All Films & Events
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1000 HANDS OF THE GURU
Tobias Reeuwijk / Documentary / USA / 2015 / Documentary, Spirituality / 65 mins
Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred arts while learning the art of letting go.1000 HANDS OF GURU
Village East Cinema
July 22, 2016 9:00 pm
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72 HOUR SHOOTOUT
Shorts, Events / 120 mins
Come out and see the world premiere of the top ten most incredible films of the 2016 72 Hour Shootout! Presented by The Asian American Film Lab, 72 Hour Shootout is an annual, high-profile filmmaking competition aiming to ensure that stories and voices too often silenced in mainstream media are heard, not just as whispers, but as shouts to the world.72 HOUR SHOOTOUT
Village East Cinema
July 23, 2016 1:00 pm
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AAWMM TALK-BACK WITH MABEL CHEUNG
Panels, Events / 90 mins
AAIFF16 is proud to present the a talk-back with Hong Kong filmmaker Mabel Cheung (Director of AAIFF16 Centerpiece-A TALE OF THREE CITIES), moderated by AAWMM’s co-founder S. Casper Wong.AAWMM TALK-BACK WITH MABEL CHEUNG
Museum of Chinese in America
July 23, 2016 12:00 pm
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BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY
Ben Wang / Documentary / USA / 2015 / Documentary / 58 mins
Arrested at 16 and tried as an adult for kidnapping and robbery, Eddy Zheng served over 20 years in California prisons and jails. Ben Wang’s BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY paints an intimate portrait of Eddy—the prisoner, the immigrant, the son, the activist—on his journey to freedom, rehabilitation and redemption.BREATHIN: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY
Village East Cinema
July 22, 2016 7:30 pm
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MADE IN FLUSHING: BRIGHT SUN MANSION (FREE)
Haitao Guo / Documentary, Free Films in Flushing / China, USA / 2015 / Documentary / 78 mins
Legendary Peking Opera master, Yuling Fang, emigrates to New York where he works in a nail salon. Realizing there is no one to inherit his legendary skills, he decides to mount an amateur production in order to keep alive the vanishing world he loves. FEATURING: TWN Senior Media Workshop ShowcaseMade In Flushing: BRIGHT SUN MANSION (FREE)
Flushing Town Hall
July 27, 2016 8:00 pm First come, first served
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CRUSH THE SKULL
Viet Nguyen / Narrative / USA / 2015 / Comedy, Horror, Thriller / 80 mins
A couple of master thieves find themselves trapped within a house they intended to rob, only to discover they've inadvertently wandered into the lair of a deranged serial killer.CRUSH THE SKULL
Village East Cinema
July 22, 2016 9:15 pm
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CUNY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE
Shorts, Events / 90 mins
Since 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF), presented by the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), has recognized and awarded student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens College.CUNY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE
CUNY Graduate Center (The Martin Segal Theatre )
July 27, 2016 5:00 pm Pay as you wish
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DANA DANA (PEARL PEARL)
Mutana Mohmed / Narrative / Iraq / 2016 / Drama, Music / 60 mins
When an Iraqi musician receives death threats and is forced to leave his country and the love of his life, his destiny turns around and he is forced to choose between a big break in his musical career and his refugee status.
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DAZE OF JUSTICE
Michael Siv / Documentary / USA / 2016 / History, Social Issues / 69 mins
As the Khmer Rouge tribunal collects testimonies from aging war criminals and survivors alike, is this our last chance for justice?DAZE OF JUSTICE
Village East Cinema
July 24, 2016 4:00 pm
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DEEP IN THE HEART
Xin Yukun / Special Presentations, Narrative / China / 2015 / Drama, Mystery / 119 mins
A young man tries to get away from his family's overwhelming power, but when he accidentally kills a local thug, his fate will be intricately linked to his father's. A woman, who for years has been victim of domestic violence, finds comfort in the arms of her ex-lover. The news of the death of her husband arrives as she was planning his murder. An honest village chief plans to retire but an exceptional event related to his son will pull him into the abyss.DEEP IN THE HEART
Anthology Film Archive
August 6, 2016 7:00 pm
