2014 Boston Asian American Film Festival

Presented by the Asian American Resource Workshop, October 23-26



Boston film fans, this one's for you. The 2014 Boston Asian American Film Festival, presented by the Asian American Resource Workshop, is happening this week, October 23-26, at Emerson College's Paramount Center and other venues around the city. The BAAFF empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serves as a resource for filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community.

BAAFF opens this Thursday, October 23 with Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo's gritty crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons, kicking off a stacked lineup of 26 films. Here are some other festival highlights:

Boston Asian American Film Festival, October 24-27

Director Ang Lee will be in attendance for the 20th anniversary screening of The Wedding Banquet.



The Boston Asian American Film Festival is an annual event showcasing features and shorts from the Asian American community. For its fifth celebration, BAAFF celebrates the 20th anniversary of Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet, the story of a gay Taiwanese immigrant who marries a Chinese woman to make his parents happy and to help her get a green card. You can watch the anniversary screening on Thursday, October 24 when the Academy Award-winning director himself will be there to talk about the film: