PAAFF PROSE
Writing on A&PI Cinema and Culture
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
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,
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
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
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
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