PAAFF 2009
OCT. 9-OCT. 11

2009 Festival Recap

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We always believe that amazing work should be awarded and praised. These were the best of the best from our 2019 festival.

AWARD
WINNERS

We always believe that amazing work should be awarded and praised. These were the best of the best from our 2009 festival.

Best Narrative Feature

Why Am I Doing This?

Best Documentary Feature

A Village Called Versaille

Audience Choice Narrative

Formosa Betrayed

Audience Choice Documentary

Operation BabyLift

Best Short FIlm

I Don't Sleep I Dream

Rising Star Award

Aaron Yoo

Films
shown

NARRATIVE FEATURES

Opening Night Film: Children of Invention

Centerpiece Film: Formosa Betrayed

Closing Night Film: Story of Wine

Why Am I Doing This?

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

A Village Called Versaille

Operation Babylift

Whatever it Takes

A Song for Ourselves

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SHORTS

I Don't Sleep I Dream

Light Shorts: Boba and Melon Gum

Reveal Shorts: Wake Up

Dark Shorts: Let Old Ghosts Rest

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PAAFF 2009 Staff with the festival poster — –with Leo B. Fox, Mike Donnelly ,Brad Baldia, Franklin Shen, Shiella May, Gayle Isa, Ron Lu, Michael Wingate Jones

Aaron Yoo speaking with his award on the ground

Directors Tom Huang and Vincent Lin — Two talented directors. — with Vincent Lin and Tom Huang.

Tze Chun and Mynette Louie speaking to the audience

PAAFF 2009 Banner

Taiwanese American students at PAAFF 2009 — Will Tiao with a group of Taiwanese American students. — with James Liu and 2 others .

Director Tom Huang answering questions — Tom Huang, Director of Why Am I Doing This?, does a Q&A. — with Tom Huang.

PAAFF 2009 Guests

Group photo with PAAFF staff, filmmakers, and guests — Group photo. — with Cliff Song and 8 others .

PAAFF 2009 printed materials

PAAFF 2009 Photos — The directors for our Shorts: Dark program. — with Kenji Lui and 2 others .

Cliff Song presenting Aaron Yoo with his rising Star award

Denise Nakano speaking to the audience at PAAFF 2009

Aaron Yoo being interviewed

Vincent Lin being interviewed by Comcast at PAAFF 2009

Aaron Yoo and Brad Baldia at PAAFF 2009

Tze Chun Speaking to NBC10 in front of the PAAFF 2009 poster

Brad Baldia being interviewed by Comcast at PAAFF 2009

Cliff Song being interviewed by COmcast at PAAFF 2009

Mynette Louie with her film Children of Invention at PAAFF 2009

Audience Q&A at PAAFF 2009

Toni Dang Speaks to the audience at PAAFF 2009

Brad Baldia Speaking to the audience at PAAFF 2009

Michael Wingate-Jones Speaking to the crowd at PAAFF 2009

Brad Baldia getting interviewed

PAAFF 2009 guests reading the program book

Susan Jin Davis being interviewed — VP of Corporate Development, Voice Services, Comcast

Cliff Song, Aaron Yoo, and Joe Kim

Aaron Yoo sitting on a chair

Michael Wingate-Jones and Sharon Pinkenson at PAAFF 2009

Tze Chun and Mynette Louie speaking to the audience

Renae Dinerman from the International House

THE memories

Festival photographs taken by Jaeson Han and Brian Canniff.