In celebration of the AAPI community and the ties that bind us, AAIFF47 is delighted to screen up-and-comer filmmaker So Young Shelly Yo’s SMOKING TIGERS for our centerpiece screening, held at Regal Union Square Theatre (850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003).
Directly following this 91-minute screening will be a filmmaker Q&A with writer/director So Young Shelly Yo and producer Guo Guo. Afterwards, we’d love to welcome you to our centerpiece reception at Linen Hall (101 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10003). There will be light refreshments, more details to follow.
— About Smoking Tigers —
Set in Los Angeles in the early 2000s, SMOKING TIGERS is a portrait of a lonely Korean American teen named Hayoung who is taken under the wings of three wealthy students she meets at an elite academic boot camp. As she falls deeper into their world, Hayoung works harder to hide her insecurities about her problematic family and lower-income background, only to discover the bittersweet pains of adulthood that will forever shape her life.