Official Lineup for the 2010 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO

The 2010 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO, which will run from Thursday, October 21st to Sunday, October 24th at the Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut Street), the Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street) and the Comcast Center (1701 JFK Blvd), is proud to announce our lineup and schedule.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21st
SPECIAL FREE LIVE EVENT
Perspectives on Asian American Identity 5:30-7PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
PAAFF presents a lively discussion of issues of Asian American cultural identity to lead into our Opening Night. This free special event uses a special screening of the HBO produced mini-documentary, “East of Main Street: Asians Aloud” as the point of departure for an informed discussion.
Moderated by Nydia Han – Action News 6 ABC reporter

OPENING NIGHT FILM – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Colin Hearts Kay (Dir. Sebastian Ho Conley) 7:30-9:30PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
When Brooklyn-based cartoonist Colin Jenson breaks up with longtime girlfriend Kay Ho, he pulls out all the stops to win her back, including dragging her into his world of illustrated cartoons.
Emmy winning writer/director Sebastian Ho Conley scheduled to attend
(FREE Catered Party with Open Bar afterwards!)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
SPECIAL SCREENING AT COMCAST CENTER – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Shorts 1: Blood Ties 5-7PM
Comcast Center (1701 JFK Blvd)
Notable new works from the Asian American film community. Films include: Crocodile, Televisnu, The Golden Pin, Journey of a Paper Son, Empire Corner, Wu is Dead & Frog in the Well.
Several filmmakers expected to attend
(You MUST be on our list to attend otherwise you cannot get past security)

FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
The House of Suh (Dir. Iris K. Shim) 7:30-9:30PM
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107)
A brother murders his sister’s boyfriend, shocking the Korean-American community. THE HOUSE OF SUH paints the portrait of a boy raised to be loyal and his sister who manipulates his family bond. (Contains strong language and violence)
WINNER of the PAAFF’10 Best Documentary Award

(After party at Tazia (11th & Arch Street)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd
SHORTS PROGRAM – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Shorts 2: Visions 1-3PM
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Chinatown)
Fiction and nonfiction glimpses into the strengths and complexities of Asian American families. Films include: Mister Green, Works of Art, Chase Thompson: A Film by Chase Thompson, Kosher Pig, Karma – A Very Twisted Love Story, The Call Center & Takeo. (Contains strong language and violence)
Several filmmakers expected to attend

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Wo Ai Ni Mommy (Dir. Stephanie Wang-Breal) 3:15-5PM
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Chinatown)
Wo Ai Ni Mommy explores what happens when an older Chinese girl is adopted into an American family. This film reveals the complicated gains and losses that are an inherent aspect of international, transracial adoption.
Producer Ursula Liang is scheduled to attend

SPECIAL FREE LIVE EVENT
A Conversation with Greg Pak 6-7:30PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
PAAFF is excited to present a free special event with Greg Pak, award-winning director of “Robot Stories” and Marvel Comics writer (”Hulk”). Greg will be in attendance for live Q&A and will also be receiving the PAAFF’10 Emerging Voice Award.
Moderated by Lorraine Ballard Morrill – Clear Channel Radio

CENTERPIECE FILM – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Raspberry Magic (Dir. Leena Pendharkar) 8-10PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
Told through a child’s eye view, 11 year old Monica (the very sweet newcomer, Lily Javaherpour) encounters difficult life lessons in writer/director Leena Pendharkar’s new film about an Indian family living an American suburban existence.
Producer Megha Kadakia scheduled to attend
(Co-presented with the Philadelphia Film Festival)
-Join us for the afterparty at City Tap House (3925 Walnut Street)

SUNDAY OCTOBER 24th
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
Ninoy Aquino and the Rise of People Power (Dir. Tom Coffman) 1-3PM
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Chinatown)
Previously Gandhi had used nonviolence to drive the British from India. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had used nonviolence to broaden the civil rights of African-Americans. Through People Power, Benigno Aquino made nonviolence into a method for driving out national dictators and strengthening the cause of democracy. He set off a wave that rippled around the planet.

NARRATIVE FEATURE – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
SF Stories (Dir. Raul Jocson) 3:30-5:30PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
There are nine separate stories in the film which focus on different characters, but taken together they show the burgeoning relationship between MICHAEL, a 30-something Chinese American man who harbors a fetish for Asian women, and WENDY, a 25 year-old Japanese American woman who is intelligent and strong-willed but secretly afraid of the world.
WINNER of the PAAFF’10 Best Narrative Feature Award
Director Raul Jocson scheduled to attend

CLOSING NIGHT FILM – CLICK TO BUY TICKETS
The People I’ve Slept With (Dir. Quentin Lee) 6-8PM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St)
A promiscuous woman finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy and needs to figure out who the baby daddy is…NOW.
Producer Koji Steven Sakai scheduled to attend
(FREE Catered Party with Open Bar afterwards!)
Presented by Comcast