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BAAFF Lineup-at-a-glance
Thursday, Oct. 8 (Pao Arts Center)
6:30PM Preview Party [FREE]
Thursday, October 15 (Coolidge Corner Theatre)
7PM OPENING NIGHT Isle Child [SOLD OUT]
Friday, October 16 (Emerson Paramount Center)
6PM Breaking the Code
9PM Shorts: After Dark
Saturday, October 17 (Emerson Paramount Center)
12PM The Road to Sydney (Preceded by Sheesh: A Taylor Love Story)
3PM Shorts: In Transit
6PM CENTERPIECE Jersey Boy
Sunday, October 18 (Emerson Paramount Center)
3:30PM Chinatown Cha-Cha
6:30PM Shorts: Drawing Lines
Saturday, October 24 (Emerson Paramount Center)
3:30PM Shorts: Families Forged & Found
6:30PM CENTERPIECE Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon
Sunday, October 25 (Emerson Paramount Center)
1PM In Waves
4PM CLOSING Montreal, My Beautiful [SOLD OUT]
Guests attending in person
OPENING NIGHT
Isle Child – Director Thomas Percy Kim & Actor Ethan Hwang
CENTERPIECE
Jersey Boy – Writer/Director/Producer Jaskaran Singh, Producers Pulkit Datta, Eman Pathan, & Lead Actor Praneet Akilla
CLOSING NIGHT
Montreal, My Beautiful – Director Xiaodan He
Breaking the Code – Kanwal Rekhi
Shorts: BAAFF After Dark
Born to Kill – Director Sally Tran
Shorts: In Transit
Next Up, Lin Sun – Director Jane Acala & Subject Lin Sun Compani
Shorts: Familes Forged & Found
Yu & Me – Co-Director/Editor Esther Chan & Protagonist Lucy Yu
Muoz-doic Mixtape – Original Musicians, Keziah Thomas & Yoonjin Lee
GUESTS ATTENDING VIA ZOOM Q&A
Breaking the Code – Director Ben Rekhi
Road to Sydney – Director Benito Bautista
Chinatown Cha-Cha – Director Luka Yuanyuan Yang
In Waves – Director Phuong Mai Nguyen & Author AJ Dungo
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon – Co-Director Victor Velle & Vietnam Co-Producer Mike Pham
Shorts: Drawing Lines – Paper Daughter – Director Cami Kwan
OPENING NIGHT
Directed by Thomas Percy Kim
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:00PM
- Coolidge Corner Theatre
- Followed by Q&A with Director Thomas Percy Kim
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When a young Korean-American adoptee discovers a hidden letter revealing his birth mother is terminally ill in Korea, he must choose between maintaining his perfect American life or confronting the painful truth of his past. READ MORE »
Director Thomas Percy Kim
narratives
OPENING NIGHT FILM
Directed by Thomas Percy Kim
When a young Korean-American adoptee discovers a hidden letter revealing his birth mother is terminally ill in Korea, he must choose between maintaining his perfect American life or confronting the painful truth of his past. READ MORE »
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 7PM
- Coolidge Corner Theatre
- Followed by Q&A
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CENTERPIECE NARRATIVE
Directed by Jaskaran Singh
Shattered by a family tragedy in the wake of 9/11, a young Sikh boy struggles to hold onto love, family, and identity as he grows up in a country feeling like he doesn’t belong. READ MORE »
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 6PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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Directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen
AJ (voiced by Will Sharpe), a reserved high school student in Los Angeles, spends his days drawing and skateboarding with his friends. Kristen (voiced by Stephanie Hsu), an energetic surfer, finds joy and freedom in the ocean. READ MORE »
- Sunday, Oct. 25, 1PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Zoom Q&A
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CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Directed by Xiaodan He
Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother living in Montreal, has spent her life shaped by duty — to her family, her culture, and a loveless marriage. READ MORE »
- Sunday, Oct. 25, 4PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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documentaries
Directed by Ben Rekhi
A son retraces his father’s journey from Indian immigrant to Silicon Valley tech pioneer, uncovering a powerful story of migration, sacrifice and love that transcended borders and broke the glass ceiling of Indians in America. READ MORE »
- Friday, Oct. 16, 6PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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Directed by Benito Bautista
The Road to Sydney follows Philippine dance master and choreographer Sydney Loyola, who found refuge in dance after a childhood of bullying in Palawan. READ MORE »
Preceded by Sheesh, A Taylor Love Story Directed by Ramona S. Diaz
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 12PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Zoom Q&A
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Directed by Luka Yuanyuan Yang
The 92-year-old previous nightclub dancer Coby Yee decides to get back on stage again after joining the senior dance troupe Grant Avenue Follies. Together they go on a tour for the last time, bridging once isolated Chinese communities in the US, Cuba and China. READ MORE »
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 3:30PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Zoom Q&A
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CENTERPIECE DOCUMENTARY
Co-directed by Khoa Ha & Victor Velle
Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon tells the epic story of Y Vân, a legendary Vietnamese composer, and his granddaughter Khoa as she journeys to uncover and preserve his lost music. READ MORE »
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 6:30PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Zoom Q&A
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shorts
“BAAFF After Dark” features films that are sure to make you cower, laugh, and maybe even tip your delivery driver a little more. Designed to provoke, this block of bite-sized genre films will take you from a violent past to a dystopian future, with everything in between. READ MORE »
I Think About Killing You Directed by Ran Ran Wang • Breeder Directed by Sapphire Sandalo • Indian in a Box Directed by Nishanth R. • Get Her Back! Directed by Leah Nanako Winkler • My Dinner With Victor Directed by Andrew Chiu • Shitfly Directed by Julian Park • Born To Kill Directed by Sally Tran
- Friday, Oct. 16, 9PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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“In Transit” explores the immigrant experience and the transformations that occur along their journeys. These are stories of triumph, inclusion, and discovery but also of tribulation, heartache, and struggle as they build their new lives. READ MORE »
The Boy with the Dinosaur Head Directed by Imran J. Khan • Nervous Energy Directed by Eve Liu • Sole (얼) Directed by Haneol Lee • Harvest Party At Camp Two Directed by Reaa Puri • Can I Put You On Hold Directed by James Cutler • Next Up, Lin Sun Directed by Jane Alcala
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 3PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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“Drawing Lines” showcases films that beautifully illustrate the diverse and evocative medium of animation. This collection vividly brings complex emotions into singular focus through a wide array of techniques to tell stories of nostalgia, identity, belonging, and more. READ MORE »
Living On The Edge of the Internet Directed by Clarisse Chua • Yokaitopia Directed by Glenna Burner • Cabbage Daddy Directed by Grace An • reTIRED Directed by mari jaye blanchard • Broken Mosaic Directed by Alexandra “Lexie” Orr • The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler • Our Pockets Are Full Directed by Anjali Pulim • Trading Cards Directed by Radheya Jang • Paper Daughter Directed by Cami Kwan
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Zoom Q&A
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“Families, Forged and Found” highlights the bonds made between friends, neighbors, communities, and beyond. It’s the stories of the families we’ve created or found in the unlikeliest of places. READ MORE »
Three Ladies & A Fake ID Directed by Brandon Okumura • Gilbert Gong – The Heart of Lincoln Square Directed by Jim McSilver • Headbang Directed by Anna Khaja • Betty St. Clair Co-directed by Syra McCarthy & Kyle Casey Chu • Muoz-doic Mixtape Directed by Quyên Nguyen-Le • Yu & Me Co-directed by Esther Chan & Claudine Cho
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 3:30PM
- Emerson Paramount Center
- Followed by Q&A
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Ticket details
- $25 Opening Night Film
- $20 Closing Night Film
- $15 Feature Films & Shorts Programs
(excludes Opening Film, Closing Film) - $150 All-Access Festival Pass
(All 2026 Film Programs except Special Presentation)
- $54 All-Access Shorts Pass
(All 2026 Shorts Programs) - To purchase a festival pass or 20% off for group sales of 10+, please contact the Box Office by phone (617) 824-8400 or email [email protected]
Opening night venue
Coolidge corner theater
290 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
MBTA Accessible: Green Line (C branch to Cleveland Circle) trolley to Coolidge Corner via Beacon Street.
MAIN venue
Emerson Paramount Center
559 Washington St. Boston, MA
MBTA Accessible on Orange Line, Red Line, Green Line, Silver Line
All information on events and guests are subject to change without notice. BAAFF assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear on any materials.
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