Through Their Eyes: PAAFF Interns Shape AANHPI Storytelling
At the Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation (PAAFF), interns are more than extra hands. They are co-storytellers, advocates, and future leaders who bring their own experiences and identities into our […]
The Phenomenon of KPop Demon Hunters and the Philly Voice Behind It
There is a special kind of magic happening; the kind that lights up screens and hearts in equal measure. KPop Demon Hunters, the animated action comedy that has taken Netflix […]
Interview: Elaheh Esmaili & Hossein Behboudi Rad
NOTE: This article contains references to child abuse and sexual assault. It has been condensed and translated from the original Farsi. Partners in life and filmmaking, Elaheh Esmaili and Hossein […]
DETOURS AHEAD: Interview with Esther Cheung
Detours Ahead is featured in the shorts program The Journeys That Shape Us. We join director Esther Cheung here in conversation with curator Aiko Hamamoto. Can you speak about your […]
DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL: Interview with Kashif Pasta
“My kids will like me, right?” “Sometimes, sometimes not. But even if they don’t like you, they’re going to love you forever. And they’re going to appreciate everything that you […]
Son of Paper’s newest music video is released “right on time”
The lights are dimmed. The wine is expensive. The music is sultry. The feeling of being in a healthy love affair washes over you when you listen to Son of […]
Short Reflections: Queer Futures
How do you use imagination to survive in this time of uncertainty? In our queer shorts program Queer Futures, documentarians and narrative characters explore brighter futures through humor, education, resistance, letting […]
A South Asian Family Drama in the Suburbs of Pittsburgh: An Inside Look at Sujata Day’s Directorial Debut
South Asian Americans make up a large percentage of spelling bee winners, and Monica Chowdhury became one of them after she won the 2005 Scribbs National Spelling Bee. Fast forward […]
Paradise or Cruel Illusion?— Asian American Community’s Search for the American Dream in San Diego
What is paradise? How do we find it? A mortuary worker, a restaurant with karaoke singers, an immigrant father, a class of high school students—these four stories take place in […]
Short Reflections: LMAO
With premises as outrageous as a secret underground Chinese chess enclave and a truly magical strain of weed, this collection of comic short films are somewhat like life as viewed […]
