Organization

Short Waves - Short Film Competition

Presented by Boston Asian American Film Festival

May 30, 2013

 Join us for "Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community", which aims to share personal stories through locally made, community driven short films about the Asian American experience and community.

This free public screening in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month will include films from local filmmakers...

Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer

Presented by ArtsEmerson and Boston Asian American Film Festival at Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center

October 28, 2012

ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer Step into the extraordinary life of a Chinese immigrant who achieved the American dream. This biography follows a boy who learns the value of hard work and perseverance through kung fu training. He escapes the harshness of political oppression, bravely ventures out and...

Reel Food: A Shorts Program

Presented by ArtsEmerson and Boston Asian American Film Festival at Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center

October 28, 2012

 ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Reel Food: A Shorts Program

A showcase of some of the finest short films by up-and-coming filmmakers who make cinematic forays into personal identity, family crises and everything else in life. This program features Wonder Boy (Corrie Chen), People Aren’t All Bad (Matthew Hashiguchi),...

Shanghai Calling

Presented by ArtsEmerson and Boston Asian American Film Festival at Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center

October 28, 2012

 ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Shangai Calling

Shanghai Calling is a romantic comedy about modern-day American immigrants in an unfamiliar land. When an ambitious New York attorney is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could spell the end of his career. But with help from a...

Model Minority

Presented by ArtsEmerson and Boston Asian American Film Festival at Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center

October 27, 2012

 ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Model Minority

L.A. teenagers survive the treacherous world of peer pressure, drug dealers, juvenile hall and dysfunctional families. Kayla, an underprivileged sixteen-year-old Japanese American, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug...

Mr. Cao Goes to Washington

Presented by ArtsEmerson and Boston Asian American Film Festival at Bright Family Screening Room, Paramount Center

October 27, 2012

 ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Mr. Cao Goes to Washington

Rookie Louisiana congressman, Joseph Cao, angers fellow Republicans by befriending President Obama. Then he alienates the President by voting with the Republicans against Health Care Reform. Will bipartisanship reward or ruin his chances for...