The Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) celebrates its 17th iteration this June 25-29, 2025 at AFS Cinema (6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752), presenting films by Asian and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) filmmakers. This year's headliner films include All That We Love, directed by Yen Tan, who along with the film's producer and co-writer, are Austin-based; Chinatown Cha-Cha, directed by Luka Yuanyuan Yang; and Sunshine, directed by Antoinette Jadaone. The festival artwork for this year's festival is by Kengo Hioki, better known as Peelander-Yellow, an Austin-based muralist, painter, designer, and musician who has brightened the Austin Music Experience for over 20 years. Early bird badges for the festival are on sale at AAAFF website, where attendees can find more information. This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission of the Arts. For more, see here.
I'm thrilled to have All That We Love, Chinatown Cha-Cha, and Sunshine as our headliners this year hailing from the USA, China, and the Philippines,
said Neha Aziz, Artistic Director of AAAFF. Even though each film could not be more different than the other, they each bring together themes of loss, inspiration, and determination in their own unique ways.
AAAFF, one of the preeminent AANHPI arts organizations in town, champions Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and empowers Asian Americans to explore opportunities in cinema. AAAFF also supports local filmmakers, as seen with their Texas Shorts Block which will occur during this year's festival—this mix of documentary and narrative short films are all from Texas filmmakers (many Austin-based), and will also take place at AFS Cinema on Thursday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. These films include: Still Drawing, directed by Yuta Yamaguchi; Patsy, directed by John Valley; Rooftop Lempicka, directed by Hang Luong Nguyen; Newbies, directed by Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence and Megan Trufant Tillman; and An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks, directed by Kayla Abuda Galang. Additionally, the red carpet for this year's AAAFF will take place Friday, June 27, with more information to come.
In the current tumultuous and uncertain state of arts funding, we invite our community to celebrate in 'playful rebellion' with us however they see fit,
said Hanna Huang, Executive Director of AAAFF. Film and media arts are an indelible part of how we relate to each other and this year we continue to build solidarity and community in our shared time together watching fantastic independent cinema about the Asian American and Pacific Islander diaspora.
ABOUT AAAFF
Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) champions Asian and Asian American stories through film and creative media. They do so by producing programs that tell Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) stories through film, educates about AANHPI issues, and builds community through partnerships with creatives and other organizations. AAAFF is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department, Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. More information can be found at www.aaafilmfest.org.
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