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SUMMARY:Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Kind-hearted Mija (Yun Jung-hee) is tasked with raising her troubled teenage grandson\, Jong-wook\, while her daughter works in far-off Busan. In denial that her abilities as a caregiver are threatened by the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease\, Mija begins to study poetry writing at the local cultural center. At first she finds inspiration in the beauty of the natural world\, but then\, when Jong-wook is mired in a shocking scandal\, Mija taps into newfound depths of disappointment and pain. \nWinner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Screenplay at Cannes\, Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry is a “tour de force” that presents an “extraordinary vision of human empathy” (The New York Times). \nLANGUAGE\nKorean with English subtitles
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/poetry/
LOCATION:Paris Theater\, 4 West 58th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T190000
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SUMMARY:Traces of Home
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special screening of Traces of Home at the Quad Cinema in NY on November 4\, followed by a Q&A with director Colette Ghunim\, moderated by Bing Liu! \nTraces of Home is a deeply personal film about generational trauma\, displacement\, and the search for belonging 🦋
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/traces-of-home/
LOCATION:Quad Cinema\, 34 W. 13th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T180000
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SUMMARY:Film: We Keep Us Safe: The Whores Feast and Feeding with Red Canary Song and collaborators
DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n\n\nRed Canary Song activates CTHQ with performances on the occasion of the premiere of The Whores Feast. Filmed over a shared dinner with organizers and collaborators\, the film reflects on nourishment\, labor\, chosen family\, and the collective practices of care that sustain communities through ongoing precarity. \nRed Canary Song is a grassroots organization of Asian and migrant sex workers and massage workers organizing transnationally. Their work is in the tradition of sex worker mutual aid\, and they center base-building with migrant massage workers through labor rights\, migrant justice\, and abolitionist frameworks. \nFree and open to the public at CTHQ. \nEntry\nCTHQ is located on the 7th Floor of 59 East 4th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. The building entrance has no steps and elevator access is provided directly to CTHQ.\nService animals are welcome. \nRestrooms\nOne ADA accessible\, all-gender restroom is located inside CTHQ.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-we-keep-us-safe-the-whores-feast-and-feeding-with-red-canary-song-and-collaborators/
LOCATION:Creative Time  (CTHQ)\, 59 E 4th St\, Floor 7\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T210000
DTSTAMP:20261022T224204Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Korea on Screen | Behind the Scenes of Bass X Machina
DESCRIPTION:The Korean Cultural Center New York presents a free screening of the first episode of Netflix’s new series Bass X Machina as part of its monthly screening series\, Korea on Screen. The screening will be followed by a conversation between series creator LeSean Thomas and Kwang Il Han of Studio Mir\, the animation studio behind the series. \nThe two will discuss the creation of Bass X Machina\, its real-world Old West inspiration\, and the cross-cultural production process between an American series creator and Korea’s acclaimed Studio Mir. The conversation will explore how the project moved from concept and development into animation production\, how creative responsibilities were shared across countries\, and how Studio Mir’s artists and production team helped translate the series into its finished animated form. \nProgram\n – The screening of  the first episode of Netflix’s new Bass X Machina.\n– A conversation between series creator LeSean Thomas and Kwang Il Han of Studio Mir\, the animation studio behind the series. \nTicket: FREE (RSVP REQUIRED)\n* RSVP and seating are first come\, first served.\n* Limited same-day standby tickets available.\n* Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.\n* Please note: After three no-shows without notice\, you may be subject to restrictions on future reservations.\n* All contents featuring Korean dialogue will have English subtitles available.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/2026-korea-on-screen-behind-the-scenes-of-bass-x-machina/
LOCATION:Korean Cultural Center New York\, 122 East 32nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T160000
DTSTAMP:20261101T024954Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: "Defiant to the Last" Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Lunch and Learn film screening and filmmaker discussion of Defiant to the Last: Resistance at Tule Lake\, which tells the story of the Tule Lake Segregation Center where dissident Japanese Americans were demonized and punished for speaking out against the false wartime incarceration. \nIn 1943\, Tule Lake was converted into the only maximum-security Segregation Center where the Army deployed a 1\,000 person battalion to oversee the imprisoned men\, women\, and young children. Tanks rolled in\, six guard towers were increased to 28\, and an eight-foot high double “man-proof” fence was constructed to prevent escape from this remote concentration camp located in the isolated northeastern corner of California. Tule Lake became a repressive\, high-security prison filled with the dissatisfied. \nFor over 80 years\, the iconic Tule Lake jail was a structure that remained a mystery. Why did the government build a jail inside the concentration camp? Piecing together government photos and reports\, a chilling story of human and civil rights violations at the Tule Lake Segregation Center was revealed. Inmates were threatened and coerced into giving up birthright US citizenship\, separated from their families\, and removed to Department of Justice camps in Bismarck\, ND and Santa Fe\, NM. Thousands were deported for daring to protest and resist the unjust WWII incarceration. \nToday\, history is repeating. Once again\, the government is using repressive tactics to round up aliens and US citizens\, disregarding their constitutional rights and due process\, and imprisoning them with the goal of deporting them. Defiant to the Last honors those who challenged injustice and reminds us how fragile civil liberties can be\, in any era.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/lunch-and-learn-defiant-to-the-last-screening-and-discussion/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T230000
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SUMMARY:No One Else Says - Vol.3 Asian Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:No One Else Says Festival Vol. 3 is an independent Asian culture festival bringing together music\, film\, art\, and creative communities in New York City. \nTaking place on November 7 at 100 Sutton in Greenpoint\, Brooklyn\, the festival features a full day of live performances by Asian and Asian American indie artists\, including Sab Star\, Sen Morimoto\, Whisper Doll\, Layton Wu 雷顿狗 and more. Expect sounds ranging from indie rock and shoegaze to bedroom pop\, experimental music\, and folk. \nBeyond the music\, the festival will feature independent short films and music video screenings\, intimate artist talks\, and a creative market showcasing independent artists\, designers\, and small brands. This year’s edition also introduces a fish tank-inspired stage and a dedicated screening room. \nMore than just a music festival\, No One Else Says is a space to discover new artists\, connect with fellow creatives\, and celebrate the diversity of Asian creative expression. \nRooted in Asian creativity. Open to everyone.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/no-one-else-says-vol-3-asian-culture-festival/
LOCATION:100 Sutton Event Space\, 100 Sutton Street\, 2 Flr.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film,Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T220000
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SUMMARY:KAFFNY Infinite Cinema 20th Annual
DESCRIPTION:KAFFNY INFINITE CINEMA — 20TH ANNUAL SHOWCASE \nOPENING: GLOBAL CINEMA SHORTS (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM)\nFilmmaker Q&A to follow \nPieces of Home \nTaiwan\, 2026 · 10 min \nPieces of Home is a single-channel animation that contemplates the quiet\, repetitive rhythms of domestic life. Through a visual language of paper-like textures and reductive silhouettes\, the work captures a parental figure immersed in the constant cycle of food preparation and caregiving. \nDirector: Ying-Fang Shen \nYellow Diary \nKorea\, 2025 · 23 min \nKi-woo\, a professional book editor\, discovers an unfamiliar yellow diary in his study. The narrator\, Yeon\, writes about a man she keeps encountering but is too hesitant to approach. Frustrated by her hesitation\, Ki-woo reflexively leaves comments in red ink—only to find that as he edits the text\, his own memories begin to change. \nDirector: Younjin Ko \nI Confessed Today\, and the World Ended \nKorea\, 2026 · 5 min (AI) \nJust as a high school girl finally receives a positive response to her long-time crush\, a zombie apocalypse erupts\,turning her dream-like romance into a fierce survival struggle. \nDirector: Taejin Nam \nBan-Dal \nSwitzerland\, 2025 · 22 min \nA Swiss adoptive mother travels to South Korea to support her son in his search for his roots. But the meeting with his birth mother brings unexpected challenges and touches on old wounds. \nDirector: Hae-Sup Sin \nFloating \nKorea\, 2025 · 27 min \nAt the turn of the millennium\, Yunbeom\, a print shop worker\, takes his family to their hometown for one last visit before emigrating to the United States. 24 years later\, Yunbeom and his daughter Yiyoung return alone\, drifting through memories and tracing what remains. \nDirector: June Ji Yun Lee \nSPOTLIGHT: AMERICAN CINEMA SHORTS (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM)\nFilmmaker Q&A to follow \nAll the time \nUSA\, 2026 · 15 min \nRose and Cole\, two former lovers\, reunite unexpectedly at a New Year’s house party and must confront their unresolved regrets as nostalgia resurfaces. \nDirector: Joshua Oh \nCuppa’ Joe \nUSA\, 2026 · 9 min \nBeneath the canned laughter of a 1950s sitcom\, an Asian-Native Hawaiian couple navigates a dystopian allegory of diaspora\, identity\, and the cost of belonging in America. \nDirector: Pono Wong \nI Wish I Were Pretty \nUSA\, 2025 · 20 min (AI) \nAn insecure Korean-American woman struggles with old resentments against her beautiful best friend\, exposing the impossible beauty standards that caused them. \nDirector: Hanah Chang \nPlanty \nUSA\, 2025 · 9 min (NY Premiere) \nThe love story between a bird and a plant\, and an animation made out of a flipbook. \nDirector: Leilei Xia \nElias \nUSA\, 2025 · 16 min \nOn the night of his 21st birthday\, a Korean-American son burdened by years of silent sacrifice spirals through Koreatown—haunted by the fear of becoming the father who left\, and desperate to know if letting go is the only way to finally keep his promise to stay. \nDirector: Nicolas Chae \nEmbrace \nUSA/Korea\, 2026 · 15 min \nA year after her father’s funeral\, a Korean American daughter returns home for the first time\, only to find her immigrant mother has erased every trace of him and has chosen faith over memory. \nDirector: Youil Kim \nCLOSING: NEW YORK CINEMA SHORTS (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM)\nFilmmaker Q&A & 20-Year Toast \nTough Being Corky Lee \nUSA\, 2026 · 4 min \nThis music video is a tribute to the late Asian-American Activist and photographer Corky Lee who documented the diverse Pan Asian community in the U.S. for over 50 years until he succumbed to Covid in 2021. \nDirector: George Hirose \nPlastic Dream Makers \nUSA/Korea\, 2026 · 20 min \nHyun\, a disheartened international student filmmaker\, and June\, an immigrant actor\, have been working together in a dilapidated restaurant in Manhattan for 2 years feigning proposals. As the restaurant closes\, they face an unexpected final proposal show and an honest goodbye. \nDirector: Katherine Yeonwu Nam \nStill 48 Degrees \nUSA\, 2025 · 19 min \nIn New York’s bustling anonymity\, Sul\, a Korean transplant immersed in deep loneliness after moving to New York\,spends her time in the bathtub—her only sanctuary—inflicting pain on her own body with burning water. When her mom comes to visit from South Korea\, Sul is forced to confront their broken relationship. \nDirector: Julie Shin \nLas Máscaras de Japón \nUSA\, 2026 · 11 min \nLas Máscaras de Japón explores the vibrant cultural bridge between Japan and Mexico through the art of professional wrestling masks\, delving into the lives of master Japanese mask makers\, collectors\, and fans. \nDirector: Girard Tecson \nTaemong \nUSA\, 2026 · 6 min \nDuring a pregnancy photoshoot\, a woman sells her taemong – a baby conception dream – which contains a dark desire triggered by her past. \nDirector: Sophia S. Lim \nThe Yellow Plastic Bag \nUSA/Korea\, 2026 · 19 min \nA mother-daughter fight and a loss of orientation lead Jenny\, a second‑generation Korean American\, through a bizarre journey in rural South Korea while eluding a strange yellow plastic bag. \nLead/Producer: Mini Kim \n🎬 Full program details & trailers at KAFFNY.com
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/kaffny-infinite-cinema-20th-annual/
LOCATION:SVA Theatre\, 333 West 23rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:“Tough Being Corky Lee” Music Video Premiere
DESCRIPTION:“Tough Being Corky Lee” music video will be premiering at the 20th Annual KAFFNY Showcase on November 7th! I have so much to be grateful for and so many people to thank who helped me get this project done! \nDirected by George Hirose and featuring the song by the Slant Performance Group\, this music video is a love letter to a much beloved icon in the Asian American community and beyond! It is a companion piece to the full-length documentary “Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story” and is designed to be a stand-alone 4 minute encapsulation of the themes and arc of the film. \n“Tough Being Corky Lee” will be a part of the “New York Cinema” block at 8pm at the SVA Theater in NYC\, and George will be in attendance for the Q&A following the screening. For more information on tickets and a full showcase lineup\, visit KAFFNY Infinite Cinema’s website at kaffny.org/kaffny-2026-program. \nSLANT is Rick Ebihara\, Perry Yung and Wayland Quintero \n*Video editor: Linda Hattendorf\n*Poster Designed by Kenny Ross\, Corky photo taken by Jennifer Takaki\, Slant photo copyright Lia Chang 2026
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tough-being-corky-lee-music-video-premiere/
LOCATION:SVA Theatre\, 333 West 23rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Music
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