The Rail Park
North & Noble Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Do you want to be one of the first people to catch a sneak peek of our 2022 Film Festival? Join us on Thursday October 6 (rain date Oct 7) at the Rail Park for our Preview Party! Come mingle with fellow film lovers, nibble on some snacks, and sit back as we unveil the imaginative, absorbing, provocative, and just plain fun lineup of features, documentaries, and shorts programs we have in store for you! This event is a preview party to celebrate the unveiling of the lineup, and is not a screening of feature length films. Attendees will enjoy discounts on festival tickets if they purchase on the night-of the preview party! This party is totally FREE TO ATTEND! We ask for pre-registration so that we have an idea of how many people may be attending (: Know Before You Go: The Rail Park has one ADA-accessible entrance on Noble Street. You can enter the Rail Park by ramp East of Broad on Noble Street, or by stairs on Callowhill Street between 11th and 12th St. The Callowhill entrance requires using stairs. The Rail Park is completely outdoors with the tree cover only. We recommend dressing appropriately for the weather, with comfortable and protective clothing. There are no restrooms at the Rail Park. Masking is strongly encouraged within six feet of other people. We will have protective face masks and hand sanitizer available at the park. There will be amplified sound during screening. Individuals with auditory sensitivity should come prepared with earplugs. The staff and volunteers at this event will be speaking English. Pre-register for the PAAFF Preview Party 2022 here!
Join us for our first Film Club meeting of 2023! We’ll be starting out with a discussion on Martika Ramirez Escobar’s debut feature Leonor Will Never Die. Once again, we are starting out our season with a movie about movies–specifically, the way they shape and are shaped by our unconscious minds. Escobar’s madcap action dramedy tells the story of a struggling former filmmaker in the Philippines who ends up in a coma which transports her into her own unfinished screenplay. The result is a melding of many genres, an exploration of an artist’s psyche, and a totally unique cinematic experience. Our March PAAFF Film Club meeting is scheduled for March 16 at 6PM ET. Leonor Will Never Die is available through Vudu, Google Play, and Amazon. Make sure you join the PAAFF Film Club Discord server if you’re interested in continuing the conversation outside of our monthly meetings! Sign up for our Film Club newsletter below! *Please make sure to check the "PAAFF Film Club" box when signing up!
For April’s Film Club we will be looking at one of Akira Kurosawa’s lesser known films, Dersu Uzala. This Soviet-Japanese co-production, and Kurosawa’s only non-Japanese-language film, tells a moving story about cultural exchange, friendship, and loss, all taking place within the visually stunning wilderness of the Russian Far East. It is a film all about the unexpected but inevitable intersections of geography, untamed nature, and humanity. Our April PAAFF Film Club meeting is scheduled for April 20 at 6PM ET. Dersu Uzala is available to stream via Criterion Channel subscription, and to rent on Amazon. Make sure you join the PAAFF Film Club Discord server if you’re interested in continuing the conversation outside of our monthly meetings! Sign up for our Film Club newsletter below! *Please make sure to check the "PAAFF Film Club" box when signing up!
May’s Film Club will be a discussion on Edward Yang’s The Terrorizers. Considered a pivotal film in the era of New Taiwanese Cinema, The Terrorizers presents a startling look into urban life in the form of a tangled narrative web, complicated by changing perspectives and puzzling timelines. It is a story not only of Taipei in the 1980s, but of the modern city in general, what it does to people and the many ways they manage to exist within its confines. Our May PAAFF Film Club meeting is scheduled for May 18 at 6PM ET. The Terrorizers is available to stream via Mubi subscription, and to rent on Amazon. Make sure you join the PAAFF Film Club Discord server if you’re interested in continuing the conversation outside of our monthly meetings! Sign up for our Film Club newsletter below! *Please make sure to check the "PAAFF Film Club" box when signing up!
June’s meeting will be focused on a film from PAAFF’s own history: Sasie Sealy’s Lucky Grandma. Tsai Chin stars as the titular character–a chain-smoking, gambling grandma in New York City’s Chinatown–in Sealy’s debut feature, a darkly funny crime story that subversively highlights the role of elders in an immigrant community. This discussion will coincide with The Free Library of Philadelphia’s “One Book, One Philadelphia” watchlist, also featuring Lucky Grandma. Our June PAAFF Film Club meeting is scheduled for June 15 at 6PM ET. Lucky Grandma is available to rent on Vudu, Google Play, and Amazon. Make sure you join the PAAFF Film Club Discord server if you’re interested in continuing the conversation outside of our monthly meetings! Sign up for our Film Club newsletter below! *Please make sure to check the "PAAFF Film Club" box when signing up!
The Rail Park
North & Noble Streets, Philadelphia, PA
Do you want to be one of the first people to catch a sneak peek of our 2023 Film Festival? Then join us on Thursday October 5th (rain date Oct 6th) at the Rail Park for our Preview Party! Come mingle with fellow film lovers, nibble on some snacks, and sit back as we unveil the imaginative, absorbing, provocative, and just plain fun lineup of features, documentaries, and shorts programs we have in store for you! This event is a preview party to celebrate the unveiling of the lineup, and is not a screening of feature length films. Attendees will enjoy discounts on festival tickets if they purchase on the night-of the preview party! This party is totally FREE TO ATTEND! We ask for pre-registration so that we have an idea of how many people may be attending (: Know Before You Go: The Rail Park has one ADA-accessible entrance on Noble Street. You can enter the Rail Park by ramp East of Broad on Noble Street, or by stairs on Callowhill Street between 11th and 12th St. The Callowhill entrance requires using stairs. The Rail Park is completely outdoors with the tree cover only. We recommend dressing appropriately for the weather, with comfortable and protective clothing. There are no restrooms at the Rail Park. There will be amplified sound during screening. Individuals with auditory sensitivity should come prepared with earplugs. The staff and volunteers at this event will be speaking English. Pre-register for the PAAFF Preview Party 2023 here!
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA, United States
2024 Preview Party October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) Preview Party is a free public event that will provide a sneak peek of what to expect at our upcoming annual film festival, scheduled for November 7th - 17th. We will unveil this year’s theme, the festival trailer, and trailers of the feature films. Guests will get an overview of the programming, including non-film events such as panels, performances, and parties as well as VIP guests attending the festival. We have added a new element to our preview party this year. We will host a mini-marketplace to support and provide a platform for our local AAPI makers and businesses. We will also feature a local indie band, Moonroof. Co-presented by Baisun Candle Co. View Organizer Website « All Events
