Five international premieres, 23 North American premieres, four U.S. premieres, and eight New York premieres, showcasing the most exciting action, comedy, drama, thriller, romance, horror, and art-house films from East Asia, and bringing close to 30 directors and nine actors from Asia.
BAMcinemaFest Closing Night Film
DE LO MIO Movie Review
It’s the sublime cinematic way Director Diana Peralta and Cinematographer Tim Curtin tell this gem of a story that will make DE LO MIO an unforgettable closing night film experience.
Film Review – Lower East Side Film Festival
SENIOR ESCORT SERVICE
SENIOR ESCORT SERVICE, directed and written by Shaina Feinberg – and starring Jeff Seal, Mona Chalabi, Drae Campbell, Chris Manley, Chris Roberti, the director herself as well as a lot more others – had this reviewer’s head spinning … unlike any film in recent memory.
Civil Rights and Immigration Rights Organizations Recently Met in a Strategizing Session for an Anticipated Malicious Undercounting of People of Color Regarding the 2020 Census
Key representatives of civil rights and voting rights organizations participated recent in a national roundtable strategizing session to address the predicted malicious major undercounting of people of color in the 2020 U.S. Census. The organizations: Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the Urban Institute, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) and the New York Immigration Coalition.
Lower East Side Film Festival Q&A June 10 for THIS IS AMERICA SHORTS
THIS IS AMERICA SHORTS, six films with uncanny perspectives on America’s diverse cultures: CARRO (fiction), (YIRGA (fiction), NIGGA THEORY: A BRIEF EXPLORATION (documentary), WOLAKOTA (documentary), THE HIGH BRIDGE (fiction), ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY (documentary).
Film Q&A Senior Escort Service, Lower East Side Film Festival, June 6, 2019
Director Shaina Feinberg says it best via thelodownny.com: “It’s my container for grief about my dad dying … it’s funny too … movie is out of order and kind of schizophrenic, which was also my experience of grief … “