18th annual

BOSTON
ASIAN AMERICAN
FILM FESTIVAL

October 2026

In-Person film festival

2025 audience Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s BAAFF Audience Awards! Congratulations to the award winners and thank you to everyone who voted!

 

MUSTACHE
Best Narrative Feature

Directed by Imran J. Khan

THE ROSE: COME BACK TO ME
Best Documentary Feature

Directed by Eugene Yi

TECHNICIANS
Best Narrative Short

Directed by Kelly Luu & Kevin Luu

LOVE, CHINATOWN
Best Documentary Short

Directed by Lukas Dong

online AUCTION NOW LIVE!

We are seeking to raise funds for the Boston Asian American Film Festival. Your contributions will directly support the festival’s mission to showcase Asian American cinema and amplify diverse voices. 

BAAFF Lineup-at-a-glance

Thursday, Oct. 2 (Pao Arts Center)
6:30PM
Preview Party [FREE] 

Thursday, October 16 (Coolidge Corner Theatre)
7:00PM
OPENING NIGHT Forge [SOLD OUT]

Friday, October 17 (Emerson Paramount Center)
6:00PM
CENTERPIECE Love, Chinatown (preceded by Shorts: Building Our Histories) [SOLD OUT]
9:00PM The Rose: Come Back to Me

Saturday, October 18 (Emerson Paramount Center)
1:00PM
Between Goodbyes
4:30PM Love, Chinatown (Encore Screening) [SOLD OUT]
8:00PM CENTERPIECE Rosemead

Sunday, October 19 (Emerson Paramount Center)
12:00PM
Shorts: Across the Divide 
3:00PM Year of the Cat
6:30PM CLOSING NIGHT Mustache

Friday, October 24
7:00PM Special Presentation: Can I Get A Witness?

Friday, October 17 – Sunday, October 26
(Virtual Shorts Programs available on-demand)

Shorts: Across the Divide
Shorts: Building Our Histories 
Shorts: My Own Worst Enemy
Shorts: Night Visions
Shorts: Queer & Here
Shorts: Respect Your Elders

Recent past Events 

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement
February 22, 2025 – Paramount Center

The Truer History of the Chan Family
February 9, 2025 – Paramount Center

Look Into My Eyes
February 7, 2025 – Paramount Center

DiDi Screening with Director Sean Wang 
August 1, 2024 – Coolidge Corner Theatre

Open House & Twilight’s Kiss 
June 20, 2024 – Pao Arts Center

BAAFF @ Fan Expo 
June 14 – 16, 2024 – Hynes Convention Center

Starring Jerry as Himself with Director & Producer
June 14 – 16, 2024 – Paramount Center

Liquor Store Dreams with Panelists
May 17, 2024 – Paramount Center

Big Fight in Little Chinatown with Director
April 13, 2024 – Paramount Center

 
 

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Can I Get A Witness?

HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE https://vimeo.com/1007061096?fl=pl&fe=sh Can I get a witness? Directed by Ann Marie FlemingNarrative | 110 Minutes | English Friday, Oct. 24, 7:00PM EST Museum of Science 1 Science…
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Can I Get A Witness?

HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE https://vimeo.com/1007061096?fl=pl&fe=sh Can I get a witness? Directed by Ann Marie FlemingNarrative | 110 Minutes | English Friday, Oct. 24, 7:00PM EST Museum of Science 1 Science…
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Can I Get A Witness?

HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE https://vimeo.com/1007061096?fl=pl&fe=sh Can I get a witness? Directed by Ann Marie FlemingNarrative | 110 Minutes | English Friday, Oct. 24, 7:00PM EST Museum of Science 1 Science…

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