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SUMMARY:Yuen Woo-ping Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:In a Hong Kong film industry overflowing with martial arts talent\, Yuen Woo-ping stands apart. His legendary influence\, in a career spanning more than five decades\, has earned him the widely celebrated\, industry-bestowed moniker “天下第一武指\,” which translates as “The Number One Martial Arts Director Under the Sky.” As both film director and action choreographer\, Yuen helped elevate martial arts cinema into a sophisticated art form\, blending technical precision with character\, poetry\, and astonishing physical invention. His choreography prioritizes movement legibility\, spatial clarity\, and expressive geometry over brute force\, reshaping the visual grammar of global action filmmaking. \nBorn into a family of Peking Opera performers\, Yuen grew up in a tradition where drama\, martial arts\, acrobatics\, and dance were inseparable—a heritage linking him to contemporaries like Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung\, who emerged from the same rigorous training. Yuen’s father\, Yuen Siu-tien\, an accomplished opera performer\, actor\, and martial arts director\, introduced his children to the film set. The Yuen siblings began as stunt performers and rose through the ranks. Together they formed the Yuen Clan\, becoming some of Hong Kong cinema’s most respected stunt performers and action directors. \nYuen’s first two films as a director\, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master (both 1978)\, launched Chan’s stardom. By shifting martial arts cinema away from solemn violence to wit\, personality\, and comedic invention\, the films established a template for Chan’s career. Yuen went on to collaborate with icons like Hung\, Jet Li\, Michelle Yeoh\, and Donnie Yen\, while consistently demonstrating an unparalleled ability to train performers of all backgrounds—including Hollywood stars like Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman—in his intensive “fight camps.” \nYuen’s work on The Matrix (1999)\, which seamlessly integrates Hong Kong wirework—human-controlled harnesses and cables that propel and suspend performers—with science fiction\, fundamentally altered how Hollywood approaches action. With Crouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon (2000) he showed that martial arts could deepen a film’s emotional and intellectual resonance as much as its spectacle. Yuen’s extraordinary adaptability made him the definitive collaborator for visually distinct auteurs as diverse as Stephen Chow\, Ang Lee\, Quentin Tarantino\, Tsui Hark\, the Wachowskis\, and Wong Kar Wai. Decades after his debut\, Yuen’s latest epic\, Blades of the Guardians (2026)\, proves his vision still dictates the rhythm of modern action cinema. \n\n\n\n\n\nIron Monkey (少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮).1993. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Sep 29\, 4:30 p.m.\nThu\, Oct 8\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nFearless (aka Jet Li’s Fearless\, 霍元甲).\n2006. Directed by Ronny Yu\nTue\, Sep 29\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKill Bill: Volume 2.\n2004. Directed by Quentin Tarantino\nWed\, Sep 30\, 4:00 p.m.\nSat\, Oct 10\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlades of the Guardians (鏢人:風起大漠).2026. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nWed\, Sep 30\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the Line of Duty 4: Witness (皇家師姐IV：直擊證人).1989. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nThu\, Oct 1\, 4:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIp Man 4: The Finale (葉問4：完結篇).2019. Directed by Wilson Yip\nThu\, Oct 1\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻).\n1991. Directed by Tsui Hark\nFri\, Oct 2\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Grandmaster (一代宗師). [Hong Kong cut].\n2013. Directed by Wong Kar Wai\nFri\, Oct 2\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Matrix.\n1999. Written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski\nSat\, Oct 3\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Matrix Reloaded.\n2003. Written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski\nSat\, Oct 3\, 7:00 p.m.\n\nSnake in the Eagle’s Shadow (蛇形刁手)\n1978. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 4\, 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaster Z: The Ip Man Legacy (葉問外傳：張天志).2018. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 4\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFist of Legend (精武英雄).\n1994. Directed by Gordon Chan\nMon\, Oct 5\, 6:30 p.m.\nSun\, Oct 11\, 1:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Miracle Fighters (奇門遁甲).1982. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 6\, 4:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDreadnaught (勇者無懼).\n1981. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 6\, 7:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTai Chi Master (太極張三豐).\n1993. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nThu\, Oct 8\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce Upon a Time in China II (黃飛鴻之二：男兒當自強).\n1992. Directed by Tsui Hark\nFri\, Oct 9\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrunken Master (醉拳).\n1978. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nFri\, Oct 9\, 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKill Bill: Volume 1.\n2003. Directed by Quentin Tarantino\nSat\, Oct 10\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWing Chun (詠春).\n1994. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nSun\, Oct 11\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Magnificent Butcher (林世榮).1979. Directed by Yuen Woo-ping\nTue\, Oct 13\, 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍).\n2000. Directed by Ang Lee\nTue\, Oct 13\, 6:30 p.m.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/yuen-woo-ping-retrospective/
LOCATION:Museum of Modern Art\, 11 West 53 Street\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015
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SUMMARY:1st New York Korean Independent Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:🎬 ANNOUNCING THE 1ST NEW YORK KOREAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (NYKIFF) 🎞️✨ \nMark your calendars! This October\, the Korean Cultural Center New York proudly presents the inaugural New York Korean Independent Film Festival (NYKIFF). \nDedicated to bold storytelling and visionary filmmaking\, NYKIFF brings the most compelling voices of contemporary Korean independent cinema to New York City—featuring 15 films and 10 special guests attending in person for screenings\, talks\, and Q&As. \nMore exciting details\, guest announcements\, and special events will be unveiled soon\, so stay tuned! 🔥 \n🗓️ FESTIVAL DATES\nOctober 15 – October 25\, 2026 \n📍 LOCATION\nKorean Cultural Center New York\n(122 E 32nd St\, New York\, NY) \n⏰ MARK YOUR CALENDAR:\n📢 Full Lineup Reveal: Tuesday\, Sept 22 @ 12:00 PM EST\n🎟️ RSVP Open: Thursday\, Sept 24 @ 12:00 PM EST
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/1st-new-york-korean-independent-film-festival/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T173000
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Film and the Power of Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Film Screening & Conversation: The Bengali\nPart of the #UnderOurSun Impact Campaign \nRSVP Link: https://forms.gle/LKw1uFY6jUvQcP9H6 \nJoin for an evening of film\, conversation\, and community at Turkevi Center (Turkish House) to explore the stories you inherit\, the identities you carry\, and the unexpected connections that shape the world. \nIn The Bengali\, named one of Nonfics’ Top 20 Documentaries\, director Kavery Kaul takes an American woman to India to uncover her grandfather Shaik Mohamed Musa’s past. He was one of the early group of men who arrived in the late nineteenth century and married African American women. Her unlikely quest triggers a boldly different encounter between East and West. A personal search becomes a deeper journey into culture\, memory\, and identity\, breaking barriers and building bridges\, revealing how histories travel\, and families form across unexpected places. \nThe Bengali has inspired the @Under.Our.Sun impact campaign\, a digital storytelling movement that invites everyone to share their own cultural heritage and lived experience. Through in-person screenings\, lively panel discussions\, and digital storytelling\, the campaign sparks timely conversation about migration and belonging. \nThe Alliance of Women Film Journalists calls The Bengali “a lyrical and poetic documentary that shows how stories and presumptions can change\, forging connections that are rich and real — not just to the past\, but to the world at large.” \nProgram\n5:30 PM — Reception\n6:00 PM — Film Screening\n7:15 PM — Conversation & Audience Q&A \nFeaturing\nKavery Kaul\, Director\, The Bengali\nGordon Tapper\, President\, Give Them a Hand Foundation\, Former Section Chief\, United Nations\nModerated by Bedatri D. Choudhury\, Arts Editor\, Philadelphia Inquirer and Programmer\, DOC NYC
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/an-evening-of-film-and-the-power-of-storytelling/
LOCATION:Turkevi Center (Turkish House)\, 821 United Nations Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
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SUMMARY:Tatou Festival
DESCRIPTION:TATOU (tah-tow) FESTIVAL\, created by Te Ao Mana\, is NYC’s Moana Nui (Pacific Island) festival. An international cultural gathering created by and for Pacific Islanders\, where all are welcome to respectfully celebrate and immerse in our rich traditions and experience artistic innovation. Our gathering includes captivating performances\, a selection of master classes\, and cultural workshops\, an Ori Tahiti (Tahitian Dance) competition\, a fashion exhibition\, curated film screenings\, and a Pacific Island marketplace. Haere Mai\, join us for this highly anticipated event!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tatou-festival/
LOCATION:Five Angels Theater\, 789 10th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film,Market,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T200000
DTSTAMP:20260930T153904Z
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SUMMARY:First Light: AAPI Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:VCS is excited about the First Light: AAPI Film Festival! To kick the event off\, we are excited to announce five featured films screening on Saturday\, September 26th ✨ \n📅 Oct. 18 at 3:00 PM\n📍telos.haus at 303 Ten Eyck St \n🎬 First Winter\nDirected by Schantelle Alonzo (@Mishipiku)\nÁngel is a newly arrived immigrant who is experiencing his first winter in Chicago. The film follows his realization of what it may mean to be away from home for a very long time. \n🎬 Wedding Flowers\nDirected by Madeleine Tran (@weddingflowersfilm @Madeleinetraan)\nA begrudgingly adept family outcast and her overbearing mother struggle to find connection as their family reunites for a wedding celebration. Forced into close proximity\, mother and daughter clash over responsibility\, resentment\, and the roles they have been unable to escape. Set against the intimacy of a Vietnamese-American wedding\, the film explores the quiet loneliness that can exist between a mother and a daughter\, even while surrounded by family. \n🎬 ANALOG\nDirected by Sanjeev Kumar (@sanjeev0417)\nAs Aditya navigates the demands of his career\, his relationships with his wife\, Lakshmi\, and their daughter\, Mithra\, unravel in the face of his neglect. Through a series of haunting voicemails and poignant memories\, Aditya is forced to confront the consequences of his actions and reckon with the passage of time. \n🎬 Midnight Fiction\nDirected by Gino Click (@nottoosweetfilms @ginobot)\nA starry-eyed dreamer wins a trip to the moon. \n🎬 Silver Needle\nDirected by J Wang (@jsmwang)\nAfter moving to China from New Zealand\, two sisters try to adjust to their new ballet class\, only to find that the teacher has an unusual teaching method. \nCome watch\, support\, and celebrate these filmmakers as they take their first steps into the industry. ✨The festival is split into two program throughout the day A & B. More details to come about films featured in both! Tickets are available for either or both program. \n​Block A Showing starts at 3:30\n​First Winter dir. Schantelle Alonzo \n​Wedding Flowers dir. Madeleine Tran \n​ANALOG dir. Sanjeev Kumar \n​Piña Colada dir. Yu Yang \n​Silver Needle dir. J Wang \n​MIDNIGHT FICTION dir. Gino Glick \n​We Grow in the Cracks and the Crevices of the Concrete dir. Elan Nguyen \n​The Pink Funeral dir. Iven Tu \n​Block B Showing starts at 5:30\n​Come Home dir. Katelyn Park \n​VISA dir. Chi Tran \n​TAEMONG dir. Sophia Lim \n​To My Unnie dir. Hosan Kim Shin \n​Enshrine dir. Dani Ha \n​Mùa Xuân Của Mẹ (Mother’s Spring) dir. Trâm Anh Nguyễn \n​Goodbye Party dir. Sophia Lou + Nathan Pearson First Light:
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/first-light-film-festival/
LOCATION:telos.haus\, 303 Ten Eyck St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T193000
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SUMMARY:The Glimmering 미명 | Intro + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:LEE WEONYOUNG 이원영 • 2025 • Fiction • 65 min\n\n\n🎬 Muju Film Festival Choice \n🗓️ Sunday\, October 18 • 7:30 PM\n📍 Korean Cultural Center New York\n(122 E 32nd Street\, New York\, NY 10016) \n* Intro and Q&A with LEE Weonyoung \nSynopsis \nA man who studies Mongolian history leads a simple but happy life with his wife. However\, the day after the president declares martial law\, he loses her in a tragic accident and\, overcome by shock\, loses his voice as well. One day\, his wife returns to him as a spirit\, and he must regain his voice in order to speak with her. \nAwards & Festival Selections \n\n14th Muju Film Festival — New Vision Award(Grand Prize) & Film Critics Award\n2nd Namdo Film Festival Season 2 Gwangyang — Best Film Award\n\n  \nTicket: FREE (RSVP REQUIRED) \n\nRSVP and seating are first come\, first served.\nLimited same-day standby tickets available.\nCancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.\nYour tickets will be released to the standby line 10 minutes before the show\, so we recommend you arrive early to secure your seats.\nAll films featuring Korean dialogue will have English subtitles available.\nFor additional questions\, please contact: film@koreanculture.org\n\nPresented by Korean Cultural Center New York\nIn Collaboration with Muju Film Festival  \nFor more details: www.koreanculture.org/films/2026/10/15/the-1st-nykiff
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-glimmering-%eb%af%b8%eb%aa%85-intro-qa/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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