47th Asian American International Film Festival 

 

The 47th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF47), known as the “First Home of Asian American Cinema,” announces its full lineup. The Festival runs from August 1 - August 11, 2024, as a hybrid festival with both in-person and streaming programming. 

 

The full lineup consists of films from all over the world, with some even making their debuts, including 18 World Premieres, 27 East Coast Premieres, and 15 New York Premieres. More information regarding the lineup can be found at https://www.aaiff.org/program.

 

General Screening Tickets (either in-person/online) are available at $17/$10. Tickets for Spotlight screenings are available now at the following prices:

 

● Opening Night Screening + Reception | NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT, August 1st at 7:00 pm ET at Asia Society - $70

● Centerpiece Screening + Reception | SMOKING TIGERS, August 4th at 7:00 pm ET at Regal Union Square - $30

● Closing Night Screening + Reception | THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS, August 11th at 7:00 pm ET at Regal Union Square - $60

Regular prices for Cine Passes and Gold Passes are $130 and $300 respectively. Other ticket deals are also available now:

 

● Online Festival Pass: Admission for one to all AAIFF47 online programs. $100.

● 3-Pack (in-person): A pack of 3 tickets that can be used for any in-person general screening. Does NOT include admission to spotlight screenings or receptions. $42.

● 3-Pack (online): A pack of 3 tickets that can be used for any online screening (video on demand). $25.

● 5-Pack (in-person): A pack of 5 tickets that can be used for any in-person general screening. Does NOT include admission to spotlight screenings or receptions. $70.

● 5-Pack (online): A pack of 5 tickets that can be used for any online screening (video on demand). $40.

 

Korean Highlights

 

#SMOKING TIGERS - Closing Night Presentation

Directed by So Young Shelly Yo - USA - English, Korean

Over one summer spent at an elite academic boot camp, a lonely Korean American teenager hides her true identity to fit in, only to discover the bittersweet pains of adulthood.

 

#A GREAT DIVIDE

Directed by Jean Shim - USA - English, Korean

The Lee family leaves the Bay Area for a fresh start in the rural expanses of Wyoming, only to encounter hostility and xenophobia in their new community. How they confront these issues will break them—or make them stronger

 

#MEETING YOU, MEETING ME - East Coast Premiere

Directed by Lina Suh - USA, South Korea - English, Korean

Two women from different walks of life—a Korean American divorce attorney and a Californian college dropout—both need a friend at this moment in their lives, when they cross paths by chance and form an unlikely friendship. 

 

#DEAR MOTHER - East Coast Premiere

Directed by Jon Glassberg - USA, South Korea - English, Korean

A climber’s transracial adoption story.

 

 

#DEAR DAD - East Coast Premiere

Directed by Noah Kim - South Korea - English

A self-portrait documentary film about writer/director Noah Kim's first time visiting Seoul, South Korea, his late father's homeland.

 

#THE STORY OF A STRANDED FROG - East Coast Premiere

Directed by Steven Yao - Czech Republic - English, Korean

Michelle, a 20-year-old lonely Korean student spends her last day in a distant city taking care of her only true friend: a pet frog.

 

#I’M IN LOVE WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE - New York Premiere

Directed by Andrea A. Walter - South Korea, USA, UK, China, Taiwan, Philippines -English, Filipino (Tagalog)

Two goth besties search for chicken innards for a ritual to resurrect Edgar Allan Poe.

 

#THE ROOMS - New York Premiere

Directed by Heeryun You - South Korea - Korean

Cast in a green light, a long corridor seems never-ending in sight. Jun-sang faces multiple rooms in this long corridor, meeting various and bizarre people from door to door. 

 

#JESA - World Premiere

Directed by Jee Hoon Seo - USA, South Korea - Korean, English

A young boy takes part in a traditional ancestral rite and discovers the sacrifices his mother has made to protect his sense of innocence.

 

#PUSHER - World Premiere

Directed by John Kim - USA - English

An unemployed college grad living in New York City witnesses her step-sister get pushed onto the subway tracks during the height of COVID-19.

 

#YUJIN’S COOKBOOK (유진의 요리책) - International Premiere

Directed by Minju Hong - South Korea - Korean

A South Korean immigrant reconnects with her cultural heritage, as she cooks for a friend’s terminally ill grandmother.

 

#CHILDREN OF LIGHT (빛의 아이들)

Directed by Minkyu Kang - South Korea, USA - Korean

In the 1960s, a Korean boy (16), kidnapped and assaulted at a juvenile center on a remote island, must escape with his rival to survive

 

About the Asian American International Film Festival

The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) is proudly known as "The First Home to Asian American Cinema." Organized by Asian CineVision, it's the first and longest-running festival dedicated to showcasing the moving image work by media artists of Asian descent for

and about the Asian diaspora experience. The Festival takes place in New York City, the second-largest Asian-American market in the U.S. Every year, AAIFF attracts audiences from all five boroughs of New York City, the tri-state region, and around the world.

https://www.aaiff.org