5th annual asian american association film festival at uc davis

This is for all my people at UC Davis... the 5th annual Asian American Association Film Festival is about to go down, running May 6-16. The event includes six feature films over six nights, as well as shorts, music videos, guest speakers and a student film contest. Things kick off tonight with a screening of Richard Wong and H.P. Mendoza's Colma: The Musical. They've got a kickass lineup of works I really respect and love, including Journey From the Fall, Lead Role: Father, Windowbreaker, Pilgrimage and American Pastime. Here's the full slate:

MAY 6TH - TUE (7:00pm - 9:00pm) - OPENING NIGHT
Short Films: SMALL AND SHY; LOST SOLE
Feature Film: COLMA: THE MUSICAL

MAY 8TH - THUR (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Film: GIRL WITH A WALKMAN
Feature Film: DARK MATTER

MAY 9TH - FRI (8:00pm - 10:00pm)
Short Film: FORTUNE HUNTERS
Feature Film: JOURNEY FROM THE FALL

MAY 13TH - TUE (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Films: LEAD ROLE: FATHER; WINDOWBREAKER
Feature Film: NEW YEAR BABY

MAY 15TH - THUR (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Films: MISS CHINATOWN, USA; UMBILICAL
Feature Film: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON

MAY 16TH - FRI (8:00pm - 10:00pm) - FINALE
Student Film Contest: TBA
Short Film: PILGRIMAGE
Feature Film: AMERICAN PASTIME

Best of all, everything is completely free. I attended the festival a while back, during its inaugural year, and was really impressed with whole event. The entire thing is student run, and they managed to put together a really awesome program for the UC Davis community. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking it out. For more information on the festival, visit the website here and the Facebook group here.