The first full day of life as a student delegate consisted of very cinematically and contextually rich works including the stark Dooman River and numerous short films from the collection Life, Interrupted.
The greatness of a people is best measured by the heights to which it raises its loved ones. By that standard, there is no stronghold of greatness within any country – greatness is shared by all the peoples of the world, because we all share in inspiration and interdependence. We raise each other in stories and example.
THE TAQWACORES is playing at the 29th SF International Asian American Film Festival. Check out the trailer. Director Eyad Zahra will be in attendance.
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Tonight after the SFIAAFF screenings come down to 111 Minna Gallery. DIRECTIONS IN SOUND will be going off!
Director Narissa Lee talks about shooting “guerilla-style” on the Muni train for her short film THE BUS PASS.
Director Jason Nou, discusses how tight pants inspired the creation of his short film HIP STAR.
Director Chris Tipton-King discusses the development process of his short BOYS AND GIRLS.
Santhosh Daniel is the Director of Global Film, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. In this interview, Santhosh discusses the new trends in filmmaking and collaboration in India.
In this interview, illustrator and comic book writer of American Born Chinese, Gene Yang explores the craft of storytelling in the comic book form.
If you turned to the pink pages of Sunday’s SF Chronicle, you’ll find a great cover story on the 29th SF International Asian American Film Festival with CAAM’s very own Festival Director Masashi Niwano.
SFIAAFF is thrilled to present the 3rd annual Verizon Student Delegate Program! Aimed to cultivate and engage the next generation of scholars, filmmakers, artists, and administrators in the field of Asian and Asian American media, these students were selected from a competitive pool of applicants from around the nation.