Organizer: Asian CineVision (ACV)

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

Description:

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of i saw you in the flood, Before You, Huong, The Boy with the Dinosaur Head, Whereabouts, and Yu & Me as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. In our heart-wrenching times, these filmmakers keep hope at the center with films of intergenerational healing and community support. Whether the story belongs to one mother or a whole community, there are always ways to rebuild after tragedy.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A.

Included Short Films:

i saw you in the flood
Kevin Xian Ming Yu | USA | 14 mins

Kai, a genderqueer Chinese-American, and their mother, Li, deal with the effects of a heavy storm on their basement apartment in Queens.

Before You
Lauren Melinda | USA, Iran | 15 mins

On the way to an abortion clinic with her husband, a woman finds herself pulled into the memories of everything that led them there, and everything that came after.

Huong

Jenny Thach | USA | 18 mins

HUONG is a daughter’s attempt to understand her mother as a whole person—before she was her mom—after a single phone call split her life in two.

The Boy with the Dinosaur Head
Imran J. Khan | USA | 10 mins

A teacher tries to match wits with an unruly boy who identifies as a dinosaur.

Whereabouts
Suejee Lee | USA | 2 mins

In a city that never slows down, one woman’s journey across New York becomes a meditation on presence, connection, and the small details of everyday life.

Yu & Me
Claudine Cho, Esther Chan | USA | 25 mins

When a fire destroys a beloved Chinatown bookstore, its hyper-independent owner learns that community is necessary for survival.

Registration:

To watch the film shorts in-person or on-demand, please purchase tickets here.

NYSEAN and Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative are proud to be Community Partners of AAIFF. NYSEAN members can use the following discount code for 20% off all tickets: AAIFF49_NYUSULO