Hey Chicago! You've got a pretty damn awesome film festival coming your way.... The 17th Annual Asian American Showcase is going down April 9-16 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, with a super stacked lineup of films.
Things kick off with the Opening Night screening of Daylight Savings, starring Goh Nakamura. This is your chance to check out a bunch of films I'm always talking about around here, like Patrick Wang's In the Family, Richard Wong's Yes, We're Open and Michael Kang's Knots, among other works.
Here's a quick glance at the schedule:
Seventeen years! I love Chicago and I love this festival. It was the first Asian American film festival I ever attended, way back when. So you can partially thank (or blame) the Foundation for Independent Asian American Media for my obsession for Asian American cinema.Friday, April 6
6:00pm 100 Years
8:15pm Daylight Savings
Saturday, April 7
6:30pm No Look Pass
8:15pm Knots/Instant Slapping
Sunday, April 8
4:00pm Big in Bollywood
5:30pm Ah Sou Desuka: Is That So!/Suite Suite Chinatown
Monday, April 9
6:15pm Big in Bollywood
7:45pm No Look Pass
Wednesday, April 11
6:00pm Open Season/Among B-Boys
8:15pm Daylight Savings
Thursday, April 12
8:30pm Knots/Instant Slapping
Friday, April 13
8:30pm I Am Ghost
Saturday, April 14
3:15pm Animal Style
6:00pm Salad Days
7:30pm In The Family
Sunday, April 15
3:00pm Sing China!
4:30pm Jake Shimabukuro Documentary
6:00pm Yes, We're Open
Monday, April 16
6:00pm Resident Aliens/Restoring The Light
8:00pm I Am Ghost
Wednesday, April 18
6:15pm Sing China!
8:00pm Salad Days
Thursday, April 19
8:45pm Yes, We're Open
For full descriptions of all the films, as well as trailers and ticket info, go to the FAAIM website here and the Gene Siskel Center website here.
