Not Your Model Minority Movie: How Asian & Asian American Cinema Got Real

From Parasite to Everything Everywhere All at Once, Asian and Asian American cinema are having more than just a moment—they’re transforming the landscape of the film world. The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to a nuanced, provocative conversation with Dr. Samuel Jamier, President and Executive Director of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Known for shaking up the world of Asian cinema, Jamier has played a transformative role in putting Japanese, Korean and Chinese films and filmmakers on the global radar, spotlighting their critical and box-office successes.

In this talk, Jamier will dive into how the rise of Asian cinema is making waves that reach all the way to Asian American filmmaking, setting off a ripple effect that’s rewriting expectations—and, frankly, stealing the spotlight.