Presented by the Austin Asian American Film Festival.
Sponsored by the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce and The Boiling Crab.
Co-sponsored by Firelight Media.

Friday, May 3rd @ 5pm
Señor Fish
155 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

AAAFF is proud to celebrate APA Texan filmmakers and stories at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival. Come meet the filmmakers and mix with Texas connected industry folks over free drinks and apps. We'll be celebrating several Texas connected films:

"Yellow Rose" directed by Diane Paragas
OPENING NIGHT FILM | World Premiere | Feature Musical Drama
Thu, May 2nd @ 7pm - Aratani Theater
Buy Tix: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/movies/yellow-rose/

Combining drama, music and the timely issue, Yellow Rose tells the story of a headstrong Filipino girl from a small Texas town who fights to pursue her dreams as a country music star while facing the threat of deportation.

"Seadrift" directed by Tim Tsai
West Coast Premiere | Firelight Media Fellow | Feature Human Rights Documentary
Fri, May 3rd @ 7pm - Downtown Independent
Buy Tix: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/movies/seadrift/

In 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the public town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a dispute over fishing territory erupts into violence and ignites a maelstrom of boat burnings, KKK intimidation, and other hostilities against Vietnamese refugees along the Gulf Coast. Seadrift memorializes the 40th anniversary of this harrowing event of redemption.

"Halwa" co-directed by Nirav Bhakta
World Premiere | HBO APA Visionaries Finalist | Short LGBTQIA Drama
Fri, May 3rd @ 7pm - Pacific Design Center
Buy Tix: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/movies/halwa/

On the eve of her wedding anniversary, empty-nester Sujata Chopra attempts to find some joy in her broken marriage, until she learns about the passing of her childhood companion’s spouse on Facebook. Having been disconnected from this woman for over 30 years over a misunderstanding, Sujata finds the courage to reach out to send her condolences. They reconnect, sparking friction when Sujata’s controlling husband, Dr. Chopra, finds out.

"Jaddoland" directed by Nadia Shihab
West Coast Premiere | Firelight Media Fellow | Feature Arthouse Documentary
Sat, May 4th @ 6:30pm - Tateuchi Democracy Forum @ JANM
Buy Tix: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/movies/jaddoland/

When the filmmaker returns to her hometown in the Texas panhandle to visit her mother, an artist from Iraq, she turns her lens on her mother’s increasingly isolated life, as well as the beauty and solace that emerge through her creative process. Soon, the filmmaker’s charismatic grandfather arrives from Iraq, prompting the filmmaker on a deeper search to understand her own roots and connections to the places she calls home.

"Pussy Talk" directed by Kim Tran
Short Comedy
Mon, May 6th @ 8:30pm - Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center
Buy Tix: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2019/movies/pussy-talk/

Kate’s date is going well. Until her vagina ruins it.

ABOUT AAAFF

The 11th annual AAAFF will return June 13-16, 2019 at the AFS Cinema in Austin, TX.

The mission of AAAFF is to tell Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and help Asian Americans explore opportunities in cinema.

AAAFF ALUMNI (FEST & YEAR ROUND PROGRAMMING) BASED IN LA

Awesome Asian Bad Guys (Stephen Dypiangco/Patrick Epino, 2014)
Cicada (Dean Yamada, 2014)
Crush the Skull (Viet Nguyen, 2015)
The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor (Arthur Dong, 2015)
Tyrus (Pamlea Tom, 2015)
Seoul Searching (Benson Lee, 2016)
Mele Murals (Tadashi Nakamura, 2016)
Chee and T (Tanuj Chopra, 2016)
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (Christine Choy / Renee Tajima-Peña, 1987)
Origin Story (Kulap Vilaysack, 2018)

AAAFF's MADE IN TEXAS Reception @ LAAPFF