From November 4-14, 2021, PAAFF will host its first hybrid festival— presenting the best in Asian and Pacific Islander diasporic film, storytelling, and performance through on-demand film screenings, livestream panel discussions, and in-person performances and events.
In-Person Programs
All in-person programs will be held at Asian Arts Initiative.
Feature Narratives, Special Presentations
Americanish
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In Jackson Heights, Queens, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent and sometimes conflicting demands of romance, culture, work, and family.
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A Sexplanation
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From neuroscience labs to church pews, A Sexplanation features provocative conversations with psychologists, sex researchers—and even a Jesuit priest. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier future.
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PAAFF’s Asian Music Showcase is back and in-person at Asian American Arts Initiative! This year’s showcase features an entirely local artist lineup, showcasing the passion and talent that Philadelphia’s Asian American creatives bring to the music industry. Coming from a variety of music genres, each artist brings their own unique…
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Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA) presents a dance showcase addressing the question: How do you get moving again?...
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PAPA Mini-Residency: Half of Half Magic + Artist Conversation
1 Half Magic is the autobiographical story of a biracial white/South Asian child raised on stories of white heroes. Joseph Ahmed uses physical theater, storytelling, and circus techniques to explore the childhood narratives and social structures that led him to self-identify as white for most of his young life. Animorphs,…
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PAPA Mini-Residency: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Memories
Li Mu Bai. The Green Destiny. Jade Fox. Michelle Yeouch! Nothing holds the same space in the annals of film history as Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Come join us in-person for a special screening of this beloved epic. As a part of PAPA’s mini-resident Chantal Vorobei Thieves’ ongoing…
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