The 16th Annual Austin Asian American Film Festival

The Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) returns to the AFS Cinema (located at 6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752) this June 26 – 30, celebrating their 16th year of presenting films by Asian and American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) filmmakers. The final lineup of films and pre/post-screening parties has been announced and can be found on the AAAFF website here (www.aaafilmfest.org/schedule2024).

AAAFF, one of the preeminent AANHPI arts organizations in town, champions Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and empowers Asian Americans to explore opportunities in cinema. This year’s opening night film on Wednesday, June 28 will be “New Wave” directed by Elizabeth Ai, a truly incredible work featuring Lynda Trang Đài who has dominated the nighttime entertainment scene performing for Paris by Night from Thuy Nga Productions. This year’s centerpiece film, “Blue Sunshine” by Samyuktha Vijayan, screening on Friday, June 28, will be preceded by AAAFF’s annual Red Carpet Event. Finally, the closing night film of this year’s festival, to be screened on Sunday, June 30, will be “Ben and Suzanne: A Reunion in 4 Parts” directed by Shaun Seneviratne.

Festival badges and single-screening tickets are now available for purchase on the AAAFF website (www.goelevent.com/AAAFF/Pass/Sale/2024badge). For more information on AAAFF as an organization, see here (www.aaafilmfest.org).