shorts programs at the 32nd aaiff

Asian CineVision recently announced its lineup of short films films selected to screen next month at the 32nd Asian American International Film Festival. The selection, which includes short films from 10 different countries, includes seven world premieres, two international premieres, and ten New York premieres. Here's the lineup:

Fun and Fantasy
Films that capture the whimsical, supernatural, and unexpected sides of our fantastical world.

Civilian directed by Seaton Lin (USA)
World Premier of The Call Center directed by Rumana Huq (USA)
Fate Scores directed by Albert M. Chan (Canada)
The Humberville Poetry Slam directed by Daniel De Lorenzo & Emily Chan (USA)
World Premier of Take Out directed by Gerry Kim (USA)
I Don't Sleep I Dream directed by J.P. Chan (USA)
Walking While Sleeping directed by Han Lee (Taiwan)
Once... directed by YuYing Chien (USA)
My Four Inch Precious directed by Sou Yun Sim (USA)

Love, Lust & Desire
A journey into the hearts and minds of women who must challenge gender roles in the face of hardship.

The Eighteenth Birthday Party directed by Ching-Shen Chuang (Taiwan)
International Premier of Aquarium directed by Motoko Shimizu (Australia)
The Perfect Woman directed by Anthony Ma (USA)
Laura directed by Jon Maxwell (USA)
Like Crazy (a la folie) directed by Sanif Olek (Singapore)
Best Korean Girl (Om Tchin A) directed by Paula Un Mi Kim (Brazil / South Korea)

Family Matters
Films that expose family members in moments of change and explores the motions of their growth as well as their dissolution.

World Premier of Tatang directed by Jean Paolo (Nico) Hernandez (Philippines)
International Premier of I Love Lakers directed by Ying Liang (China)
Arithmetic Lesson directed by Wenhwa Ts'ao (USA)
World Premier of Tiger directed by Wing-Yee Wu (USA)
Family Viewing (Seance Familiale) directed by Cheng-Chui Kuo (France/Taiwan)

Here...Look at Me
Stories of individuals and communities whose identities reveal as much about their environments as they do about themselves.

World Premier of Fragmented Identities directed by Stevan Mraovitch (USA)
Witness to Hiroshima directed by Kathy Sloane (USA)
Incongruent Body directed by Jian Lee (USA)
Beautiful Sisters directed by Connie Chung (USA)
Red, Yellow, and Blue directed by Changhee Chun (South Korea/USA)
You Can Call me Nikkie directed by Irene Herrera (Japan)
World Premier of I Want to be a Desi 2 directed by Allan Tong (Canada)
State of Yo directed by Jason Karman (Canada)
Waiting for a Train directed by Oscar Bucher (USA)

Home is Where the Heart Is
Immigrants in these shorts reconcile their places in the new world with their foundations in the old.

The Veiled Commodity directed by Dickson Chow & Vinh Chung (Canada/USA)
A Green Mountain in the Drawer directed by Hwa Jun Lee (South Korea/USA)
World Premier of 20 30 40 directed by Mei-Yu Lee (USA)
Here to Stay directed by ManSee Kong (USA)
World Premier of Lower East Side: An Endangered Place directed by MA Shumin (USA)

Life on the Edge
This series of documentaries highlights the lives of those who stand up for the displaced, the marginalized, and the silenced.

Crossing Midnight directed by Kim Snyder (USA)
A Song For Ourselves directed by Tadashi Nakamura (USA)
World Premier of Story of a Businesswoman directed by Mikiko Sasaki (USA)
No Joke Burma directed by Li-Anne Huang (Singapore)

For Youth By Youth
Filmmakers under the age of 21 provide fresh perspectives in documenting the issues surrounding them.

Vote for Change directed by Clin Xu (USA)
America's Next Top Immigrant directed by Natacha, Sarah, Corina, Jean, Teddy, Daichka, Tatiana (USA)
Free Matt Wong directed by Akio Mitsunaga (USA)
That Ain't Right directed by Rayhan Islam & Ericka Vasquez (USA)
Ayi's Story directed by Iemi Hernandez-Kim (USA)
Ladies in Armor directed by Masami Kubo (USA)
Napua Ilima 'O Kehaulani directed by Ryan Medel (USA)
Dick, Dick & Jane: The Modern American Family directed by Mari Jacobson (USA)
Beautify Our Town directed by Bingie Huang (USA)
Splinters directed by Nancy Huang (USA)

Information on feature films and other programming is still forthcoming, but mark your calendars for the film festival, which takes place July 23-26 in New York City. Shorts programs will be screened at the newly renovated Museum of Chinese in America. For more information about AAIFF and Asian CineVision, visit asiancinevision.org.