Schedule
July 16, 2025
Shorts Program: Stories from Her
Li-Ying Chien, Mai Huyen Chi, Kevin Tsung-Hsuan Yeh, Nina Tsuji, Amie Song
4:00 PM
69 minutes
This program of short films includes Li-Ying Chien’s Inspired by Lip Balm, Amie Song’s Three, Mai Huyen Chi’s The River Runs Still, Kevin Tsung-Hsuan Yeh’s Stills Moving, and Nina Tsuji’s Good-Mourning.
Montages of a Modern Motherhood
Oliver Chan Siu-kuen
6:00 PM
Q&A
112 minutes
In this sensitive, piercingly honest follow-up to Still Human, Oliver Chan Siu-kuen taps into her own experience as a first-time mother, leaving no indignity unexamined.
The Art & Commerce of Asian American Cinema
6:00 PM
Q&A
Join the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), Asian Americans in Media (AIM), and New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) for a candid conversation on the evolving intersection of artistry and business in independent filmmaking.
Short Film/Indie Filmmakers Night
7:15 PM
Q&A
Filmmaking community—this night is for you. NYAFF’s Short Film/Indie Filmmakers Night brings together the filmmaking and acting community to connect, collaborate, and celebrate bold, original storytelling over light refreshments. Whether you’re behind the camera or in front of it, come vibe with your peers and spark what’s next in film.
Smashing Frank
Trevor Choi
9:00 PM
Q&A
88 minutes
A masked millennial crew targets the rich with heists, graffiti, and viral videos. But when they expose a sham church, things turn deadly. Hedwig Tam stars in Trevor Choi’s bold debut, fusing Hong Kong crime cinema with TikTok-era visual flair.
