Shorts Block: In Transit
“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.
Shorts Block: Drawing Lines
“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.
Shorts Block: After Dark
“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.
Shorts Block: Familes Forged and Found
“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.
The Road to Sydney (preceded by Sheesh, a Taylor Love Story)
The Road to Sydney follows Philippine dance master and choreographer Sydney Loyola, who found refuge in dance after a childhood of bullying in Palawan. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sydney faces the painful realities of job loss and eviction following her gender transition and affirmation. Through courage and artistry, she embarks on a journey of healing, identity, and reconciliation with her estranged father.
Filmmaker Roundtable
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Love, Chinatown (Encore screening) Co-presented by Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) Love, Chinatown Saturday, October 18, 4:30PM Emerson Paramount Center 559 Washington St., Boston MA Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers Directed by Lukas DongDocumentary | 18 Mins | World Premiere / Encore Chinatown resident Cynthia Yee embarks on an open-hearted […]
Shorts: Queer & Here
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Shorts: Queer & Here A staple of every BAAFF season, Queer & Here highlights stories of self-expression and the complexities of identity and intersectionality, beyond orientation among LGBTQIA+ communities and their loved ones Total Runtime: 83 minutes BABY GAY | Baba I’m Fine | Bloomed in the Water | I’m […]
Shorts: Respect Your Elders
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Shorts: Respect your Elders Respect Your Elders honors our older community members, showing us that our elders still have much to share with the world. Total Runtime: 75 minutes Gloria | The Tale of Mari | The Last Resort | Lola | To Dance Again | Why My Dad Loves […]
Shorts: My Own Worst Enemy
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Shorts: My own worst enemy My Own Worst Enemy interrogates the insecurities that we all hold within ourselves and how we can work to overcome (or end up succumbing) to them. Total Runtime: 78 minutes Poreless | One Note (单注) | Clementine | Introducing Mimi | Stand In | Puberty […]
Shorts: Across the Divide
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Shorts: Across the divide Across the Divide explores stories of unlikely connections, whether cultural, economic, or even supernatural. These films demonstrate the power of creating new bonds against all odds. Total Runtime: 83 minutes CHECK PLEASE | Technicians | Bakunawa | Long’s Long Lost & Mini Mart | God & […]