In Search of Bengali Harlem (Documentary)
Join Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a screening and discussion of the documentary “In Search of Bengali Harlem,” with director and author Vivek Bald.
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2023 AAIFF: CUNY Shorts Showcase
Films in this year’s CUNY Shorts Showcase, part of the 46th Asian American International Film Festival deal with topics/genres including: the Filipino American diaspora in New York City, social roles of women during 1920s Japan, an interview with musician Takuya Nakamura, gambling addiction, and the fetishization of Japanese women.
2023 CUNY Asian American Film Festival
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.
In Search of Bengali Harlem (Documentary)
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).
Dear Corky (Documentary)
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.
CROSSINGS – film and talk on Korea
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.