Organizer: Asian CineVision (ACV)

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

Description:

Join Asian CineVision for the screenings of Almost American, Homecoming and Going, Daily Worker, ITALIANO, Confucius Plaza, i see myself in you, and Cabbage Daddy as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. These shorts are contemporary films about immigrants from Asia.

Included Short Films:

Almost American
Saritha Rothermel, Sam Soliman | USA | 14 mins

For Sam, America has always been home. Yet without a pathway to citizenship, he and over half a million DACA recipients live in limbo, dependent on a temporary status renewed every two years. When his mother is suddenly deported by ICE, Sam must confront his own precarious reality through a new lens. His journey reveals how today’s immigration policies not only decide who gets to stay, but shape the story America tells about who belongs.

Homecoming and Going
Kristie Ko | UK, Hong Kong | 20 mins

A London flat is handed over between old friends. Emily has just immigrated with her fiancé, and Megan plans to return to Hong Kong. Both struggle to justify their decisions as the line between foreign and familiar becomes blurred.

Daily Worker

Ting Su | USA, China | 10 mins

Digitizing union newspapers in the quiet of a dark room, a filmmaker reflects on their relationship to labor.

ITALIANO
Mehdi Davachi | Iran | 20 mins

Two Iranian gay boys during the Women’s Freedom Movement want to smuggle themselves out of Iran due to the difficult living conditions for gays, but they face difficulties in financing the smuggling trip.

Confucius Plaza
Zijin Wang | USA | 13 mins

A Chinese man living in New York comes across an abused American Pitbull living in the apartment downstairs, the man takes it upon himself to take the dog in and take care of her.

i see myself in you
Amreen Kullar | Canada | 10 mins

Amidst rising xenophobia, 1st and 2nd generation South Asian settlers in Brampton, Ontario explain their side of the story through interweaving dual language prose and 16mm film.

Cabbage Daddy

Grace An | Canada, South Korea | 4 mins

Cabbage Daddy is an experimental animated short film about mistranslations and miscommunication in English and Korean. Illustrating homophones and false friends that occur between the two languages with a bit of humour, evident in the playful use of crayons.

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