WORLD PREMIERE Growing up in the US, filmmaker Khoa Ha always knew her grandfather was a famous musician in her native Vietnam. What she didn’t realize was the magnitude of his popularity or the mystique that surrounded his real background. In excavating the story of the musician Y Vân, she not only discovers the man […]
WORLD PREMIERE Sandra Oh, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Kumail Nanjiani, Amanda Nguyen, Connie Chung, and beyond: their worlds may be disparate, but they’ve all, in their unique ways, navigated what it means to be Asian in relation to their American identities. While their success has been fraught with racism, they share their stories of losses and […]
US PREMIERE A poignant and powerful story following Afghanistan’s female ambassador to Austria as she faces a life-altering decision in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power. Refusing to represent an oppressive regime, she bravely confronts the very forces that tore her country apart. Through her defiance, Manizha Bakhtari becomes a voice for Afghanistan’s […]
NYC PREMIERE Gorgeously rendered through picturesque cinematography, Always offers a meditative portrait of an adolescent wannabe poet in rural China. Director-cinematographer Deming Chen follows the protagonist from ages 9 to 13, capturing family life, both its hardship and resilience, without sentimentality. Poetry lives in both intertitles and luminous images of land, labor, and people. Expansive […]
WORLD PREMIERE New York–based artist Ani Liu creates provocative artifacts at the intersection of art, science, and technology. From neuroscience to motherhood, her practice challenges understandings of bodies and gender. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Miao Wang. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue […]
WORLD PREMIERE Poet Cindy Tran creates works that bridge personal memories and shared experiences, reflecting on childhood, parental expectations, and societal stigmas around an Asian-American identity. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer Xinyan Yu. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can […]
NYC PREMIERE A unique and macabre premise, teaching young students how to understand death, unfolds into a surprisingly moving, humane, and poignant story. – Murtada Elfadl The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Yuxuan Ethan Wu. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
WORLD PREMIERE With the support of her fellow thespians, an actress navigates the mental and physical challenges of performing after enduring a traumatic event. – Karen McMullen The first, second, and third screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Ken Pham. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
WORLD PREMIERE Two elderly women in a senior care community forge a profound bond of care and companionship, creating a quiet resistance to the loneliness of aging. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Robin Chen. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. […]
NYC PREMIERE Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura gathers extraordinary images of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, showing a unique connection with the people and the time. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Marc Lesser. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC […]