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| BAAFF is open for submissions for our upcoming festival. We are seeking narratives, dramas, comedies, shorts, documentaries, animations, music videos, and experimental films. |
Deadlines
Early - May 15, 2022
Regular - June 15, 2022
Final - July 15, 2022 |
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 | Projecting Connections: Within These WallsMAY 13 AT 7:30 PM – MAY 22 AT 10:00 PM / ON-DEMAND STREAMING
Inspired by experiences of those detained, interrogated and processed at the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island State Park in San Francisco Bay, Within These Walls is a film in which dance, memory, music, and poetry serve as a meditation on healing, resilience, and compassion. This U.S. Immigration Station is an International Site of Conscience, site of remembrance transformed and animated as part of a community-wide commemoration of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, speaking to the power of individuals and communities to transcend.
Pre-recorded post film conversation with the filmmakers Tatsu Aoki, Director and Lenora Lee, Choreographer and Producer. The conversation is moderated by Cynthia Woo, Executive Director, PAO Arts Center.
Pay What You Want tickets available now:
https://artsemerson.org/events/within-these-walls
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 | Shared Stories: Changing the Narrative: Pandemic Communities MAY 14 AT 7:30 PM / FREE IN-PERSON EVENT
Emerson Paramount Center 559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111 This collection of 3 short films – Plague at the Golden Gate (excerpt), Chelsea: An Essential City (from Latinos are Essential PBS series) and This Body – reflect the relationship between communities of color, health disparities and public health crises from a historical lens to the present. Join for a live discussion with community leaders Pastor Gloria White-Hammond (Bethel AME Church ), Dr. Anita Cheng (South Cove Community Health Center/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) and Moderator Trish Fontanilla (BosFilipinos) following the film. Read more >> Get Tickets: https://artsemerson.org/events/changing-the-narrative/
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 | World Channel presents:| The national broadcast premiere of GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP is Thursday, May 19, 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 5pm PT as part of America Reframed on public television's WORLD Channel. In this powerful tale about the rise of Korea’s global adoption program, four adult adoptees return to their country of birth and recover the personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. Check your local listings for WORLD Channel and tune in! |
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 | On May 14, 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT please join us for a special pre-broadcast conversation exploring the little-known history of African American servicemen who were among the first U.S. citizens to adopt Korean children. This virtual event features Prof. Kori Graves, author of “A War Born Family: African American Adoption in the Wake of the Korean War” in conversation with Korean adoptees Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson, Lisa Jackson, and filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem. The event is moderated by Prof. Kim Park Nelson, with welcoming remarks by WORLD Channel Executive Producer, Chris Hastings.
Click HERE to register for this free event. American Sign Language interpretation will be available. |
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 | CAAMFest
MAY 12 - 22, 2022To celebrate 40 years of celebrating Asian American stories and the return to in-person events, the CAAMFest40 Opening Night screening of FREE CHOL SOO LEE on Thursday, May 12 will be free of charge. Tickets may be reserved on our website CAAMFest.com which is NOW LIVE for the public.
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BAAFF BEGINS TONIGHT!
Featuring over 50 films and Q&A with filmmakers
after all feature films
A Tale of Three Chinatowns | Opening Night |
October 20
Waikiki | Centerpiece
Narrative | October 21
Sky Blossom | Centerpiece
Documentary | October 23
Who is Lun*na Menoh? | Closing Night | October 24
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BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
October 20 - October 24
ALL SHORTS
PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE U.S. UNTIL OCTOBER 31.
New
England's Largest Asian American Film Festival!
Join us in celebrating Asian American films with our 13th annual
Boston Asian American Film Festival, now completely virtual! Tune in
with BAAFF on TONIGHT
until October 24, 2020, to enjoy a wide range of
short films, feature films, documentaries, and panels while
supporting your local Asian American Community!
The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)
empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American
experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater
Boston Community. BAAFF is a production of the Asian American
Resource Workshop and ArtsEmerson.
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OPENING
NIGHT:
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS
One Night Only - October 20, 7:30PM ET
Directed by Lisa Mao and Produced by Penny Lee |
Documentary | 90 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS explores the survival of
urban ethnic neighborhoods. Specifically examining Chinatowns in three
American cities, the film looks at the forces altering each community
and the challenges that go with them.The film profiles Chinatowns in
Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston and features the voices of
residents, community activists, developers, government officials, and
others who have a connection to this ubiquitous neighborhood. Read More >>
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CENTERPIECE
NARRATIVE
WAIKIKI
Premiering October 21, 7:00PM ET
Directed by Christopher Kahunahana | Narrative | 77 mins |
USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive
boyfriend crashes her beat-up van into a mysterious homeless man, she
finds herself flung into a surrealistic journey of self-exploration and
enlightenment. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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CENTERPIECE
DOCUMENTARY
SKY BLOSSOM: DIARIES OF THE
NEXT GREATEST GENERATION
Premiering October 23, 6:00PM ET
Directed by Richard Lui | Documentary | 87 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
When viewers say they cried, they say it was because of
the uplifting hope of the courage and beauty the students share with
us. As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and
grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And
there are five million of them in America. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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CLOSING
NIGHT
WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH?
Premiering October 24, 5:00PM ET
Directed by Jeff Mizushima | Documentary |
81 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
"Who Is Lun*na Menoh" follows the life and
work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in
Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show
runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her
fantastical work, Lun*na's edgy, witty and beautiful creations are
explored. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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BAAFF is a
co-production of Asian American Resource Workshop and
ArtsEmerson.
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SAVE THE DATE for BAAFF! OCT 20-24
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BAAFF PRESENTS
A Tale of Three Chinatowns | Opening Night |
October 20
Waikiki | Centerpiece
Narrative | October 21
Sky Blossom | Centerpiece
Documentary | October 23
Who is Lun*na Menoh? | Closing Night | October 24
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SAVE THE
DATE - VIRTUAL FESTIVAL
BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
October 20 - October 24
ALL SHORTS
PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 31.
New
England's Largest Asian American Film Festival!
Join us in celebrating Asian American films with our 13th annual
Boston Asian American Film Festival, now completely virtual! Tune in
with BAAFF on October 20-24, 2020 to enjoy a wide range of short
films, feature films, documentaries, and panels while supporting your
local Asian American Community!
The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)
empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American
experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater
Boston Community. BAAFF is a production of the Asian American
Resource Workshop and ArtsEmerson.
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OPENING
NIGHT:
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS
One Night Only - October 20, 7:30PM ET
Directed by Lisa Mao and Produced by Penny Lee |
Documentary | 90 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
A TALE OF THREE CHINATOWNS explores the survival of
urban ethnic neighborhoods. Specifically examining Chinatowns in three
American cities, the film looks at the forces altering each community
and the challenges that go with them.The film profiles Chinatowns in
Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Boston and features the voices of
residents, community activists, developers, government officials, and
others who have a connection to this ubiquitous neighborhood. Read More >>
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CENTERPIECE
NARRATIVE
WAIKIKI
Premiering October 21, 7:00PM ET
Directed by Christopher Kahunahana | Narrative | 77 mins |
USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive
boyfriend crashes her beat-up van into a mysterious homeless man, she
finds herself flung into a surrealistic journey of self-exploration and
enlightenment. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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CENTERPIECE
DOCUMENTARY
SKY BLOSSOM: DIARIES OF THE
NEXT GREATEST GENERATION
Premiering October 23, 6:00PM ET
Directed by Richard Lui | Documentary | 87 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
When viewers say they cried, they say it was because of
the uplifting hope of the courage and beauty the students share with
us. As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and
grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And
there are five million of them in America. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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CLOSING
NIGHT
WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH?
Premiering October 24, 5:00PM ET
Directed by Jeff Mizushima | Documentary |
81 mins | USA
Followed by
Q&A with Filmmakers.
"Who Is Lun*na Menoh" follows the life and
work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in
Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show
runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her
fantastical work, Lun*na's edgy, witty and beautiful creations are
explored. Read More >>
[Available to view
on-demand from premiere time until Sunday, October 24, 2021, 10:00PM
ET]
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co-production of Asian American Resource Workshop and
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🌟📽 15th Annual Films at the Gate Festival 🎬🌟
Friday, August 27th - Sunday August 29th
Join ACDC and the Chinatown community for the 15th Anniversary of our Films at the Gate Festival! As always, the festival is free and open to community members of all ages and backgrounds! Our festival program proudly highlights the stories and work of Asian immigrant and Asian American filmmakers and artists.
ACDC prioritizes the safety and well being of community members and our staff and volunteers:
The event will have socially distanced chairs or groups of chairs for families/pods. We are limiting the number of chairs provided this year to avoid overcrowding.
You are welcome to bring your own chair providing that you adhere to the safety guidelines and will not obstruct the view for other guests.
We ask that everyone keep their nose and mouth masked until they are seated.
Hand sanitizing stations will be available.
These guidelines may change in accordance with local, state and federal safety regulations. Please continue to check for updates on this page as the event date approaches.
Please respect the direction and guidance of our staff and volunteers. We want to ensure a safe and fun event for everyone!
Are you interesting in supporting this event to help ACDC provide more free programming for the community? Download the sponsor form for more information and payment instructions.
Please note: sponsorships must be confirmed by Friday, August 6th to be acknowledged in the program book.
Any ad artwork must also be submitted by August 6th to be included in the program book.
ONLINE PAYMENT
SUPPORT THIS YOUTH-ORGANIZED FESTIVAL WITH A DONATION!
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE FOR ALL 3 DAYS
5:30PM Games and activities for families
7:30PM Welcome program
8:00PM Main feature (timing dependent on sunset for optimal viewing)
FILMS
FRIDAY
Be Water (2020; 1h 45min; in English) In this documentary about Bruce Lee’s career, Be Water explores questions of identity and representation through rare archive, intimate interviews, and Lee’s writings. Thank you to ESPN for providing Films at the Gate a free screening license! Rated TV-G.
SATURDAY
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019; 1h 47min; in Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles) Donnie Yen returns as the renowned Kung Fu master who travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school. Rated PG-13 for mild violence.
SUNDAY - Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018; 1h 47min; in Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles) With a star-studded cast including Michelle Yeoh and Dave Bautista, Max Zhang stars as Cheung Tin Chi, who tries a low profile after his defeat by Ip Man. Despite his efforts, our protagonist gets into trouble after getting in a fight with a powerful figure. Rated PG-13 for mild violence and language.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND DONORS!
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Mass Cultural Council.
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Events this Week
Shared Stories: Nailed
It | May 19-23
Amazon Studios
Representation Livestream | May 20
Boston Globe
Leadership Lunch with Shirley Leung | May 20
CAAMFest Filmmaker
Summit | May 19-21
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Nailed It
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ArtsEmerson's
Shared Stories presents:
Nailed It - Vietnamese Americans and the Nail Industry
Available to Stream May 19th to May 23rd
Premieres May 19th at 7pm EST
Pay What You Wish (including FREE!)
Nailed It chronicles
the genesis and legacy of the 40 year Vietnamese nail salon and its
influence on an $8 billion-dollar American industry. For mixed-race
Vietnamese filmmaker Adele Pham it’s personal, as she confronts her
cultural conflicts and discovers her place within the community, by
peeling back the layers of this niche trade seen by everyone but
known to few.
Pre-recored
Q&A with filmmaker panel to follow screening:
- Adele Pham, Director
- Denise Delgado,
Executive Director, Egleston Square Main Streets
- Thao Ha, Paralegal
& Organizing Fellow, Greater Boston Legal Services/VietAID
- Moderator: Susan
Chinsen, Creative Producer/ArtsEmerson & Director/BAAFF
This
conversation will be closed captioned.
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Asian &
Pacific Islander Representation in Film & Media Livestream
May 20 @9am/Noon PST/EST
Amazon Studios is teaming with the Producers Guild of
America to host a virtual conference to examine the state of AAPI
representation in media and entertainment.
The
May 20 event, which will be open to the public free of charge, will
feature panels, interviews and musical performances to showcase the
array of Asian and Pacific Islander ethnicities and cultures.
The
focus of Amazon Studios Voices will be on how Hollywood can take
steps to become more anti-racist and drive broader societal change.
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From The Olympics
To The NFL, Learn How These Asian Americans Tackle Racism On And Off
The Field
May 20 @Noon EST
Join Globe columnist Shirley Leung for a special conversation during
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with former
Patriots player and NFL coach Eugene Chung, two-time Olympic medalist
and ice dancer Alex Shibutani, and ESPN studio anchor and reporter
Michele Steele.
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CAAMFest Filmmaker
Summit
May 19-21
This year, CAAM Fest's three-day Filmmaker Summit celebrates the
coming together of communities to join strengths against every force
that stops us from expressing our authentic selves and telling our
stories. We celebrate the tenacity that transforms collaboration into
alliances, alliances to movements, and the sheer grit that pushes
movements to inspire change.
This year’s Summit sessions and Happy Hours will be hosted on Remo, a
platform which allows for small group engagement similar to an
in-person gathering.
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NOW ACCEPTING
SUBMISSIONS HERE:
Deadlines: Regular/June 15, 2021 & Final/July 15, 2021
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Bangsokol Gala Performance
& Audiences' Response from Around the World
December 13th | 8PM ET | Approx. 130 mins | FREE
On-demand through December 20th @ 11:59PM ET Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia, is a multi-disciplinary stage production combining music, film, movement, and voice. After touring in Australia, the USA (Sold Out shows in Boston/Dec 2017), and France, Bangsokol premiered in Cambodia in November 2019.
Watch the full performance of the Cambodia premiere —graced by the presence of HRH King Norodom Sihamoni as Head of State and Distinguished Patron of CLA. After the screening, we invite you to join a reflection and exchange between audience members Ada Khun, Seda Douglas, Emily Howe, and Chea Sopheap, all of whom have a deep connection with Cambodia and experienced the Bangsokol production in different cities during its international tour.
Discussion moderated by Amara Goel. |
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TONIGHTThe Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association presents . . . The 36th Anniversary Gala is celebrating "virtually" this year!
Friday, December 11th | 6PM - 7:15PM
Silent Auction December 4th - 14th
Even though there is no in-person gathering; no cocktail hour; no mingling; no dancing; & no hugging; we will celebrate together from the comfort of our homes and witness live performances from young people, auctioning of beautiful crafts and creative homemade baskets, and learn about our most recent COVID-19 efforts these past few months. What we have witnessed is the community coming together.
While CMAA worked with our funding partners to provide support to those in need, we also saw the "Humanity" in many community members who came out
to lend a helping hand. They donated face masks, hand sanitizers, air purifiers, and much more during this extraordinary time.
Join the Live event here.
Our celebration this year is focused on being an event that celebrates each other by everyone for everyone. Therefore we call it: CMAA's Community Celebration - Together With A Purpose! |
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 | TOMORROW:Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, December 12th | 10AM - 12PM EST | FREEJoin AARW for our Annual Membership Meeting!In a year of so much uncertainty, grief, and resistance, we want to take this year to celebrate our community and the work we've done together this year. We will share updates from our work, look forward to a new membership meeting structure and a clearer anti-displacement framework in 2021, and elect in our new Board leadership. Please join us to hear about what's coming up for AARW in 2021, give your input, and be together!
RSVP on this form and we will follow up with the Zoom link; we will also be sending goody bags to everyone who joins us!
Board elections will be part of the Annual Meeting; if you are interested in talking more about running for the AARW Board, please email carolyn@aarw.org and nam.anywhere@gmail.com by Monday, November 16th! |
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 | TOMORROW:Viet Family Stories, Chuyện Gia ĐìnhSaturday, December 12th | 12PM - 2PM EST | FREEViet Family Stories, Chuyện Gia Đình 2.0 is an intergenerational multimedia storytelling project that brings together a group of Vietnamese American elder and young artists to co-create a series of monthly bilingual gatherings and dialogues grounded in Boston's Dorchester community.
The project aims to explore and unpack themes of diaspora, resiliency, memories, mental health, and healing practices in Vietnamese families. Please register for our virtual public event in December 2020 and stay tuned! #VietFamStories
Viet Family Stories, Chuyện Gia Đình 2.0 là một dự án kể chuyện đa-phương-tiện đa-thế-hệ có quy tụ những người lớn tuổi và thanh niên Mỹ gốc Việt, họ sẽ hợp tác trong vòng sáu tháng để tạo ra một chuỗi các chương trình và các cuộc đối thoại song ngữ hàng tháng cho cộng đồng Dorchester tại Boston.
Một dự án nhằm khám phá và phân tích các chủ đề về cộng đồng, khả năng phục hồi, ký ức, sức khỏe tâm lý và phương pháp chữa lành trong các gia đình Việt. Hãy đăng ký chương trình trên mạng của chúng tôi vào tháng 12 năm 2020! #VietFamStories |
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More From AARW:
On November 19th, the Trump administration proposed a new rule to ban work permits for people on Orders of Supervision (OSUP): those who have been ordered deported but are temporarily released from custody. This includes tens of thousands of Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees who have resettled to the US and rebuilt their lives after being displaced by the war in Southeast Asia.
Join us in protecting our friends, families; and community members by submitting a public comment opposing the proposed work ban on work permits by Monday, December 21st.
Learn more and take action at tiny.cc/ProtectWorkPermits (case sensitive) |
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| BAAFF 提供。 |
(Boston Orange 波士頓報導)波士頓亞美電影節(BAAFF)和夏威夷國際電影節(HIFF)合作，將於11月27日晚8點，在網上免費放映「若水(Be
Water)」一片，紀念李小龍80歲生日。
影片映畢後，將有該片導演Bao Nguyen，以及李小龍企業執行長Shannon
Lee，醜陋美味(Ugly Delicious)主持人暨Momofuku
創辦人David Chang，憤怒亞裔男(AngryAsianMan.com)創辦人Phil Yu，以及福特(Ford)基金會的Chi-hui Yang等人座談。
「若水(Be Water)」一片描述1970年代被好萊塢拒絕後，回到父母家鄉的香港，一連拍了四部經典電影，被人尊為傳奇人物，既是武術藝術家，演員，也是哲學家，編舞者，電影人，卻在32歲驟逝的李小龍，如何的在兩個世界中掙扎，也使用罕見的檔案，訪問他的親人，以及李小龍自己的字跡等來探討身份議題。
欣賞影片的登記網址為https://fp.hiff.org/films/detail/be_water_2020，參加座談的報名網址為https://bit.ly/375tF3d。
波士頓亞美電影節另將於12月22日以應要求(On demand)形式，或1月5日在Blue-Ray或DVD影碟上放映2019年閉幕片「黃玫瑰(Yellow Rose)」，供觀眾購票欣賞。bit.ly/yellowrose2020。
FREE
November 27, 8PM (EST) - To commemorate Bruce Lee's 80th birthday, BAAFF is
partnering with @hiffhawaii for a special ONE DAY ONLY FREE online screening of
Be Water and a post-film panel featuring Bao Nguyen (director), Shannon Lee
(CEO, Bruce Lee Enterprises), David Chang (Momofuku founder, Ugly Delicious
host), Phil Yu (AngryAsianMan.com), Chi-hui Yang (Ford Foundation)
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1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’
homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles
between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and
representation through the use of rare archival, interviews with loved ones and
Bruce’s own writings.
RSVP
for the screening: https://fp.hiff.org/films/detail/be_water_2020
RSVP
for the panel : https://bit.ly/375tF3d
2019
BAAFF closing night film Yellow Rose, a story of hope, comes home On Demand
& Digital 12/22 and Blu-ray 1/5! Order now at bit.ly/yellowrose2020
#YellowRoseFilm
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