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 & […]
Shorts: Night Visions
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Shorts: NIGHT VISIONS Night Visions is a showcase of the weird and the wacky, films that don’t easily fit into any one box. These shorts subvert the expectations and surprise audiences at every twist and turn. Total Runtime: 72 minutes Don’t F*ck with Ba | Better Life | Kumar Kumar […]
Love Chinatown
HOME » 2025 BAAFF SCHEDULE Love Chinatown [SOLD OUT] (Preceded by Shorts: Building our Histories) Building Our Histories spotlights stories of creating and maintaining API spaces from Boston’s Chinatown to communities around the globe. Total Runtime: 74 minutes Love, Chinatown | Teb Chaw (Land) | Beauty of Sorrow | Dear Watsonville | Little Bird […]
Shorts Program: Bridging Two Worlds
Buy IN-PERSON Tickets Buy VIRTUAL Tickets Shorts Program: Bridging Two Worlds Bridging Two Worlds delves into relationships that transcend geographical, generational, and communal boundaries, uniting us in shared universal truths. Total Runtime: 81 minutes Seoul Switch | BALIK/BAYAN | What Is the Criteria? | Kneading Love | Confused Blood | Kowloon! This year, the Bridging Two […]
Shorts Program: Oh, Queer
Buy In-person Tickets Buy VIRTUAL Tickets A staple of every BAAFF season, Oh, Queer is a self-expression and complexities of identity beyond orientation. Total Runtime: 72 minutes Really Good Driver | hi ading | Fish Boy | sub- | It Was Love To Me | Wouldn’t Make It Any Other Way This year, the Oh […]