Official Lineup for the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO
October 16, 2011
The 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Presented by HBO will run from Wednesday, November 2nd to Tuesday, November 8th at the Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut Street), the Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street) and the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street). We are proud to announce our lineup and schedule.
Online Schedule & Ticketing – Tickets: $8 General Admission / $6 Students or Seniors
Interactive Festival Program Guide
List of 2011 PAAFF Films & Events
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
LAUNCH NIGHT (FREE catered reception & B-boy demonstration)
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Phila. 19107)
7PM – Among B-Boys – Get Tickets
Among B-Boys is a documentary film about a movement in the Hmong American youth demographic who love the Hip Hop art of Bboying or Breakdancing.
-Director Christopher Woon will be in attendance for Q&A
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
OPENING NIGHT FILM & FREE catered reception with OPEN BAR
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Wedding Palace – Get Tickets
Pressured to get married by family and friends, 29 year-old advertising executive Jason Kim finds the woman of his dreams in cyberspace, 9000 miles away in Seoul, Korea. But when Na Young arrives in Los Angeles, Jason soon discovers that a relationship can sometimes be deeper online than in real life.
-Director Christine Yoo will be in attendance for Q&A
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe – Get Tickets
Dirty Hands chronicles the life and career of famed street artist David Choe from 2000 to 2007 as documented by his close friend and director, Harry Kim
-Director Harry Kim will be in attendance for Q&A
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
9:15PM – Saigon Electric – Get Tickets
Boldly fusing hip-hop dance battles, romance, and a cross-section of youth culture in contemporary Vietnam, Saigon Electric is a film bursting with energy, showcasing a strong, youthful artistic presence in the global metropolis of Saigon.
-Director Stephane Gauger will be in attendance for Q&A
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
2PM – Shorts Program 1 (FREE SCREENING!) – Get Tickets
Dark or quirky films with a modern feel
-Filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
5PM – Suite Suite Chinatown (FREE EVENT!) – Get Tickets
A collaboratively produced, multi-genre cinematic vision of Chinatown, where anything is possible and the unexpected is just the tip of the iceberg! (Panel discussion will follow)
-Featuring a live performance from Jason Min
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
7PM – Bang Bang – Get Tickets
Caught in the midst of teenage angst, gang life, and alienation, the two friends find themselves heading down two different paths of life. Bang Bang is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage life and crime in Los Angeles.
-Director Byron Q will be in attendance for Q&A
CENTERPIECE FILM
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
9:30PM – The Girl from the Naked Eye – Get Tickets
Non-stop action. Murder. Sex. Beautiful women. A bad-ass antihero. Mystery. All of these elements combine to make the ultimate Asian-American neo-noir thriller in director David Ren’s (Shanghai Kiss) second feature film, The Girl from the Naked Eye.
-Action star Jason Yee and producer Henry Mu will be in attendance for Q&A
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
1PM – Shorts Program 2 (FREE SCREENING!) – Get Tickets
These films are short in length and long in vision
-Filmmakers will be in attendance for Q&A
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
3:30PM – One Kine Day – Get Tickets
One Kine Day will take you on a journey to a side of paradise you’ve never seen.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
-Star Ryan Greer will be in attendance for Q&A
CLOSING NIGHT FILM & FREE Catered Reception with OPEN BAR
Ibrahim Theater at the International House (3701 Chestnut St, Phila. 19104)
6PM – Almost Perfect – Get Tickets
A successful career woman meets an almost perfect man, but first has to contend with her not-so-perfect family in this winning romantic comedy starring Kelly Hu (X-Men 2), Edison Chen (Infernal Affairs), Roger Rees (The Prestige), Tina Chen (Golden Globe Nominee) and Ivan Shaw.
-Director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan and co-star Tina Chen will be in attendance for Q&A
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine Street, Phila. 19107)
6:30PM – I Am (FREE Reception!) – Get Tickets
I Am is a personal and revealing film that journeys to a landscape where being gay was, until recently, a criminal and punishable offense.
-Director Sonali Gulati will take part in a video Q&A
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street, Phila. 19110)
7PM – Enforcing the Silence (FREE SCREENING & RECEPTION!) – Get Tickets
Unlocking a thirty-year-old mystery surrounding the first Vietnamese American reportedly assassinated on U.S. soil, Enforcing the Silence explores how the Vietnam War continued in America.
-Director Tony Nguyen will be in attendance for Q&A
PAAFF’11 Free Launch Party
October 2, 2011
Come celebrate with friends, supporters and staff as we kick off the 2011 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival with a special FREE Launch Party on Friday, October 7th from 6:30-9pm at the Prince Music Theater.
We will be screening previews from each of our films as well as special video messages from several of our filmmakers and the locally produced short films:
Converge – Dir. Sara Suleman
Happiness is Iraq in My Rearview Mirror – Dir. Peter Kim
Act of Fate – Dir. Joey Min
There will be FREE catered food (we love free food), a cash bar and we’ll be giving out a few All Access Festival Passes!
If you like good food, good drinks, good film and good people, come hang out with us at the Prince.
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