17th Boston Asian American Film Festival

Boston Asian American Film Festival Celebrating 17 Years! WATCH FILMS | MEET FILMMAKERS | ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community.  The festival is here for YOU—to see and been seen, to hear and be heard— as individuals exploring the joys and challenges of a collective community. Tickets: $5+ / Varies Venues: 10/16 Brattle Theatre 10/17-19 Emerson Paramount Center 10/20-26 Virtual Screenings Available

Emerson Paramount Center

BAAFF Golf Getaway

2025 BAAFF GOLF GETAWAY Support BAAFF’s 17th Anniversary Monday, September 29, 2025 LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE GOLF CLUB New Durham, New Hampshire All proceeds support BAAFF’s mission to celebrate and explore Asian American experiences and storytelling through film and video. We hope you will join us at the private, member-exclusive Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club. Surrounded by stunning foliage and right on the lake, this picturesque scenery will make for a wonderful day of golfing, fun, and prizes. This event is in support of Boston Asian American Film Festival’s productions, community engagement, and film partnerships. This year BAAFF celebrates its 17th anniversary of  empowering Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. For questions, please contact Ellen Kaye at <a href="mailto:baaff.golf@aarw.org">baaff.golf@aarw.org</a>

LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE GOLF CLUB

The Glassworker (followed by Q&A with Q&A with Art Director and Associate Producer, Mariam Paracha)

Nov 15 | 6:00 pm Special Presentation: The Glassworker Directed by Usman Riaz/Mano Animation Studios “The Glassworker is a wonderful film in its own right, but also deserves to be the first of many animated tales from underrepresented nations.” — Skwigly Animation Magazine Without art and music, what do we have in this world full of conflict and war?   OFFICIAL SELECTION: Annecy Festival 2024 From Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animation studio, Mano Animation Studios, and director Usman Riaz comes The Glassworker, a new, stunning, celebrated animated feature film. A young Vincent and his father Tomas run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an impending war in which they want no part. The arrival in their town of an army colonel and his young, talented, violinist daughter, Alliz, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son. The love that develops between Vincent and Alliz is challenged constantly by the differing views of their fathers. It is a time when patriotism and social standing are considered more important than free thought and artistic pursuits. It is a time when love is just not relevant.

16th Annual Boston Asian American Film Festival

Boston Asian American Film Festival Celebrating 16 Years! WATCH FILMS | MEET FILMMAKERS | ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community.  The festival is here for YOU—to see and been seen, to hear and be heard— as individuals exploring the joys and challenges of a collective community. Tickets: $5+ / Varies Venues: 10/17 Brattle Theatre 10/18-21 Emerson Paramount Center 10/18-27 Virtual Screenings Available More info - <a href="www.baaff.org">www.baaff.org</a>

BAAFF x Hulu Series Interior Chinatown 

<a href="https://baaff.org/special-presentation-interior-chinatown">https://baaff.org/special-presentation-interior-chinatown</a> BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL PRESENTATION: INTERIOR CHINATOWN <a href="https://baaff.org/special-presentation-interior-chinatown">Created by Charles Yu</a> <a href="https://baaff.org/special-presentation-interior-chinatown">Narrative | 50 Minutes | English</a> Followed by a Q&amp;A with the Series Creator/Executive Producer, Charles Yu<ul><li>Saturday, Oct. 26, 2:00PM @ Emerson Paramount Center (559 Washington St. Boston, MA)</li><li>Followed by 4:30PM Meet &amp; Greet Reception @ Empire Garden (690 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111) </li></ul>Trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndzygetBHV0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndzygetBHV0</a> SYNOPSIS:&nbsp;Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called “Black &amp; White.” Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.&nbsp; CAST:&nbsp;Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao, and Diana Lin.&nbsp; CREDITS:&nbsp;Series’ creator Charles Yu serves as executive producer, along with Dan Lin and Lindsey Liberatore for Rideback; Jeff Skoll, Miura Kite and Elsie Choi for Participant; Garrett Basch for Dive; John Lee; and Taika Waititi, who also directed the pilot. The ten-episode limited series is produced by 20th Television. Creator/Executive Producer's Bio – Charles Yu <a href="https://baaff.org/special-presentation-interior-chinatown">CHARLES YU is creator and showrunner of&nbsp;</a>Interior Chinatown&nbsp;(Hulu/20th) based on his novel of the same title, which was a&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestseller and won the National Book Award for Fiction. The book was named a best book of the year by numerous publications and organizations, including&nbsp;The New Yorker, NPR, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vulture. He has been nominated for three WGA awards and has written for Hulu, FX, AMC and HBO, as well feature film projects for Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Time and Wired, among other places. He lives in southern California with his family.

15th Annual Boston Asian American Film Festival [BAAFF]

BAAFF Celebrating 15 Years! O﻿ctober 12-22 | In-Person &amp; Virtual Screenings in Boston WATCH FILMS | MEET FILMMAKERS | ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS <a href="http://www.baaff.org">www.baaff.org</a> The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. The festival is here for YOU—to see and been seen, to hear and be heard—as individuals exploring the joys and challenges of a collective community. BAAFF is a production of the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) &amp; ArtsEmerson.

Paramount Theatre 

15th Boston Asian American Film Festival 

Celebrating 15 Years! WATCH FILMS | MEET FILMMAKERS | ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community.  The festival is here for YOU—to see and been seen, to hear and be heard— as individuals exploring the joys and challenges of a collective community. Lineup-at-a-glance Friday, September 29 Northeastern University Blackman Auditorium 7:00PM Silent Movie Day &amp; BAAFF Preview Event <a href="http://bit.ly/silentmovieday">[Free RSVP]</a> Thursday, October 12 (Coolidge Corner Theatre) 7:00PM The Golden Screen with Jeff Yang &amp; Renee Tajima-Peña [Coming Soon] Friday, October 13 (Emerson Paramount Theatre) 6:00PM Nurse Unseen (Centerpiece)<a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/"> [Get Tickets]</a> 9:00PM Queer &amp; Here (Shorts Program) In-Person and Virtual <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> Saturday, October 14 (Emerson Paramount Theatre) 1:30PM Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> 4:30PM Accidental Getaway Driver (Centerpiece) <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> 8:30PM Laugh with BAAFF! (Shorts Program) In-Person and Virtual <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> Sunday, October 15 (Emerson Paramount Theatre) 1:00 PM Finding Her Beat, Preceded by Gund Kwok <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> 4:00PM B-Side for Taylor <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> 7:00PM Starring Jerry as Himself, Preceded by Closing Dynasty (Closing Night &amp; Reception) <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/boston-asian-american-film-festival-baaff-2023/">[Get Tickets]</a> Friday, October 13 – Sunday, October 22 (Virtual Shorts Programs available on-demand) Golden Girls <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a> Serving Family Style <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a> Laugh with BAAFF! <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a> Queer &amp; Here <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a> Grave Affairs <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a> Lights Out <a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-program/">[Get Tickets]</a>

BAAFF Opening Night | THE GOLDEN SCREEN Book Launch with Jeff Yang & Renee Tajima-Peña

Buy tickets for the event <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=8bba2b0415&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">here</a>. <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=f5a733ed8b&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">BAAFF</a> joins forces with Jeff Yang to kick-off the 15th Annual Festival and celebrate the national release of his highly anticipated book, <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=208ef3a7fb&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">THE GOLDEN SCREEN</a>. Renee Tajima-Peña, Academy Award nominated filmmaker, will join Jeff Yang for a special conversation about THE GOLDEN SCREEN; and Miss Massachusetts, Chelsea Vuong, will emcee this special night hosted at the classic Coolidge Corner Theater.  New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Yang presents a groundbreaking book that celebrates and examines the history of Asian Americans on the big screen, exploring how iconic films (many that have screened at BAAFF!) have shaped Hollywood, representation, and American culture. Featured Opening Night Guests Include: <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=7b75f57fa6&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Jeff Yang</a> | Writer, Journalist Observing, exploring, and writing about the Asian American community for over thirty years, Jeff Yang launched one of the first Asian American national magazines, A. Magazine, and has written/co-authored/edited books including—RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now, and Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture. He co-hosts the podcast They Call us Bruce with Angry Asian Man Phil Yu.  <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=d8536207ab&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Renee Tajima-Peña</a> | Filmmaker, Professor, Media Activist Renee Tajima-Peña is an Academy Award nominated filmmaker and multimedia producer. Her films, including <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=eacd1081ec&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Who Killed Vincent Chin?</a>, <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=5ed1b1b875&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">My America…or Honk if You Love Buddha</a>, <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=092d5bc408&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Skate Manzanar</a>, <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=a91cc7ddf3&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">No Más Bebés</a>, explore themes of immigration, race, ethnicity, gender, and social justice. She was series producer/showrunner of PBS’s ground-breaking docuseries, <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=b93455c899&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Asian Americans</a>. At UCLA, she is a Professor of Asian American Studies, and the Director of the Center for EthnoCommunications.  <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=d07b3ca406&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">Chelsea Vuong</a> | Miss Massachusetts Born and raised in the Bay Area, Chelsea Vuong is a 2021 graduate of Harvard University with a degree in Economics and Global Health and Health Policy.  Buy tickets and read more information about the event <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=8bba2b0415&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">here</a>. Visit the BAAFF website <a href="https://baaff.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2b9889667942f5252b9edfc0&amp;id=b7e60b8325&amp;e=9cd3bd24d6">here</a>.

The Coolidge Corner Theater

Silent Movie Day - The Oath of the Sword (1914) & BAAFF Preview Event

Presented by Northeastern University and Boston Asian American Film Festival Celebrate SILENT MOVIE DAY and the upcoming 15th <a href="https://baaff.org/">Boston Asian American Film Festival </a>with a festival preview, screening of The Oath of the Sword (1914), and panel conversation! The Oath of the Sword was produced in 1914 by a company described by Moving Picture World as the “first company in America to be owned, controlled and operated by Japanese.” Based in Los Angeles, the Japanese American Film Company was among several similar independent film companies established by Japanese during a period when the American film industry had yet to become Hollywood as we know it. The Oath of the Sword is the earliest known Asian American film production and illuminates a largely unknown chapter in American film history. Join us for the East Coast premiere of this recently REDISCOVERED &amp; RESTORED silent film treasure. Musical score arranged from period photoplay music, with additional original material, by Allen Feinstein. Orchestration for theatre orchestra by Allen Feinstein, Ben Green, and Jasmine Bryant. Following the film will be a panel discussion with<a href="https://cssh.northeastern.edu/faculty/denise-khor/"> Denise Khor</a>, <a href="https://www.deepfocusproductions.com/bio/">Arthur Dong</a>, and <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/faculty/allen-g-feinstein/">Allen Feinstein</a>, moderated by Susan Chinsen. Read Northeastern Global New’s article about this film’s original premiere at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles <a href="https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/05/16/asian-american-film-academy-museum/#_ga=2.72991891.1065124395.1694619689-626551075.1691603160">here</a>. Visit the Northeastern event webpage <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/event/oath-of-the-sword-east-coast-premiere-and-panel-discussion/">here</a>. Film still courtesy George Eastman Museum. Title Graphic from Motion Picture Magazine, January 1915. Restored by the Japanese American National Museum and George Eastman Museum. Funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation. The digital restoration from a 35mm nitrate print and 35mm safety negative from the George Eastman Museum collection was completed at Eastman Museum Film Preservation Services and Colorlab. DIRECTED BY: Frank Shaw. WITH: Tomi Morri, Miss Hisa Numa, Yutaka Abe. 1914. 31 min. USA. Tinted, B&amp;W. Silent. English intertitles. WITH SUPPORT FROM <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/event/oath-of-the-sword-east-coast-premiere-and-panel-discussion/">NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY</a>:<ul><li>Dean’s Office College of Arts, Media and Design</li><li>Dean’s Office College of Social Sciences and Humanities</li><li>Asian American Studies</li><li>Art + Design Department</li><li>Music Department</li><li>Communications Department</li></ul>

Northeastern University - Blackman Auditorium

Boston Asian American Film Festival 

BAAFF is back in-person and extending to virtual screenings! Join BAAFF on October 20-31 to enjoy a wide range of short films, feature films, documentaries, and panels while supporting your local Asian American Community! Q&amp;A with filmmakers follow some screenings. 10/20 7:00PM Dealing with Dad (Opening Night) Preceded by 'Reyna' 10/21 5:30PM Crossings 10/21 8:30PM Dawning Preceded by 'A Father's Son' 10/22 2:00PM Boston Chinatown Artivism featuring 'Art, Community and Boston Chinatown', 'Dear Corky', 'Convergent Waves: Boston', 'Wise Words from an Old Friend' 10/22 5:30PM In Search of Bengali Harlem 10/22 8:30PM Queer &amp; Here (Shorts Program) 10/23 2:00PM Golden Delicious 10/23 5:30PM Bad Axe (Closing Night) 10/20-10/31 Shorts Programs available on-demand. Shorts Programs - After Dark Shorts Programs - Queer &amp; Here Shorts Programs - Here I am Shorts Programs - Family Ties Shorts Programs - Looking Back, Moving Forward

Various Locations - Emerson Paramount Center

BAAFF - Dealing with Dad (Opening Night) 

Directed by Tom Huang Narrative | 106 Minutes | English Q&amp;A with filmmaker after the screening. MARGARET CHANG is rocked from her perfect alpha-mom-corporate-manager life when she has to go back to her hometown to deal with her overbearing dad, JIALUO. Her dad is kind of an outspoken jerk but is now despondent and won’t leave the house. Since she can’t deal with her parents by herself, she drags along her older sad sack brother, ROY to help her. When they arrive to their childhood home, they discover that their mom SOPHIE (equally overbearing) and youngest angry comic book nerd brother LARRY (still living with parents) are happy with this situation… as it turns out, their dad is much more pleasant depressed than well. The siblings struggle to deal with his depression, and wonder if it’s even worth getting him better. In the meantime, they reconnect as a family by bickering and reminiscing about the bad times with Dad, discovering that their familial bond is stronger than they ever realized.

Brattle Theatre

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