2010 Sunset Cinema Series

Date: Fridays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2010

Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM

Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000,
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan


Free Admission

Why spend your Summer sunsets at home, when you can visit  AAARI, and experience some of the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? This four session workshop will guide viewers on a retrospective study through some of Asian American / Asian cinema’s most beloved and highly acclaimed films from the past decade.

  • Registration only accepted per session each week, and limited to only two reservations per session. Starts Monday, at 1PM.
  • There is no on-site admittance without prior registration and confirmation by e-mail or phone.
  • Please do not arrive early than 5:20PM.
  • AAARI reserves the right to refuse admittance by anyone who arrives later than 6PM, as a courtesy to those who arrived on time.

Series Lineup
(All films shown in their native language with English subtitles.)


Date Movie
July 9 Departures (Japan)
July 16 Gran Torino (USA)
July 23 Bend It Like Beckham (United Kingdom)
July 30 In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong)

Warning: Some films may contain content not suitable for children.


Workshop Instructor: Vinit Parmar
Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong
Technical Assistance: William Tam, Zhu-Hui Wu
2010 Sunset Cinema Series – In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong)

Author Bio

Vinit Parmar is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and French. Educated in medicine, law, film and theater, he began practicing law in New York City and has worked in the areas of corporate, banking, commercial real estate, insurance, landlord tenant, family, immigration, criminal, and entertainment, including copyright and contracts. In film, he works as a sound mixer and editor for a variety of genres in both documentary and fiction films, many of which have received regional and national awards and accreditation, and other awards or nominations at festivals such as Sundance, Slamdance, United States Super8 Film + Digital Video Festival, and the Fringe Festival. Vinit enjoys teaching full time as an Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College’s Film Department, and he writes, produces, directs, shoots, and edits short films and documentaries.