Events

North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film returns for its 18th year this summer at Japan Society. Join us for 30 curated films from across Japan featuring major award-winners, indie darlings, up-and-coming filmmakers, restorations, documentaries, experimental and short films and more. JAPAN CUTS is a showcase of the latest in Japanese cinema, featuring both ... Read more

­Presented by the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center, the 24th New York Asian Film Festival returns this summer from July 11-27, 2025 with its most ambitious and globally expansive lineup yet. With more than 100 films across four NYC venues: Film at Lincoln Center, SVA Theatre, LOOK Cinemas W57, and ... Read more

Asia Society celebrates two distinct traditions of Indian cinema this summer with Parallel Days/Bollywood Nights; four weekends of films featuring beloved popular Hindi-language cinema alongside landmark films in the arthouse “Parallel Cinema” movement, which flourished from the late sixties to the early/mid nineties—highlighting both their vast differences and occasional connections.

Ten years after his film debut as the narrator of Mrinal Sen’s Parallel Cinema breakout Bhuvan Shome (screening on July 12), Amitabh Bachan had become a certified Bollywood icon. In Kaala Patthar—loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim— he stars alongside Shashi Kapoor as a down-and-out coal miner named Vijay Singh

Join us for an event with award-winning author Claire Jia, discussing her debut novel Wanting. Joining Claire in conversation is acclaimed writer Jenevieve Ting. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan Shome was one of three breakout films from 1969 that defined the start of the Parallel Cinema movement, distinguished by a reflexive, satirical wit and a playful stylistic approach. In the film, Utpal Dutt stars as an officious bureaucrat working for the Indian Railroad in Bengal. A boredom-inspired bird hunting expedition in Gujarat ... Read more

In observation of this Japanese summer festival based on a legend of “star-crossed” lovers, AAA members will provide telescopes to show the public the night sky. There will also be a picture story of the folk tale, as well as an Origami table, Bon Odori, Chorus and tanzaku paper on which to write and hang ... Read more

Films and stories set in or about New York that can only happen in the greatest city on earth. Punk to Protest - Writing is Activism with Alvin Eng A short video documentary on Alvin Eng, an Asian American author, musician, playwright and educator from NYC. This documentary offers a glimpse into the intersection of ... Read more

It’s an evening of art, ideas, and entanglements—join us for the launch of Winged Seeds, the exhibition catalogue that brings the textures of the show to your fingertips. This celebratory gathering brings together artist Jia Sung and graphic designer Rey Carlson in conversation, as they share the behind-the-scenes journey of crafting the zine—threading together themes ... Read more

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to a special conversation with Judge Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Co-Director of the Center on Asian Americans and the Law and Lawrence W. Pierce Distinguished Jurist in Residence at Fordham Law School. In this ... Read more

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome back Hyeseung Song to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition of her first book, Docile: a “profound and poetic meditation on the value of living” (Grace M. Cho, author of Tastes Like War), told through Song’s own story of subverting the model minority myth, contending with mental illness, ... Read more

From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world. Before Martha’s Vineyard became one of the most iconic vacation destinations in the country, it was home to the Wampanoag people. Today, as tourists flock to the idyllic beaches, the island has become increasingly ... Read more

Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Soho Theatre, "Coming Out to Dead People" is making its Joe's Pub debut. This comedy solo show is based on the time when comedian Ricky Sim was grappling with the decision to come out to his Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother, just as she was diagnosed with terminal ... Read more

Join us at the Village East Angelika for an exciting lineup of films celebrating Bengali filmmakers and films chosen by our panel of judges. This year, we are excited to feature: Nani (by Mainak Dhar) Dui Shaw (by Nuhash Humayun) Westerner's Screener (by Munasib Hamid) The Difference Between Us (by Imran Sidddiquee) Portrait (Kunal Chowdhury) ... Read more