ASIAN AMERICAN FILM THING

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM

AN ASIAN AMERICAN FILM THING is a celebration of Asian- American filmmakers by screening their shorts (films! Not pants!)

There will be an array of narrative fiction, docs, animation, music videos, sketches, and experimental films. You will also get to hear what the filmmakers have to say about their work.

AND, there will be a musical treat at the end! PARTYYYYY!!!!

We want to focus on shorts that show Asian- Americans in power, in a light that Hollywood usually never portrays us in. This night will explore Identity and the power of visual storytelling.

Hosted by: Angel Yau & Pratima Mani

Angel Yau

Angel Yau is a comedian, storyteller, actor, and filmmaker from Queens, New York. She started her comedy career (unintentionally) in high school when she ran for school council. From then she knew how to laugh at herself. She founded "Asian American Film Thing", an all AAPI film show where filmmakers are encouraged to show Work in Progress and "Shoes off, Mouth off" an all AAPI storytelling show. She is also proudly in the musical comedy group, AzN PoP! Angel's festival-winning stop-motion animations are where she explores her childhood in comedic but heartfelt ways dealing with solitude, rejection, and alienation. Angel was recently featured in a BBC short documentary on being a comedian dealing with mental health. www.angelyau.com

Pratima Mani

Pratima is a Peabody-winning, two-time Emmy-nominated comedian, writer, and filmmaker.

She is currently writing for "The Last Show with Stephen Colbert." She has previously written and/or performed for UCBT’s Maude Night, Reductress, The Belladonna, College Humor’s Featured Players Program, and more. She’s a former semi-finalist for the Made In NY Writer’s Room, and was recently selected for Spotify’s Sound Up program.

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