Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Between Borders Shorts

Lightbox Film Center 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This FREE program of five shorts involve various marginalized identities both in the US and abroad. A mixed program of Narrative and Documentary shorts, subjects include mixed ethnic identity, refugees, and racial profiling. Filmmakers expected in attendance. Chanthadeth Chanthadeth grew up with his Cambodian mother and no connection to his Lao father or relatives. This …

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Loss & Longing Shorts

Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This FREE program offers a selection of five short films dealing with coming to terms with death, and longing after loss. Filmmakers expected in attendance for post-screening Q&A. Song on Canvas An emotionally lost artist, trapped in the corporate world, receives encouragement to pick up his brush again from, out of all people - his …

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Musical Shorts

Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catharine St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This FREE four film shorts program offers a glimpse into the lifestyle of two virtuoso immigrant musicians, a struggling indie folk artist about to catch his big break, and Chinese punk rockers in Beijing. Filmmakers expected in attendance for post-screening Q&A. Carnatic Cornet Venkat Ganesan is attempting to do something that has never been done …

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