Festival:
The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival
Dates:
July 25-August 3
About:
This long-lived Asian/Asian American cinema event presents nearly two dozen new features, including nine docs.
THE UGLY MODEL
Among these are Doris Yeung’s
THE UGLY MODEL, about a Korean American model struggling with self-image issues due to his ethnicity; Joseph Juhn’s
JERONIMO, the story of a Korean Cuban man; Laura Asherman’s
AMERICAN HASI, which follows the stand-up tour of an Indian comic from Alabama; Valerie Soe’s
LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN, about a cruise that brings together young Taiwanese Americans; and Sergio Mata’u Rapu’s
EATING UP EASTER, which examines the deleterious impact of globalization and tourism on Easter Island.
