Coming Home and Coming Out: Director Trinh Dinh Le Minh on Creating Vietnamese LGBTQ representation
PAAFF’s Centerpiece Narrative film, Goodbye Mother, starts with Van, who is returning to Vietnam for the first time after 9 years away for the moving of his father’s tomb. Although, […]
Short Reflections: Small Moments
The experiences of childhood and youth unfold in small moments. This collection of animated shorts in our program Small Moments, reflect the tense & tender, lonely & liberating, and embarrassing […]
Short Reflections: Spirit of Youth
Skipping school, sneaking out, falling in love, finding yourself … Our Spirit of Youth shorts program reminds us of the complicated nature of youth, both full of both wonder and […]
Documenting How Hula Danced Its Way Into Japan: An Interview with Lisette Marie Flanary
Hula dancing is a native art form originating from Hawai’i. Today hula dancing has led to the growth of a multi-million dollar industry in Japan, with estimates of 2 million […]
Shining a Spotlight on Junior Theater Festival’s Only Asian American Team
For ten years, the PS 124 club has been the only Asian American team to compete in the renowned Junior Theater Festival. The group is one of the few select […]
Short Reflections: Self Determination
Sometimes what we want and what others want for us completely contradict one another. Other times, they align perfectly. The shorts in this program, Self Determination, explore the internal and […]
How Tracing His Family Roots Led Baldwin Chiu To…. Mississippi?
Baldwin Chiu was just digging into his family history a little, expecting his recent family roots to lead him somewhere in east. Instead, he finds himself taking a sharp turn […]
Short Reflections: Uncertain Movements
Lying somewhere between dream and nightmare, American immigrants face a tenuous existence in a land that never quite feels like home. Whether regularly fighting deportation or struggling with the monotony […]
Living in a Global Village – On Documenting Human Relationships between Africa and Hong Kong
In recent decades, Africans have settled in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong natives have shown a keen interest in African culture. Djembe in the 13 Streets takes us on the journey of […]
A Filmmaker’s Last Hoorah – Taiwanese Immigrant Fang Sir and His Team Talk About Remaking His Award-Winning Short
New York is the city of dreamers and Fang Sir is no different. A filmmaker who immigrated from Taiwan, “Fang Sir” is getting older and with his old age, he […]
