Shorts Program: Not Your Model Minority
Buy VIRTUAL Tickets Not Your Model Minority showcases compelling tales of Asian Americans courageously standing up to challenge injustice. Total Runtime: 77 minutes Asian Bitches Speak | VS | Ān-dé-lǔ | The Well | Fighting Back | Buzz Cut All Shorts Program available on-demand in the U.S. from Friday, October 18, 7:30PM until Monday, October […]
Shorts Program: Bittersweet 16
Buy VIRTUAL Tickets Coinciding with BAAFF’s 16th anniversary, discover “Bittersweet 16,” an inspiring collection of films that reflect the trials, tribulations, transformative experiences and yes…growing pains of young adults. Total Runtime: 87 minutes Coconut | MIKE | When I Die | 29 Hour Famine | Marahoro | Dive Into the Blue All Shorts Program available […]
Shorts Program: Childhood Wonders
Buy VIRTUAL Tickets Childhood Wonders is a heartwarming block of family-friendly stories where young explorers set out to learn and marvel at the world around them. Total Runtime: 84 minutes Blue Hour | The Qingming Kid | Freddie | For Roy | re: connection | The Unreachable Star All Shorts Program available on-demand in the […]
Shorts Program: Don’t Tell Your Parents
Buy VIRTUAL Tickets A potent mix of horror and comedy, “Don’t Tell Your Parents” will have you screaming with laughter! Total Runtime: 84 minutes Stitched | SHE (Snake) | Lullaby | Learning English | A Family Guide to Hunting (form) | Mosquito Lady All Shorts Program available on-demand in the U.S. from Friday, October 18, […]
Shorts Program: Lights Out
Get Tickets Depiction isn’t always endorsement. Violence, obsession, revenge… Light’s Out explores the darker side of the Asian-American experience. Total Runtime: 85 minutes Astonishing Little Feet | Sandals of Gold | Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls | Happy Ending | Hearsay | Teen Troubles in Dirty Jersey All Shorts Program available on-demand in […]
Shorts Program: Serving Family Style
Get Tickets Guaranteed to make your mouths water, Serving Family Style highlights stories about the preparation and enjoyment of the meals we share with our loved ones, and how they play into the shaping of our own identities. Total Runtime: 88 minutes UpsideDown | Mother’s Tongue | When You Left Me On That Boulevard | […]
Shorts Program: Grave Affairs
Get Tickets Don’t be afraid to bring out your tissues, Grave Affairs follows stories of families honoring and mourning their deceased loved ones, and how it brings out the best and worst in them. Total Runtime: 85 minutes Mandarins | The Resemblance | The Van | Video Funeral | Take Me Home All Shorts Program […]
Shorts Program: Golden Girls
Get Tickets In a time when violence against the elderly is at an all-time high, Golden Girls is in honor of the life and achievements of the older woman, showing us that not all stories are fully told quite yet. Total Runtime: 84 minutes Don’t Be Sorry | PERRY AND A PAUSE | Supermarket Affairs […]
Shorts Program: Laugh With BAAFF!
Buy In-Person Tickets Buy Virtual Tickets A weed-buying grandma, a lonely customer service rep, and a dysfunctional Vietnamese-American family walk into a film festival… Laugh with BAAFF is a lineup of wild, genre-bending comedy shorts from some of the industry’s top comedians and new comic voices. This year, the Laugh With BAAFF! shorts block will […]
Shorts Program: Queer & Here
Buy In-PERSON Tickets Buy Virtual Tickets A staple of every BAAFF season, Queer and Here is self-expression and identity beyond orientation. This year, the Queer and Here shorts block will both be shown in-person on Friday, October 13 at 9:00pm and run as video-on-demand from October 13, 7:30PM until Monday, October 23, 2023, 12:00PM ET. If […]