Asian American Showcase Film Festival

28th Annual Asian American Showcase

Celebrating its 28th year, the Asian American Showcase (AAS) provides a platform for new work by established and emerging Asian American filmmakers.

Schedule Of Events:

1:00 PM - Third Act
Directed by Tadashi Nakamura
[In-Person for post film Q&A!]

Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls him Dad. What begins as a documentary about his father’s career takes a turn with a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis, and evolves into an exploration on art, activism, grief, and fatherhood.

2025  -  Documentary  -  USA  -  91 mins  -  English  -  Digital

Location: Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St, Chicago, IL 60601

4:00 PM - ONE CITY, MANY PERSPECTIVES: AAPI CHICAGO SHORTS
Whether from here or about here, these shorts by AAPI filmmakers with a Chicago connection display the range and quality the Windy City is capable of.  [Select Filmmakers In-Person for post film Q&A!]

2024-2025  -  Documentary & Narrative  -  USA  -  100 min  -  English, Mandarin, Korean, with English Subtitles  -  Digital

What I Am Today: Maa Maa Dei
Directed by Ian Szetho

He
Directed by Yihui Hu

Apart
Directed by Sukwon Jeong

Hey Kiddo
Directed, Written by Melissa Kong

Thrust
Directed by Noah Causey

A Simple Ask
Directed by Nadya Naumaan

CHECK PLEASE
Directed by Shane Chung

7:00 PM - Can I Get A Witness?
Directed, Written and Produced by Anne Marie Fleming

Starring: Sandra Oh, Keira Jang, Joel Oulette

In the not-too-distant future, we’ve solved all the world’s problems: mitigated climate change, eradicated poverty, achieved true trans-species equality. There’s just one catch... humans have to end life at 50 and teenage artists have to document it. It’s Kiah’s first day on the job.

Ticket Information
General Admission: $13
Students: $8
Youth (under 17): $8
Gene Siskel Film Center Members: $6.50
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Current students and faculty of the School of the Art Institute, and staff of the Art Institute: $5

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