This summer, the 48th edition of the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) returns with  in-person and online screenings, panels, and events across New York City from July 31 to August 10, 2025.

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Photo credits: Elena Dagan

This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Asian CineVision (ACV), the nonprofit behind AAIFF. We’re celebrating with a dynamic slate of new films, special programs, and archival highlights.  It’s the first and longest-running festival dedicated to showcasing the moving image work by media artists of Asian descent for and about the Asian diaspora experience.  Some highlights include:

• Slanted: Opening Night, Directed by Amy Wang
  An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to win Prom Queen and peer acceptance.
• Transplant: Centerpiece, Directed by Jason Park
  A motivated surgical resident pushes himself to extreme lengths while training under a legendary heart transplant surgeon obsessed with protecting his perfect reputation.
• Moloka’i Bound: Closing Night, Directed by Alika Tengan
  A recently released father struggles to reconnect with his son and Hawaiian heritage.
• Fruit Fly: ACV 50 Retrospective Screening, Directed by H.P. Mendoza
  Bethesda, a Filipina adoptee, moves into an artist commune in San Francisco, where she discovers queer family, artistic inspiration, and startling clues about her biological mother’s whereabouts.
• Captain America: Albert Pyun Cut: Special Presentation
  A rare screening of the late cult filmmaker’s never-before-released version of CAPTAIN AMERICA. Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull. This is Albert Pyun’s legendary lost cut.
• Additional tributes, filmmaker panels, and community events will be announced in the coming weeks. If you haven’t grabbed your Festival Pass yet, here’s your chance!

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