Organizer: Asian CineVision (ACV)

Type/Location: Hybrid / New York, NY

Description:

Join Asian CineVision for the New York City Premiere of Softshell (2024) as part of the Asian American International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Film Synopsis:

A woman tries to cling onto dimming links to her past after inheriting a pygmy slow loris from her long-estranged husband; meanwhile, her niece prepares for marriage as the young couple ponders their uncertain future together. The present and the complex echoes of Vietnamese history intertwine with a contemplative and poetic perspective.

About the Director:

Jinho Myung is a filmmaker living in New York. His parents are from Korea, but he was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. He is interested in personal documentary filmmaking and diasporic storytelling. SOFTSHELL is his debut feature and premiered at the New/Next Film Festival and won the Grand Prix Jury Award at the Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival.

Cast:

• Caledonia Abbey

• Legyaan Thapa

• Heen Sasithorn

Registration:

To watch the film in-person, please purchase tickets here.

To watch the film on-demand, please purchase tickets here.