Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses, and serve as a central location to display their creative works. Past participants have also had their films screened at the Asian American International Film Festival.
Join us for a screening of the feature documentary, In Search of Bengali Harlem, directed by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah. After the screening there will be a panel discussion with the co-directors and Bangladeshi artists, organizers, and community members including Nahar Alam, Nadia Q. Ahmad, DRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving), and S. Nadia Hussain (moderator).
Join us for a screening and discussion of the short documentary Dear Corky, with director Curtis Chin. For over fifty years, New York native Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown, and Asian American communities around the country.
Join Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a screening of CROSSINGS, and panel discussion to learn about the making of the film and the effort to press for peaceful talks instead of sanctions and military threats.
Join Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for this Indie Lens Pop up screening in advance of its PBS screening in April, to see the film, hear from the directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi , and local activists.
Join Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY to see this counter-narrative of pivotal moments in U.S. history and to explore the impact of anti-Muslim rhetoric and policy on young Muslims who came of age after 9/11, and then hear from the director and cinematographer, Nausheen Dadabhoy, who made this film while simultaneously being a high in demand camerawoman of documentaries.