Celebrate
the 45th
anniversary of
the Asian
American
International
Film Festival,
from August 3
to 13, with
combination of
in-person
screenings and
events with
online
programs.
Highlights
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tickets and
view full
program at aaiff.org.
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Friday,
August 5, 2022
Shot
from 1993-1994
in the
villages of
Eastern and
Southern
China, linked
in common lore
to the remote
origins of
China’s
civilizations,
the film
offers a
journey into
the wealth of
China’s
traditional
architecture
while
exploring the
hinterlands of
self and
others in
their
encounter. A
site of
creativity
also highly
valued as a
guiding
criterion in
ethics and
politics,
harmony has
played an
important role
in the lives
of Chinese
people since
ancient times.
The film
addresses the
process of
“harmonizing”
rural China
due to the
country’s
Great
Uprooting, and
seeks to
engage the
viewer further
by asking:
What exactly
is
disappearing?
And how?
Saturday,
August 6
ALL I
WANT IS
EVERYTHING
Directed
by Alexandra
Cuerdo
ALL I
WANT IS
EVERYTHING is
a
coming-of-age
crime drama
about a good
Asian girl
gone very bad.
Fiercely
driven, Alice
Kim battles
class, race,
and family
pressure to
become a drug
dealer in New
York City’s
wild
underground
rave scene.
CHINATOWN:
OUR ONLY HOME
Directed
by Tony Wang
CHINATOWN:
OUR ONLY HOME
explores the
passing down
of Chinese
traditions
across
generations in
Manhattan
Chinatown
during
COVID-19 by
examining the
evolution of
the Chinatown
community
through the
stories of
small
businesses and
young people’s
actions.
EKIDEN - World
Premiere
Directed
by Haruna
Azumi
A
documentary
about six
runners in New
York City who
participated
in a
traditional
Japanese
long-distance
relay race,
Ekiden.
LIN -
New
York Premiere
Directed
by Lillian
Xuege Li
How
can a woman
become herself
when she has
been shaped
and taught to
sacrifice for
the gaze of
others? Lin
has many
roles—a
mother, a
wife, a
waitress, and
an immigrant.
She is also a
woman with a
secret who
finally
decides to
quietly rebel.
SONNET
CROWN FOR NYC - New
York Premiere
Directed
by Xiao Han
SONNET
CROWN FOR NYC
is a filmed
sequence of
sonnets that
honors local
businesses and
the
communities
that enrich
and sustain
New York City,
honoring their
stories and
the work they
do for their
communities.
Saturday,
August 13
A
FATHER'S SON - New
York Premiere
Directed
by Patrick
Chen
Jack
Yu is the only
Chinese
American
detective in
the 5th
Precinct, and
every manner
of Chinatown
crime will
come his
way.
DEAR
CORKY - New
York Premiere
Directed
by Curtis Chin
Through
his words and
pictures, DEAR
CORKY is an
intimate look
at the
legendary
photographer
Corky Lee.
FROM
SPIKES TO
SPINDLES
Directed
by Christine
Choy
This
raw, gutsy
portrait of
New York's
Chinatown
captures the
early days of
an emerging
consciousness
in the
community.
