Film Screenings
AAJA-LA Asian American Film Festival
Film Screenings
AAJA-LA Asian American Film Festival
FREE
Asian American Journalists Association of Los Angeles (AAJA-LA) kicks off its Summer Film Series with an evening at JANM celebrating emerging APA filmmakers. In partnership with HBO, the three winning films from HBO’s 2018 APA Visionaries Short Film Competition will be screened.
June (1st Place) – Director: Huay-Bing Law
Set on an American college campus during the 1960s, June chronicles the experience of a young Chinese woman as she attends her husband’s graduation.
Jiejie (2nd Place) – Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan
Jiejie is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles in 1997.
Remittance (3rd Place) – Director: Maritte Go
Inspired by her immigrant family’s experiences, Remittance tells the story of a Filipino cruise worker who receives a call informing her that her son is in the hospital.
A Q&A with filmmakers Huay-Bing Law and Maritte Go will follow the screenings.
The AAJA-LA Summer Film Series seeks to bridge the journalism and entertainment communities as well as spotlight films and filmmakers of color. HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries is a short film competition sponsored by HBO that provides emerging directors of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent the opportunity to showcase their work.
Free. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
Presented in partnership with HBO and Visual Communications, with support of IW Group.
In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum
FREE
Asian American Journalists Association of Los Angeles (AAJA-LA) kicks off its Summer Film Series with an evening at JANM celebrating emerging APA filmmakers. In partnership with HBO, the three winning films from HBO’s 2018 APA Visionaries Short Film Competition will be screened.
June (1st Place) – Director: Huay-Bing Law
Set on an American college campus during the 1960s, June chronicles the experience of a young Chinese woman as she attends her husband’s graduation.
Jiejie (2nd Place) – Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan
Jiejie is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles in 1997.
Remittance (3rd Place) – Director: Maritte Go
Inspired by her immigrant family’s experiences, Remittance tells the story of a Filipino cruise worker who receives a call informing her that her son is in the hospital.
A Q&A with filmmakers Huay-Bing Law and Maritte Go will follow the screenings.
The AAJA-LA Summer Film Series seeks to bridge the journalism and entertainment communities as well as spotlight films and filmmakers of color. HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries is a short film competition sponsored by HBO that provides emerging directors of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent the opportunity to showcase their work.
Free. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
Presented in partnership with HBO and Visual Communications, with support of IW Group.
In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum