a genderqueer Chinese-American, and their mother, Li, deal with the effects of a heavy storm on their…
SHORTS - DOCUMENTARY

i see myself in you

Film i see myself in you Directed by Amreen Kullar Amidst rising xenophobia, 1st and 2nd gen South Asian settlers in Brampton, Ontario explain their side of the…