Film

Opening night film screening and reception for the Asian American International Film Festival. YELLOW ROSE is the story of an undocumented Filipino girl who dreams of one day leaving her small Texas town to pursue her country music dreams.

THE UGLY MODEL examines the paradox of a handsome male model who feels ashamed, ugly and emasculated because of his Asian ethnicity in America.

FRESH KILL centers around a non-nuclear family anchored by mothers Claire, Shareen, and their daughter Honey, caught up in a wild ride involving corporate conspiracies, pollution and community activism.

72 Hour Shootout is a global filmmaking competition where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length.

These short films show the beautiful depth of the queer Asian diaspora, exploring issues beyond gender identity, sexuality or race.

EMPTY BY DESIGN is a feature film about the struggle of identity experienced living and growing up in multiple places surrounded by different cultures, and what it means to call a place home. 

Asian American International Film Festival Centerpiece Film Screening and Reception, Ms. Purple. The story of Kasie and Carey, siblings raised in Los Angeles' Koreatown, who attempt to mend their relationship over their father's death bed.

Things aren't always as they seem in these genre shorts. What begins as everyday, quickly becomes an exploration of legends, beasts, future technologies, alter egos, and the supernatural.

A diverse slate of shorts created by New York-based filmmakers.

Set in New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck—and in the middle of a gang war.  

A future reliant on solar energy falls into chaos after the sun disappears, forcing a reclusive astronomer and his bubbly neighbor out of the city.

Whether it be biological or chosen, family is powerful. These shorts explore how generations come together; clash and grow, for better or for worse. 

Filmmaker Jason DaSilva negotiates fatherhood while dealing with progressive multiple sclerosis in this autobiographical film.

Three strangers accidentally discover the solution to their problems lies in a single pregnancy test.

Closing night film screening and reception for the Asian American International Film Festival. In Happy Cleaners, the Choi family struggles to keep the family dry cleaning business afloat, amidst other daily struggles.