The 2022 Asian Heritage Month Film Festival will take place April 6–30 in Theatre 1 at BMCC and online via Zoom. All six screenings are free.
In the wake of the continuing spike of Anti-Asian hate crimes/attacks/incidents, it’s more important than ever to gain a greater awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the challenges and triumphs experienced by the Asian and AAPI communities. To celebrate this year’s Asian Heritage Month Film Festival here at BMCC, you are all invited to join us at the six film screenings in April under the theme of Against All Odds: Inspirational and Transformative Films featuring Asian and AAPI Communities (see flyer attached and screening details below).
Three of these screenings will be conducted in-person in Theatre 1 at 199 Chambers Street and the other three will be conducted via Zoom; please feel free to attendance the free in-person screenings in Theatre 1 on 4/6, 4/11, and 4/28 and/or register in advance for the free Zoom screenings on 4/8, 4/25, and 4/30 by clicking the separate registration link for each film attached and listed below. Thank you for your time and consideration; I look forward to seeing you at these screenings and their post-screening discussions.
Touch of the Light
Wednesday April 6 / 11:30am-2pm / In-Person / Theatre 1 (199 Chambers St.)
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of Touch of the Light, an inspirational and transformative autobiographical drama, set in Taiwan, about the friendship between a blind piano prodigy and an aspiring dancer working at a tea shop.
East Side Sushi
Friday April 8 / 2pm-4:30pm / Zoom / Register for Zoom Link Here
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of East Side Sushi, an inspirational and transformative drama, set in Oakland, California, about a young single mother pursuing the unlikely dream of becoming a sushi chef to provide a better future for her family.
Hichki
Monday April 11 / 1pm-3:30pm / In-Person / Theatre 1 (199 Chambers St.)
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of Hichki, an inspirational and transformative comedy-drama, set in India, about how a woman suffering from Tourette’s syndrome turns her biggest challenge into her greatest strength.
My Voice, My Life
Monday April 25 / 5:30pm-7pm / Zoom / Register for Zoom Link Here
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of My Voice, My Life, an inspirational and transformative documentary, set in Hong Kong, about a group of under-privileged Hong Kong youngsters who underwent six months of vigorous trainings to produce a musical on stage.
Yellow Rose
Thursday April 28 / 3pm-5pm / In-Person / Theatre 1 (199 Chambers St.)
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of Yellow Rose, an inspirational and transformative musical drama, set in Texas, about Rose, an undocumented 17-year-old Filipina, who dreams of one day leaving her small Texas town to pursue her country music dreams.
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) and Kumu Hina
Saturday April 30 / 1pm-3:30pm / Zoom / Register for Zoom Link Here
Join Professor Vincent (Tzu-Wen) Cheng for the screening and post-screening discussion of Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) and Kumu Hina, two inspirational and transformative documentaries, one set in Afghanistan and the other set in Hawaii.
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) is an Academy-Award winning documentary short about Skateistan, a non-profit skate school whose mission is to help girls from impoverished neighborhoods learn to read, write, and skateboard in Kabul Afghanistan, where young women are not allowed to participate in sporting activities.
Kumu Hina is an autobiographical documentary about a transgender Native Hawaiian teacher who inspires a young girl to become the leader of her school’s all-male hula troupe.
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