AAAFF presents our second short film program, SNAP SHOTS AROUND THE WORLD. As part of our values of having films be accessible, this program is offered for a low ticket fee of $5 per person. Q&A with attending filmmakers will follow.

Short Films in this block

CONVERSATIONS AT THE REGISTER

Dir. Brandon Soun, Lan Nguyen | 9 min | US | Central Khmer, English

Community organizing saved KH Supermarket from demolition two years ago, but after a long fight against gentrification, the Cambodian American market is closing its doors and starting a new chapter.

ELVIS OF LAOS

Dir. Van Ditthavong | 11 min | US | English

Through dance and conversations - a famous Lao singer, his son, and his granddaughter examine the artist's life, inspirations, and legacy after leaving the war torn country in late 1974.

SINCERELY MINÉ OKUBO

Dir. Yuka Murakami | 16 min | US | English

Short biographical film on the artistic span and career of Miné Okubo, a Japanese-American artist who is best known for her graphic memoir Citizen 13660 (1946), which chronicled the WWII incarceration while she was an internee.

YEAR OF THE RABBIT

Dir. Akira Morita | 12 min | Cambodia | Central Khmer, English

Year of the Rabbit follows trailblazing deaf tuk-tuk driver Kong Sovannaro as he navigates the chaotic streets of Phnom Penh to support his growing family. It’s an exploration of love; the different and similar ways it is expressed in the “hearing” and “deaf” communities; and across the network of support Sovannaro has created around himself.

38 AT THE GARDEN

Dir. Frank Chi | 38 min | US | English

In a hostile time for Asian Americans, the revisiting of an unlikely athlete's story 10 years later gives hope and shatters stereotypes on sport's biggest stage.