16th annual
In-Person & Virtual screenings
Directed by Usman Riaz/Mano Animation Studios
November 15, 6:00PM | Emerson Paramount Center
Q&A with Art Director and Associate Producer, Mariam Paracha follows screening
Just Added – November 15, 9:00PM (No Q&A to follow)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Annecy Festival 2024
From Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animation studio, Mano Animation Studios, and director Usman Riaz comes The Glassworker, a new, stunning, celebrated animated feature film.
A young Vincent and his father Tomas run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an impending war in which they want no part. The arrival in their town of an army colonel and his young, talented, violinist daughter, Alliz, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son.
The love that develops between Vincent and Alliz is challenged constantly by the differing views of their fathers. It is a time when patriotism and social standing are considered more important than free thought and artistic pursuits. It is a time when love is just not relevant.
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DiDi Screening with Director Sean Wang
August 1, 2024 – Coolidge Corner Theatre
Open House & Twilight’s Kiss
June 20, 2024 – Pao Arts Center
BAAFF @ Fan Expo
June 14 – 16, 2024 – Hynes Convention Center
Starring Jerry as Himself with Director & Producer
June 14 – 16, 2024 – Paramount Center
Liquor Store Dreams with Panelists
May 17, 2024 – Paramount Center
Big Fight in Little Chinatown with Director
April 13, 2024 – Paramount Center
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