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Feature Filmmakers attending for Q&A
Shorts Filmmakers attending for Q&A
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2018 BAAFF SCHEDULE
Feature Narrative
OPENING NIGHTTHE JOY LUCK CLUB
Directed by Wayne Wang Thursday, Oct. 18, 7:30PM Brattle Theatre Q&A with Rosalind Chao (Actor) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS SOLD OUT25th anniversary. Adapted from Amy Tan’s novel of the same name, The Joy Luck Club focuses on four Chinese immigrant women living in San Francisco and their relationships with their American-born daughters.
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Feature Documentary
Centerpiece (DOC.)DEPORTED
Directed by Sahra V. Nguyen Sunday, Oct. 21, 6:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Sahra V. Nguyen (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Deported follows Philadelphia-based advocacy group 1Love Movement and its sister organization, 1Love Cambodia, over the course of five months as they head to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to meet with a task force made up of representatives of the Cambodian government.
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Feature Narrative
Centerpiece (NARR.)FICTION & OTHER REALITIES
Directed by Bobby Choy & Steve Lee Saturday, Oct. 27, 6:00PM Paramount Theatre Skype Q&A with Bobby Choy (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS While on world tour, Bobby, an insecure NYC singer-songwriter ditches his roadie duties to explore a land where everyone looks like him, Korea.
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Feature Narrative
Closing nightFOR IZZY
Directed by Alex Chu Sunday, Oct. 28, 4:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Alex Chu (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Dede, a photojournalist and recovering addict, moves in next door to Laura, a young woman with autism. As the pair form an unlikely friendship, Dede assembles a documentary, using animation and found footage to tell a story of getting sober, of family and friendship, and of love and forgiveness.
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 Feature Documentary
ULAM: MAIN DISH
Directed by Alexandra Cuerdo Friday, Oct. 19, 6:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Alexandra Cuerdo (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS SOLD OUTULAM: A Main Dish stages this new culinary movement as not only a remarkable achievement for American restaurateurs, but also as a validation of Filipino culture.
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 Shorts Program
SHORTS: QUEER AND HERE
Friday, Oct. 19, 9:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS SOLD OUTShorts include: Salamagan | Hoài (Ongoing/Memory) | Coming Out Wasn't Funny | Like Mother, Like Daughter | Tomato and Eggs | KHOL (Open) | Decoding Darkmatter
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 Shorts Program
SHORTS: THIS IS ME
Saturday, Oct. 20, 12:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Shorts include: Sunny | Woke | Keepsake | Joseon’s Bride | June | Discomfort Zone | Pagg
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 Feature Documentary
MIXED MATCH
Directed by Jeff Chiba Stearns Saturday, Oct. 20, 3:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Athena Mari Asklipiadis (Founder, Mixed Marrow) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Mixed Match is an important human story told from the perspective of mixed race blood cancer patients who are forced to reflect on their multiracial identities and complex genetics...READ MORE
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 Shorts Program
SHORTS: FACING CHALLENGES
Saturday, Oct. 20, 6:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Shorts include: Mother Tongue | The Musician Under New York | Phởmily Feud | Nothing on US: Pinays Rising | Milk | Dancing Shoes | Come & Take It
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 Feature Narrative
BITTER MELON
Directed by H.P Mendoza Saturday, Oct. 20, 9:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Patrick Epino (Actor) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS When a Filipino-American family reunites for a Christmas party, the holiday takes a dark turn when they conspire to murder the abusive bully of the family.
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 Shorts Program
SHORTS: OUT OF BOSTON
Sunday, Oct. 21, 12:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Shorts include: Egg Tart | The Flip Side | The Most Interesting Man in Show Business | The Last Corn Dog Dinner | Christmas Forward | Reorient | MAP for Health: 25 Years of Asian Pride
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 Feature Narrative
GO FOR BROKE
Directed by Alexander Bocchieri Sunday, Oct. 21, 3:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Alexander Bocchieri (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Set in the tumultuous year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, this true story follows a group of University of Hawaii ROTC students as they fight discrimination by forming the Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV).
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 Shorts Program
CHINATOWN PRESENTS: Re:home (Shorts)
Monday, Oct. 22, 7:00PM Pao Arts Center Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | RSVP TICKETS Shorts include: Side by Side: Out of a South Korean Orphanage | The Beach House | Dear Mother | A Letter for Sang Ah
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 Shorts Program
CHINATOWN PRESENTS: Peace of Mind (Shorts) Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:00PM Pao Arts Center Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | RSVP TICKETS Shorts include: Bloom | GAPS | Share | On My Mind | Looking for Luke
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 Feature Documentary
FINDING SAMUEL LOWE (FREE)
Directed by Jeanette Kong Wednesday, Oct. 24, 6:30PM Boston Public Library - Copley Q&A with Paula Madison MORE INFO | RSVP TICKETS Three siblings from Harlem seek to learn about their Chinese grandfather who was forever separated from their mother—his half-Chinese, half-Jamaican daughter—in 1920.
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 Feature Narrative
Shorts include: Drawn Together | Flip the Record | Wonder Buffalo
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 Feature Documentary
NAILED IT Directed by Adele Pham Friday, Oct. 26, 6:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Adele Pham (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Nailed It chronicles the genesis and legacy of the 40 year Vietnamese nail salon and its influence on an $8 billion-dollar American industry.
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 Shorts Program
SHORTS: ALTERED REALITIES
Friday, Oct. 26, 9:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with various filmmakers MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Shorts include: Raksha | Strawberries will Save the World | Runner | Whale Fall | Aswang Next Door | The Masseuse
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 Feature Documentary
An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy Directed by Dianne Fukami Saturday, Oct. 27, 3:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Dianne Fukami (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS Fighting not only the Germans, but rampant racism at home in the US and in the military, the brave Japanese Americans in the 100/442nd went on to be the most decorated unit for their size and time in battle in U.S. History.
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 Feature Documentary
ITO SISTERS
Directed by Antonia Grace Glenn EAST COAST PREMIERE Sunday, Oct. 28, 12:00PM Paramount Theatre Q&A with Antonia Grace Glenn (Director) MORE INFO | BUY TICKETS The Ito Sisters is a documentary film capturing the rarely told stories of the earliest Japanese immigrants to the United States and their American-born children.
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GROUP SALES
Anyone interested in purchasing group tickets can call main box office line, 617-824-8400 (or email tickets@artsemerson.org for more information)
Only available for films at Paramount Center.
Only available for films at Paramount Center.