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NYAFF Film Descriptions
Capsuled descriptions of films at NYAFF 2019.
The 18th New York Asian Film Festival Begins Today, Friday, June 28
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.
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 … “
Civil Rights Advocates: Importance of All Communities Getting Counted in 2020 Census
“We can’t allow the decennial census to become weaponized and politicized by the Trump administration. Regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision on whether to include the citizenship question on the 2020 Census, our coalition will continue to work to ensure that all communities get counted,” said, Beth Lynk, Census Counts campaign director at The Leadership Conference Education Fund. “If there is an undercount, vital public services, schools, hospitals, and highways will not be properly funded and communities that already face systemic barriers to success will suffer.”
2019 New York Asian Film Festival, June 28 to July 14
From the deadly serious to the gleefully absurd, from the disquieting to the freaky, NYAFF continues to celebrate the most vibrant and provocative cinema out of Asia today.
The 47th Dance on Camera Festival, July 12 to 15 – Film at Lincoln Center & Dance Films Association
Lineup includes films featuring dance luminaries Carlos Acosta, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Merce Cunningham, and more, with Robert Fairchild, Bobbi Jene Smith, Sol Picò, and Charles Atlas appearing in person.