Contemporary Asian Theater Scene

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We ask you all to GET OUT THE VOTE and to help your loved ones to do so as well. Make sure you drop your ballot off at an official ballot box or to your precinct next Tues - Election Day! Don't risk mailing your ballot now. Think of it as your responsibility... .your opportunity to ensure you vote for people or issues that represent your perspectives! Here's a program we held in early October with Honorable @MargaretAbe-Koga is the Mayor of Mountain View, filmmakers, Grace ...Lee and Marjan Safinia of the PBS' POV documentary, "And She Could be Next" and Protima Pandey, Director, Office of Women's Policy, Santa Clara County that will educate and energize you about our current democracy! #getoutandvote #getoutthevote #vote2020 #womensupportingwomen #VoteReady #VoterEducation #SheCouldBeNext #SVAPfilmfest #november3rd See more

This Saturday - "Banyan" by Jeannie Barroga Synopsis: Post 9/11 in a conglomerate’s secret room, a paper shredder, Ona, lures her brother Ian, to visit -- the roots -- the Philippines. Familia Wizard of Oz icons double their roles and affect Ona’s escape from her own cage. The play parodies the chaotic moment in history of falling buildings and dwindling confidence in leadership where opportunists cover their tracks and ‘munchkins’ demonstrate resilience.... The event is free but we are asking a minimum $5 donation to KATATAGAN: Endurance Filipino American Theater Artists in the Bay Area After registering, please go here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/katataganendurance-filipino-amer Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_SfSl7AUTQu-5sh5gLM9AYw

This Saturday, October 24 from 12 - 2pm take part in the longest-running Dia De los Muertos celebration in the South Bay. A live-stream event, you can view via... the following platforms y links: Twitch: twitch.tv/sanjosemag Facebook: facebook.com/sjmag Youtube: bit.ly/sjmag-youtube #sanjosemuertos2020 See more

For #WorldMentalHealthDay watch these films on mental health and Alzheimer's caregiving. Plus, there's one more LIVE Q&A with filmmakers, which is FREE. It's at 1PM TODAY. Today's discussion is & . WATCH NOW: https://watch.eventive.org/svapff. The mental health and Alzheimer's caregiving films are just a few of the 70+ films across 20+ categories that are screening this year at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest and ...there's still time to watch them: - (mental health) - by Saila Kariat - by Vanessa Yee - (Alzheimer's) - by Eris Qian - by Leena Pendharkar - ' by Bolun Wei - by Yu Chu Chang Today's LIVE Q&A is moderated by Jessica Savage with filmmakers: - Saila Kariat, The Valley - Vanessa Yee, The Laundromat - Eris Qian, Mother Tongue - Leena Pendharkar, Awaken - Tom Huang, Dealing with Dad, and Find Me - Raj Krishna, Padmavyuha - James Y. Shih, Ahma and Alan - Clark Fong Barclay, Heir #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #suicideawarness #asianamericansuicide #asianamericanmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #aapimentalhealth #caregiving #caregivinglife #caregivingtips #caregivingjourney #dementia #alzheimerscaregiver #svapfilmfest #alzheimersawareness #asianparents #agingparents #asianamerican #southasianamerican #filmfestival See more

Join Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest's last two &! Tune in Friday night at 7:15pm for , moderated by Robert Handa, NBC Bay Area reporter who was named as the 2015 Reporter of The Year by the Associated Press. Then on Saturday afternoon at 1pm, join the & - filmmaker panel, moderated by Jessica Savage, storyteller, writer and healer. ' :... - Anthony Newen, Farming Slowly - Grace Kim, Interloper's Kiss - Justin Bruce Lee, First Born - Kerwin Berk, KIKAN - Kim Nguyen, Desiderium - King Yaw Soon, COVID contest winner Ding Ding TV, My Mother, Myself & I - Mark Tran, Lights Out Chinatown - Sandra Carboneli-Klamtia, Back to the Source - Yi Chen, First Vote Film ' : - Tom Huang, Dealing with Dad & Find Me - Saila Kariat, The Valley - Raj Krishna, Padmavyuha - Leena Pendharkar, Awaken - Eris Qian, Mother Tongue - Vanessa Yee, @The Laundromat Documentary - James Shih, Ahma and Alan - Clark Barclay, Heir #filmmakers #filmfestival #SVAPfilmfest #aapi #aapifilms #indiefilmmaker #womenfilmmakers #woc #creativityduringcovid #mentalhealthmatters #healthandwellness See more

It's important to stand up and make your voice heard in the upcoming election! Watch the and learn why representation matters and get inspired to make a difference because everyone's vote and voice matters. Film package includes: by Jinna Kim by Yi Chen , a two-part documentary by Grace Lee & Marjan Safinia... : : : https://watch.eventive.org/.../play/5f3cb8ed0da0cd005aded38d The 2020 Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest is now through 10/10. #socialjustice #documentary #documentaryfilms #filmfestival #vote2020 #getoutthevote #Election2020 #AAPIVote #aapi #asianamericanvote #woc #womenvote #votingmatters #yourvotematters #shevotes #suffragette #womensuffragecentennial See more

The film returns for an encore screening at Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest! It's the story of 12 American POWs and the man who refused to let them be forgotten. Watch it now: http://bit.ly/WatchEncore4. The film festival runs until 10/10 with 70+ films across 20 categories. Get tickets and more info here https://svapfilmfest.eventive.org/.

Who loves short films? This year's Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest includes three with a total of . The Asian American Shorts package 2 includes: & by James Y. Shih Ahma & Alan is a comedic/dramatic short film about a Taiwanese grandma (ahma) that has to travel from a rural town in central Taiwan to the capital city of Taipei in the north to pull Alan, her American-born grandson, out of jail b...efore he gets deported by a vindictive police officer. ’ by Grace Kim A portrait of a woman's everyday life seen through the perspective of an unlikely voyeuristic love interest. ’ by Betty Ouyang Can a nice Chinese-American Dad keep his two struggling-Artist daughters from killing each other in their tiny Los Angeles-apartment? "Father's Day" is a Dramedy about Family Love, Loss... and finding The Perfect Survival Job. by Julian Kim, Peter S. Lee Jebby Productions So many people from different backgrounds, cultures and religions call Flushing, NY their home. Swallowtail Studios presents a collection of short stories embracing some of the places that resonate with anyone from this part of Queens. by Kevin Tsai Jon and Daveon, aimlessly existing in their mid-20s, are childhood friends who grew up together in the same neighborhood. Both friends are at personal crossroads in their lives, yet share the moment together. In between jobs, and in an attempt to make more money, Jon and Daveon start flipping used t-shirts and splitting the profits under the table. Though this endeavor only concerns the two friends, judgements are made from both of their families. Jon feels pressured into picking a side. by Jason Yamamoto Andrew and Josie are ready to tie the knot, but there's one thing stopping them: a traditional dinner where Andrew must ask for the blessing of Josie's stubborn, family-oriented, all-American father, Joseph. What could go wrong? : https://svapfilmfest.eventive.org/ : October 2nd-10th #filmfestival #indiefilms #shortfilm #shortfilms #shortfilmscreening #filmshorts #aapi #aapi2020 #aapifilmmakers #asianamericanfilmmakers #asianamerican #thingstododuringquarantine #thingstodoinquarantine #quarantinemovienight See more