slant 7: bold asian american images

This is for Houston! Big shout out to Melissa Hung, editor-in-chief of Hyphen, and curator of Slant 7: Bold Asian American Images, happening this weekend at the Aurora Picture Show in Houston. It's a two-day showcase of the best in Asian American cinema, featuring an eclectic mix of films that explore a wide range of topics and genres. Saturday's program is themed around family and children, while Sunday's program mixes some of Slant's greatest hits—audience favorites from past festivals (in celebration of the upcoming Best of Slant DVD compilation)—along with some new ones. The basic info:

Slant: Bold Asian American Images
Program 1: Children, Young & Grown
Saturday, May 19, at 8pm
Aurora Picture Show, 800 Aurora Street, 713.868.2101, www.aurorapictureshow.org
General Admission: $6 and Free with All Access Pass

Slant: Bold Asian American Images
Program 2: Best of Slant & More!
Sunday, May 20, 3pm
Aurora Picture Show, 800 Aurora Street, 713.868.2101, www.aurorapictureshow.org
General Admission: $6 and Free with All Access Pass

Some of my favorite pieces playing this year are Tze Chun's Windowbreaker, Kimi Takesue's The Summer of the Serpent, Lead Role: Father by PJ Raval, Wes Kim's Profiles in Science, and Doan La's Dragon of Love. See them all this weekend, May 19-20 at the Aurora Picture Show. For more information, go here.