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AAAFF’s annual fest is a culmination of several months of preparation from our fantastic staff, volunteers, and community members, led by our Executive Director, Hanna Huang. We want to thank them for all the extra work that went into the last two years adapting to a new world, pivoting our programs onto online platforms, partnering with outdoor venues and much more The importance of AAAFF’s mission was further amplified in the last two years. Among many events, the rise of Asian hate crimes motivates us to further our mission of showcasing stories that center the Asian American experience and perspective. We believe in the magic of film in building understanding and connection, through love and humanity. Thank you once again for your support of AAAFF! We hope you enjoy this year’s program and stay connected with us. Sincerely,
Rock Shum Board President
Board Rock Shum, President Vinnie Carter, Treasurer Themmi Hamilton, Secretary Monte Lee-Wen Andrew Huynh C.K. Chin
Staff Hanna Huang, Executive Dir. Jenny Nulf, Programs Director Ray Loyd, Creative Director Neha Aziz, Community Programs Dir. & Film Programmer Tony Nguyen, Digital Marketing Joshua Martin, Special Programs Curator & Film Programmer Jing Yang, Film Programmer Yuxi Lai, Film Programmer Nick Castronuova, Videographer ThuAnh Nguyen, Sponsorships Erica Brozovsky, Box Office Laura Ye, Hospitality & Events Tina Tran, Community Outreach John Wildman, Press Relations Cristina Uranga, Press Relations
Letter from Board Pres.
Welcome to the 14th Austin Asian American Film Festival. After two years of a mostly virtual edition, we are excited to be back in the theater at AFS Cinema.
SPecial thanks To the Austin Film Society & AFS Cinema for their support and hosting us!
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Staff Letters
After taking on the mantle of Executive Director in January 2020, we're finally back at AFS Cinema for our film festival! I certainly didn't expect what was to come but since then we've been busy making sure that Austin continues to have an organization that not only produces thoughtfully curated programs that speak to and enhance understanding of the Asian American experience but also advocates for our creators behind the camera. credit: Dennis Burnett
Much of the work we do looks fun and glamorous from the outside. Who doesn't love watching films? However, the deeper work we are doing is truly about building a community that cares deeply for and follows the development of Asian American talent and stories on screen. In addition to that, we humbly try our best to advocate for AAPI funding in the arts space and connect our filmmakers to the resources and networks they need to succeed. Without them, we would not have films to program. If we learned anything since 2020, it's that we never stop consuming or turning to art as a way to nurture our souls, escape from reality, and learn about others. Please enjoy our annual celebration of a space that allows film lovers, filmmakers, and the local AAPI community to come together and watch the latest in indie film. With gratitude,
Hanna Huang Executive Director
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"So. Damn. Excited. That's the only way I can start off describing my anticipation for this year's fest with everyone. I'm so incredibly proud of the passionate AAAFF team for making it all happen. I think we aim to up the overall experience with each annual festival and 2022 is no exception. It's a tradition that we connect with an artist to produce our main festival poster and we're so grateful that local Austin artist Ishaq Fahim created this year's stunning design. It has driven the look for the rest of the festival and given a cohesive way to visually celebrate and tie together 2022's fantastic programming. Along with new merch, improved on-screen presentation, fun parties, and much more, we hope you enjoy every part of AAAFF 2022 as much as we had putting it together! See you at the movies." - Ray Loyd, Creative Director
Staff Letters
If there's anything I discovered during last year's festival, it's that movies will always bring people together, even during what feels like the darkest of moments. This year the programming team had so many great films to choose from, films that we all felt equal amounts of passion for, so narrowing it down was one of the toughest in many years. From personal tableaus like Terrible Children, to grounded indies like Actual People, to films that manage to blend vital topics with touching personal details like Liquor Store Dreams, there are so many films to appreciate and fall in love with at this year's festival. I've been with the Austin Asian American Film Festival since its re-beginnings in 2014, and I couldn't be more proud of its growth, both internally within our staff, and externally with our tremendous audience. On behalf of the programming team, I can say we're so incredibly excited to share the experience of going to the movies again with everyone. I especially want to acknowledge feature programmers Jing Yang and Josh Martin for all their hard work, and countless hours of screenings and meetings. The festival would not be what it is without them. - Jenny Nulf, Programs Director
I joined the Austin Asian American Film Festival in April of 2020, so our 2022 festival will be my first in-person event as a staff member. I am so excited to be in the thick of it, and experience the beautiful AAAFF energy at AFS Cinema. Our short film submissions essentially doubled from last year, and along with our other Shorts Programmer, Yuxi Lai, we had our work cut out for us. We had the difficult task of narrowing down hundreds of films to just sixteen selections: two shorts blocks and a handful that will compliment our Features. Our Doc Shorts, “Snap Shots Around the World '' gives our audience a glimpse into what it is like to walk in someone else’s shoes; from Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks to a Japanese American woman who was at an internment camp. Our Narrative Shorts, “Slice of Life” lets us get drawn into a character’s experience and the vulnerability that comes with it. We are incredibly grateful and privileged to share these films with you, and we hope you love them just as much as we do. - Neha Aziz, Community Programs Director & Film Programmer
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Narrative Jury
Kate Sánchez Kate Sánchez is the EIC and co-founder of But Why Tho? A Geek Community, an entertainment website dedicated to showcasing marginalized voices in media. She is also a Chicana film and pop culture critic specializing in genre film, animation, and video games. Her work has been featured in Paste, Polygon, Fanbyte and The Mary Sue.
MOHIT JASWAL Mohit Jaswal is an award-winning filmmaker based in Austin, Texas. His films have played around the world including Slamdance Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. His feature film Night On Sixth premiered at the 2021 Austin Asian American Film Festival to an energetic, lovely crowd. He currently works as an editor for Powerhouse Animation Studios.
Christine Hoang
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Christine Hoang is a Vietnamese American writer, performer, director, and producer whose stories are centered on Southern BIPOC characters trying to find their way. She’s a WarnerMedia 150 Artist, Yes And Laughter Lab Winner, Brian Yorkey’s Unlock Her Potential Mentee, The Writers Lab Fellow, Tribeca Film Institute Alumna, and Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive Fellow. Born and raised in New Orleans and now based in Austin, Christine is also a mom, wife, and former lawyer.
Josh Hurtado is a programming consultant with Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, founder of Potentate Films, and a film critic with Screen Anarchy and the Austin Chronicle.
Bears Rebecca Fonté Bears Rebecca Fonté is a transgender filmmaker, festival programmer, and journalist. In 2021, she became the Artistic Director of aGLIFF/PRISM, the oldest film festival in Austin TX, making her the first Transgender Artistic or Executive Director at any major film festival in the world. Previously, she founded Other Worlds Film Festival, and served as the Director of Programming for Austin Film Festival from 2012-14. Bears Rebecca was also one of the producers on the Sundance Jury-Award Winning short THE PROCEDURE. She has written for Hammer to Nail and AMFM Magazine since 2014, covering independent film, including regular coverage of Sundance, SXSW, Fantasia, and Fantastic Fest.
Documentary jury
JOsh Hurtado
Ariel Quintans Ariel Quintans is a 20-year veteran of the Austin advertising and filmmaking community. He is an award-winning editor and director who, in addition to his work in advertising, also edits music videos, short films, documentaries and long-form digital content. His editorial work has earned him a Cannes Gold Lion along with numerous advertising awards in various capacities. He was the co-producer and editor of the documentary feature, “Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San José” which was featured in the 2021 SXSW
Film showcase. This year he has opened the Austin office of editorial and VFX company Nomad, adding to the offices in Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo.
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Table of Contents 6 7 8 7-9 10 11 12 13-15 16-19 20-27 28 29-30 31
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Letter from the Board Letter from the Executive Director Artistic Statement Film Jury Table of Contents Film & Event Schedule Festival Info (Venues, Accessbility, Code of Conduct) Headlining Films Feature Films Short Films About AAAFF Local AAPI Businesses Support Our Work
Schedule of Events Thu 6/23 Fri
7:30 PM DEALING WITH DAD (free drink & candy) (short: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE AMERICA)
6/24 4:30-6 PM Happy Hour @ Vivo (free drink & nacho bar) 6:15 PM TERRIBLE CHILDREN (short: WHAT REMAINS) 8:05 PM A NEW OLD PLAY
Sat 6/25
Shorts Block 1: Snapshots Around the World* BORDERLANDS (short: SEASONS) HIDDEN LETTERS Centerpiece Red Carpet & Reception (light food & drink included) 6:30 PM LIQUOR STORE DREAMS 9:10 PM LUCID
11:15 AM 1:35 PM 3:45 PM 5:30 PM
Sun 6/26 9:30-11AM Badgeholders Coffee Mixer @ Barrett's Coffee 11 AM 1:30 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8:30 PM 10:30 PM
Shorts Block 2: Slice of Life TEHRANTO* (short: FICTIONS) ACTUAL PEOPLE FREE CHOL SOO LEE SONNE (short: WARSHA) Closing Party @ St. John Studios (Food & drink, open to all festival attendees. Parking at Texas DPS Credit Union)
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Festival Info
Film Venue All Film Screening events & Centerpiece Reception
AFS Cinema 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Special Events *Badgeholder's Only. Events are come & go. All venues have open-air options.
Vivo* 6406 N I-35 Suite 2343 Austin, TX 78752
Barrett's Coffee* 713 W St Johns Ave, Austin, TX 78752
St. John Studios 705 W St Johns Ave, Austin, TX 78752 Parking at Texas DPS Credit Union
COVID POLICY
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AAAFF will follow venue protocols established by AFS Cinema & recommendations from the local health authority. We encourage guests to wear masks & practice CDC-recommended hygiene habits Please stay home if you are feeling ill or exhibiting symptoms of illness. Disposable medical masks are available in venue lobby for free.
Accessibility AAAFF has worked with AFS Cinema to provide accessibility details about the venue. For a full list of accessibility considerations & notes please view our accessibility spreadsheet at
bit.ly/aaaffaccess For additional questions about accessibility features and accommodations, please contact info@aaafilmfest.org or call the venue directly at (512) 322-0145 x 3214.
Code of conduct All AAAFF attendees and participants are expected to treat each other and themselves with respect. We intend for our programs to be free of harassment, discrimination, sexism, and threatening or disrespectful behavior. We reserve the right to revoke, without notice or refund, access to our events to those who engage in such conduct. Attendees that experience any of the above at any point during our event is encouraged to immediately notify an AAAFF representative and can also submit any complaints or concerns to info@aaafilmfest.org For emergencies, please dial 9-1-11 for immediate assistance.
DEALING WITH DAD
English
THURS 6/23 AT 7:30PM | Narrative
DIRECTOR/WRITER Tom Huang
Margaret Chang is rocked from her perfect alpha-momcorporate-manager life when she has to go back to her hometown to deal with her overbearing dad, Jialuo. Her dad is kind of an outspoken jerk but is now despondent and won’t leave the house. Since she can’t deal with her parents by herself, she drags along her older sad-sack brother, Roy to help her. When they arrive at their childhood home, they discover that their mom Sophie (equally overbearing) and youngest angry comic book nerd brother Larry (still living with parents) are happy with this situation... as it turns out, their dad is much more pleasant depressed than well. The siblings struggle to deal with his depression and wonder if it's even worth getting him better. In the meantime, they reconnect as a family by bickering and reminiscing about the bad times with Dad, discovering that their familial bond is stronger than they ever realized.
PRODUCERS: Brian Yang, Tanner Kling, Cindy Lu, Randy Kulina, Tom Huang EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Effie Brown, Howard Barish CAST: Ally Maki, Hayden Szeto, Peter Kim, Dana Lee, Echo Kellum, Page Leong
Headlining Films
US | 106 min Texas Premiere
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Headlining films
LIQUOR STORE DREAMS SAT 6/25 AT 6:30PM | Documentary Tracing back to the ‘92 LA Uprisings to the current day BLM movement, LIQUOR STORE DREAMS is an intimate portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners who set out to bridge generational divides with their immigrant parents in Los Angeles. *Filmmaker in attendance
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Centerpiece Film Reception & Red Carpet 1 hour before this film screening at 5:30pm - AFS Cinema Lobby.
US | 97 min Texas Premiere English & Korean w/ English Subtitles DIRECTOR: So Yun Um PRODUCERS: Eddie Kim, So Yun Um CONSULTING PRODUCER: Nanfu Wang EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Diane Quon, Daniel Chalfen, Tanuj Chopra
SONNE SUN 6/26 AT 8:30PM | Narrative
German & Kurdish w/ English subtitles DIRECTOR/WRITER Kurdwin Ayub PRODUCER Ulrich Seidl CO-PRODUCER Veronika Franz CAST Melina Benli, Law Wallner, Maya Wopienka, Kerim Dogan, Omar Ayub, Awini Barwari
In a moment of ordinary madness, three girlfriends decide to shoot a burqa music video. Three teenage girls from Vienna twerk in hijab and sing a pop song. A YouTube video of it makes them famous overnight, especially among Kurdish Muslims. Yesmin, the only one of the friends who is Kurdish herself, begins to distance herself more and more from her culture. Nati and Bella, on the other hand, seem fascinated by a world that is strange to them. When the girls meet two young Kurdish patriots, the situation threatens to escalate. A film about young people caught between social media and self-discovery, a story of rebellious young women.
Headlining Films
AUSTRIA | 88 min Texas Premiere
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Feature Films
TERRIBLE CHILDREN
A NEW OLD PLAY
FRI 6/24 AT 6:15PM Documentary
FRI 6/24 AT 8:05PM Narrative
US, India, Canada | 57 min | English
Hong Kong, France | 179 min Sichuanese w/ English Subtitles
DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR Shanti Thakur
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The film poses the universal question —must we betray our family to grow up? The filmmaker’s Indian father gives her a letter, which he left unopened for 20 years. She pieces together her father’s history of trauma and renewal—of family violence, boyhood in a right-wing paramilitary group, Muslim-Hindu violence during Partition, and family banishment for marrying a Danish woman.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Qiu Jiongjiong The leading "clown" role in a renowned theater troupe passes on, and is welcomed into the Underworld. As he relives his vivid memories one last time before entering the afterlife, fifty years of art, struggle and love play out against the background of 20th-century China’s tumultuous history.
HIDDEN LETTERS
SAT 6/25 AT 1:35PM Documentary
SAT 6/25 AT 3:45PM Documentary
US, India, Canada | 57 min | English
China, Germany, Norway, US 81 min | Mandarin Chinese w/ English subs
DIRECTOR Samarth Mahajan An intimate exploration of how everyday lives intertwine with borders in the Indian subcontinent. 'Borderlands' brings together six characters whose lives are defined by personal and political borders. Through conversations and observations, the characters reveal their efforts to find meaning in a world beyond their control. Divided families meet, love blossoms across borders, traffickers get caught – in this slice of life documentary.
Feature Films
BORDERLANDS
DIRECTOR & CO-DIRECTOR Violet Du Feng & Zhao Qing Hidden Letters tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Connected through their love for Nushu—a centuries-old secret text shared amongst women—each of them transforms through a pivotal period of their lives and takes a step closer to becoming the individuals they know they can be.
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LUCID
TEHRANTO
SAT 6/25 AT 9:10PM Narrative
SUN 6/26 AT 1:20PM Narrative
Phillippines | 88min Tagalog w/ English subtitles
Canada | 92 min English
DIRECTOR Victor Villanueva
DIRECTOR/WRITER Faran Moradi
Ann Cruz is a lucid dreamer. Her dreams are the exact opposite of her mundane, routinary life. In one of her fabricated dreams, she meets a mysterious man who challenges her to make her dreams more adventurous. As she crosses paths with another lucid dreamer, she realizes her dreams are far more alive than her reality – making her question if it is worth staying in there or not.
In Toronto lively music, intricate textiles and vibrant colours paint an unlikely story of love and family when Badi and Sharon, two young students with very different upbringings from a divided Iranian community, accidentally fall in love.
FREE CHOL SOO LEE
SUN 6/26 AT 4PM Narrative
SUN 6/26 AT 6PM Documentary
US | 84 min | English
US | 90 min | English
DIRECTOR/WRITER Kit Zauhar
DIRECTORS Eugene Yi & Julie Ha
What’s worse than graduating without a job, a boyfriend, or a sense of purpose? Not being able to graduate at all. Riley, an AsianAmerican girl, is a senior at an unidentified NYC college who is dealing with a yeast infection, a UTI, the fallout of a recent break-up, racial stigma from supposed friends, flailing romantic endeavors with uninterested men, and a future put on hold.
Asian Americans unite to free Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant who was wrongly convicted of a gang murder, but once out, he selfdestructs, threatening the movement's legacy and the man himself.
Feature Films
ACTUAL PEOPLE
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Short FilMs
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE AMERICA US | 9 min | Narrative Chinese, English DIRECTOR: Qiyue Sun *plays before DEALING WITH DAD Haunted by wet dreams on her newly bought mattress every night, "Chinese Girl" goes on a journey to cleanse herself of the spirits with help from her Chinese heritage.
WHAT REMAINS US | 5 min | Documentary English DIRECTOR: Ginger Yifan Chen *plays before TERRIBLE CHILDREN Over a series of photographs, Georgette Quan tells the story of her family's shrimping business, from the age of the Chinese Exclusion Act, to its present day status as a state park.
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SEASONS US | 22 min | Documentary English, Korean, Spanish DIRECTORS Gabriella Canal, Michael Fearon *plays before BORDERLANDS Nevia No is a classically trained performer who runs Bodhitree Farm in Pemberton, New Jersey. Nevia struggles to maintain equilibrium on the farm and provide for her farmhands, mother and adult daughter, Euni. Euni is ambivalent about farming, but during the pandemic, she returns back home to help her mother. Nevia dreams that a season of farming will persuade her daughter to take over the family business, but Euni may have dreams of her own.
CANADA | 13 min | Narrative English DIRECTOR: Alice Liu *plays before TEHRANTO
Short Films
FICTIONS
A young Chinese Canadian photographer is forced to reflect on her shifting identity when she discovers the work of Cindy Sherman.
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ShortS Films
WARSHA Lebanon | 15 min | Narrative Arabic DIRECTOR: Dania Bdeir *plays before SONNE A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.
CONVERSATIONS AT THE REGISTER US | 9 min | Documentary Central Khmer, English DIRECTORS: Brandon Soun, Lan Nguyen *SHORTS BLOCK 1
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Community organizing saved KH Supermarket from demolition two years ago, but after a long fight against gentrification, the Cambodian American market is closing its doors and starting a new chapter.
US | 11 min | Documentary English DIRECTOR: Van Ditthavong *SHORTS BLOCK 1 Through dance and conversations - a famous Lao singer, his son, and his granddaughter examine the artist's life, inspirations, and legacy after leaving the war torn country in late 1974.
SINCERELY MINÉ OKUBO
Shorts Films
ELVIS OF LAOS
US | 16 min | Documentary English DIRECTOR: Yuka Murakami *SHORTS BLOCK 1 Short biographical film on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese-American artist who is best known for her graphic memoir Citizen 13660 (1946), which chronicled the WWII incarceration while she was an internee.
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ShortS Films
YEAR OF THE RABBIT Cambodia | 12 min | Documentary Central Khmer, English DIRECTOR: Akira Morita *Shorts Block 1 Year of the Rabbit follows trailblazing deaf tuk-tuk driver Kong Sovannaro as he navigates the chaotic streets of Phnom Penh to support his growing family. It’s an exploration of love; the different and similar ways it is expressed in the Hearing and Deaf communities; and across the network of support Sovannaro has created around himself.
38 AT THE GARDEN US | 38 min | Documentary English DIRECTOR: Frank Chi *Shorts Block 1 In a hostile time for Asian Americans, the revisiting of an unlikely athlete Jeremy Lin's story 10 years later gives hope and shatters stereotypes on sport's biggest stage.
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Iran | 13 min | Documentary Kurdish DIRECTOR: Pejman Alipour *Shorts Block 2
THE EVERYDAY SHOW
Sardasht is a kurdish city in West of Iran. Sardasht is the first city in the world to be victim of chemical weapons with mustard gas bombs at 4:15 p.m on Sunday, June 28th 1987. This film is about before, after the bombing, Also a romantic relationship between an couple and finally, the effects of the post-war.
Shorts FIlms
WHERE THE WINDS DIE
US | 11 min | Narrative | English DIRECTOR: Viren Shinde *Shorts Block 2 Diya is an acclaimed film director who appears on Sam’s talk show to promote her latest film. But Sam insists on unearthing a decision from Diya’s past that she would rather not discuss on live television.
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ShortS Films
SANDSTORM/ MULAQUT Pakistan | 20 min | Narrative | Urdu DIRECTOR: Seemab Gul *Shorts Block 2 Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi (Pakistan), shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her. Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society.
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN US | 11 min |Narrative English, Gujarati DIRECTOR: Nirav Bhakta *Shorts Block 2 After the trigger of a hate crime, an undocumented Indian American convenience store clerk comes crashing into his subconscious as he grieves the passing of his father during an attempted border crossing.
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New Zealand | 17 min | Narrative English DIRECTOR: Jessie Ung *Shorts Block 2
STIGMA STYLE Singapore | 13 min |Narrative English DIRECTOR: Cheryl Wong Ye Han *Shorts Block 2
On the eve of Chinese New Year, Steven, a closeted Chinese international student living in New Zealand, oppressed by the expectations of his parents plans to lose his virginity to a stranger that he meets online.
Shorts FIlms
FIRSTS
*Content Warning: This film contains material that is explicit.
Set in Singapore, eleven-year-old Kerri is invited to spend an afternoon by the pool at her friend Jessica's house where she grows increasingly curious about Jessica's elder sister, Clara.
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About AAAFF
Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) began as a showcasespecific event that has now broadened to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission of championing Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and empowering Asian Americans to explore opportunities in cinema continues as we expand to include more collaborations with our peer film festival organizations in North America, educational programs, an AA/PI filmmaker database, and film industry resources for creatives. From our flagship annual festival that highlights new Asian and Asian American films to our year-round community screening events, the organization has grown from one run by volunteers to a nationally recognized non-profit. AAAFF is a member of the newly established Color Congress, advocates locally for AAPI arts funding, and has sponsored projects like STORIES WITHIN, which was a finalist for the inaugural Gold Futures Challenge in 2021. AAAFF programs speak to and enhance understanding of the AA/PI experience through film.
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Scan the QR Code or visit aaafilmfest.org/aapieats for the full list. Program only includes Top Picks by Austin Food Adven. * indicates no dine-in available **indicates late night
China Family Highland - Sichuan & Hunan food Din Ho Chinese BBQ - Cantonese BBQ restaurant House of 3 Gorges - Szechuan Cuisine Steamie's Dumplings - Small Batch dumplings Titaya Thai Cuisine - Thai food Chicken Rice Joe* - Hainan Chicken Rice takeout & delivery Charoen Express* - Thai food takeout & delivery Tan My - Vietnamese noodle, rice & bun. Bun Bo Hue. Pho Phong Luu - Vietnamese noodles, banh mi, fried rice BB.Q Chicken** - Korean fried chicken Chosun Galbi* - Korean BBQ Seoulju ATX** - Korean late-night dive bar & army stews Chi'Lantro - Fusion Korean & Mexican food Old Thousand - Reimagined Chinese food The Peached Tortilla - Asian & Southern fusion food Yeni's Fusion - Indonesian fusion food truck Kura Revolving Sushi Bar - fast casual Japanese conveyor belt restaurant Continued on next page...
Local AAPI Businesses
Check out these AAPI-owned Businesses w/in 5 miles of AAAFF 2022
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Continued AAPI-owned Businesses w/in 5 miles of AAAFF 2022 Scan the QR Code or visit aaafilmfest.org/aapieats for the full list. Program only includes Top Picks by Austin Food Adventures. * indicates no dine-in available **indicates late night
Ramen Tatsuya - Tonkotsu, Dipping, Vegan Options Sazan Ramen - Paitan Ramen & Craft Cocktails Sugar Pine - Bento meals & Onigiri Sa-ten Coffee & Eats - Craft drinks, toasts & plates Salmony* - Salmon sushi boxes 85 degree C Bakery - Asian baked goods & drinks Tous Les Jours - French-inspired Asian baked goods Okasan - Japanese vintage thrift shop Asahi Imports - 3rd Gen Japanese grocery & Onigiri corner Daiso - Japanese 99 cent store 99 Ranch - Asian food market Kinokuniya - Book store & Stationary West China Tea - Chinese tea Mom's Taste - Prepared Korean side dishes
Special thanks to @austinfoodadventures (IG) for curating this list for us! Austin Food Adventures is owned by an Asian American named Amanda Wong. Amanda was born and raised in Austin, TX and her parents were originally from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Amanda started @austinfoodadventures to share her love for food and show locals where to get the best food. Follow her page to check out her food reviews and top things to do in Austin, TX.
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