![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/file_4e1b5804e8889.jpg\" "\\"WEDDING")
<\/a><\/p>\n(Image from the movie: Wedding Palace)<\/p>\n
In 2011, AAIFF celebrates its 34th year. The nation’s longest-running festival of its kind, AAIFF is a leading showcase for the best in independent Asian and Asian American film and video.<\/p>\n
Queens Public Library Flushing Branch<\/strong> Tue 8.16 | 5:00pm Tue 8.16 | 6:30pm Thur 8.18 | 5:00pm Thur 8.18 | 6:30pm Big Screen Plaza<\/strong> Sat 8.20 | 5:00PM Open to the public | August 16-20 The annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) is produced by Asian CineVision (ACV), a nonprofit media arts organization devoted to the development, promotion and preservation of Asian and Asian American film and video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stay-connected-to-the-latest-local-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13182"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13243,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13182\/revisions\/13243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n41-17 Main Street
\nFlushing, New York 11355<\/p>\n
\nNEVER STOP BELIEVING
\nFundamental to the magic of childhood are the hopes and dreams that everyone has for what could be or what’s to come. Eleven filmmakers reveal their interpretations of what childhood and growing up are all about.<\/p>\n
\nWEDDING PALACE, directed by Christine Yoo
\nJason (Brian Tee) is a 29-year-old advertising executive who must get married before his thirtieth birthday to avoid an ancient family curse. While on a business trip in Seoul, he meets Na-Young (Hye-jung Kang). Everything seems on track for the couple\u2014until Na-Young\u2019s arrival falls short of expectation. Can true love overcome all obstacles? Filmmaker in attendance.<\/p>\n
\nA DAY LESS ORDINARY
\nWhat starts as an ordinary day, can change your life forever. Be it a natural catastrophe, a late night shootout, or meeting the love of your life, you never know what the day may bring.<\/p>\n
\nANNA MAY WONG: IN HER OWN WORDS, directed by Yunah Hong
\n“Transcending from the silent era into sound film, the legendary Anna May Wong co-starred with the likes of Marlene Dietrich and Douglas Fairbanks. The first Chinese American movie star is captured in this documentary through rich archival footage, interviews with studio colleagues, commentary by filmmakers, scholars and re-enactments of her letters and diary by actress Doan Ly. Filmmaker in attendance.<\/p>\n
\n851 Avenue of the Americas (29th & 30th Sts)
\nNew York, New York 10001<\/p>\n
\nNEVER STOP BELIEVING
\nUSA | 89mins
\nFundamental to the magic of childhood are the hopes and dreams that everyone has for what could be or what’s to come. Eleven filmmakers reveal their interpretations of what childhood and growing up are all about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"