The 23rd Asian American International Film Festival (continued)

Films and special events at the 23rd AAIFF

Narrative features: Krutin Patel's "ABCD," Rico Martinez's "Angels! Heaven Sent Hell Bent," John H. Lee's "The Cut Runs Deep," Shu Les Chang's "I.K.U.," Roddy Bogawa's "Junk," Akira Kurosawa's "Madadayo," Johnnie To's "Running Out of Time," Wang Xiaoshuai's "So Close to Paradise" and Jay Koh's "True."

Narrative shorts: The Workshop's Avenue of Asian Americas (an anthology featuring Rea Tajiri's "Aloha," Greg Pak's "Asian Pride Porn," Donna Ayako Tsufura's "Central Nam," Takeo Hori's "Daddy's Song," Michael Kang's "Japanese Cowboy," Woody Han's "Reverse Shot," Yunah Hong's "Styles Section," Thomas Moon's "Three Minutes at My Favorite Spot," Stephen Bai's "Tourist for a Day: Images of Chinatown on 11/23/99," and Kevin Feng Ke's "True Love")

Other narrative shorts: Johanna Lee's "Bed," Julie Cho's "Bubblehead," Mieko Ouchi's "By This Parting," Eric Lin's "Chinatown," Ping Tan's "Compulsion," Wong Chi Keung's "Dead Knot," David Lee's "The Delivery," Jennifer Bae's "Home and The Final Flicker," Ruby Flores' "Lady Jane," Rea Tajiri's "Little Murders," Sarba Das' "Mausi," Lee Chatametikool's "Miami Strips, Hollywood Dream," James Cho's "Ocularis," Rich Kim's "One Last Run," Veena Sud's "One Night," John Chi's "Partners," Grace Lee's "The Ride Home," Sabrina Dhawan's "Saanjh-As Night Falls," Kevin Sun's "Shrivelly Lives," C.J. Young's "Spin Cycle," Joy Dietrich's "Surplus," Kip Fulbeck "Sweet or Spicy?," Paul Lee's "The Offering," Lily Mariye's "The Shangri-La Caf?" Kit Hui's "Tofu," Erika Andersen's "Turbans," Ted Kim's "The Uncertainty Principle," Amitav Kaul's "Ustra" and Augustine Ma's "Yolk."

Animation: Jessica Hagedorn and John Woo's "The Pink Palace" (four episodes) and Ann Marie Fleming's "The Continuing Adventures of Stickgirl" (episodes 1-6).

Feature length documentaries: Kwan Pun Leung's "Buenos Aires Zero Degree," Kim-Chi Tyler's "Chac," Jeremy Spear's "Fastpitch," Deann Borshay Liem's "First Person Plural" and Janice Tanaka's "When You're Smiling."

Short documentaries: Johanna Lee's "Bitter and Sweet," Edward Wong's "Comrades," Anita Chang's "Imagining Place," Ming-yuen Ma's "Mother/Land," Anna Kang's "Not Black or White," Ralph Briones' "Tagumpay," Angel Shaw's "Umbilical Cord" and ADVPC's "Young Asianz Rising! Breaking Down Violence Against Women."

Panel Discussions: "How to Cast an Asian American Film," "Distribution and Marketing" and "No Joy, No Luck: Asian and Asian American Women On Screen."

Workshops: Works-in-progress screenings and discussion with award-winning director Greg Pak and founder of AsianAmericanFilm.com and "HomeStudio.com: New Technologies on Finishing Your Film."

     "In the last two years, there has been a tremendous change in the face of American independent cinema as there are more Asian American features than ever and a record number of them have been receiving theatrical distribution," stated Vivian Huang, Festival Director, AAIFF. "As this inclination continues, the Asian American International Film Festival will be playing an even greater role in the world of independent cinema in the 21st century."

     Asian CineVision, a not-for-profit national media arts center based in New York, founded the AAIFF in 1978, the world's first and longest running showcase of Asian/Asian American cinema. The AAIFF has premiered the works of such major filmmakers as Ang Lee, Wayne Wang, Mira Nair, Christine Choy, Kayo Hatta, Tsui Hark and Oscar-winning artists like Steven Okazaki, Freida Lee Mock, Jessica Yu, Chris Tashima and Keiko Ibi.

Visit www.asiancinevision.org or call Asian CineVision at 212.989.1422 for more information.

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