Asian CineVision (ACV) announced today the short films selected to screen at the 32nd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF), which will feature 50 films either about the Asian community or created by artists of Asian descent. The selection, which includes short films from 10 different countries, includes seven world premieres, two international premieres, and ten New York premieres. (BTW – this film festival is different from the 2009 New York Asian Film Festival)

The line-up includes JP Chan’s *I Don’t Sleep I Dream*, Emily Chang’s *The Humberville Poetry Slam*, and international filmmaker Ying Liang’s new short film *I Love Lakers*. Six thematic programs cover a range of issues relevant to both the Asian American community as well as the general public. The 2009 festival heavily features shorts filmed locally in New York and also includes a program showcasing 10 short films by young flimmakers under the age of 21. AAIFF will run June 23 to 26 in New York City. Shorts programs will be screened at the newly renovated Museum of Chinese in America. Here’s a brief summary of the shorts program

*Fun and Fantasy*

Films that capture the whimsical, supernatural, and unexpected sides of our fantastical world.

*Love, Lust & Desire*

A journey into the hearts and minds of women who must challenge gender roles in the face of hardship.

*Family Matters*

Films that expose family members in moments of change and explores the motions of their growth as well as their dissolution.

*Here…Look at Me*

Stories of individuals and communities whose identities reveal as much about their environments as they do about themselves.

*Home is Where the Heart Is*

Immigrants in these shorts reconcile their places in the new world with their foundations in the old.

*Life on the Edge*

This series of documentaries highlights the lives of those who stand up for the displaced, the marginalized, and the silenced.

*For Youth By Youth*

Filmmakers under the age of 21 provide fresh perspectives in documenting the issues surrounding them.

“I Don’t Sleep I Dream” Trailer in the “Fun and Fantasy” program

“The Perfect Woman” Trailer in the “Love, Lust & Desire” program

“I Want to be a Desi 2” Trailer in the “Here…Look at Me” program

“Here to Stay” Trailer in the “Home is Where the Heart Is” program

“Splinters” in the “For Youth By Youth” program

Full listing for 2009 Asian American International Film Festival Shorts Program in New York:

*Fun and Fantasy* program:

• *Civilian* directed by Seaton Lin (USA)
• *World Premier of* *The Call Center* directed by Rumana Huq (USA)
• *Fate Scores* directed by Albert M. Chan (Canada)
• *The Humberville Poetry Slam* directed by Daniel De Lorenzo & Emily Chan
  (USA)
• *World Premier of* *Take Out* directed by Gerry Kim (USA)
• *I Don’t Sleep I Dream* directed by J.P. Chan (USA)
• *Walking While Sleep*ing directed by Han Lee (Taiwan)
• *Once…* directed by YuYing Chien (USA)
• *My Four Inch Precious* directed by Sou Yun Sim (USA)

*Love, Lust & Desire* program

• *The Eighteenth Birthday Party* directed by Ching-Shen Chuang (Taiwan)
• *International Premier of* *Aquarium* directed by Motoko Shimizu (Australia)
• *The Perfect Woman* directed by Anthony Ma (USA)
• *Laura* directed by Jon Maxwell (USA)
• *Like Crazy (à la folie)* directed by Sanif Olek (Singapore)
• *Best Korean Girl (Om Tchin A)* directed by Paula Un Mi Kim (Brazil / South
  Korea)

*Family Matters* program

• *World Premier of* *Tatang* directed by Jean Paolo (Nico) Hernandez (Philippines)
• *International Premier of* *I Love Lakers* directed by Ying Liang (China)
• *Arithmetic Lesson* directed by Wenhwa Ts’ao (USA)
• *World Premier of* *Tiger* directed by Wing-Yee Wu (USA)
• *Family Viewing (Séance Familiale)* directed by Cheng-Chui Kuo (France/Taiwan)

*Here…Look at Me* program

• *World Premier of* *Fragmented Identities* directed by Stevan Mraovitch (USA)
• *Witness to Hiroshima* directed by Kathy Sloane (USA)
• *Incongruent Body* directed by Jian Lee (USA)
• *Beautiful Sisters* directed by Connie Chung (USA)
• *Red, Yellow, and Blue* directed by Changhee Chun (South Korea/USA)
• *You Can Call me Nikkie* directed by Irene Herrera (Japan)
• *World Premier of** I Want to be a Desi 2* directed by Allan Tong (Canada)
• *State of Yo* directed by Jason Karman (Canada)
• *Waiting for a Train* directed by Oscar Bucher (USA)

*Home is Where the Heart Is* program

• *The Veiled Commodity* directed by Dickson Chow & Vinh Chung (Canada/USA)
• *A Green Mountain in the Drawer* directed by Hwa Jun Lee (South Korea/USA)
• *World Premier of* *20 30 40* directed by Mei-Yu Lee (USA)
• *Here to Stay* directed by ManSee Kong (USA)
• *World Premier of* *Lower East Side: An Endangered Place* directed by MA Shumin (USA)

*Life on the Edge* program

• *Crossing Midnight* directed by Kim Snyder (USA)
• *A Song For Ourselves* directed by Tadashi Nakamura (USA)
• *World Premier of* *Story of a Businesswoman* directed by Mikiko Sasaki (USA)
• *No Joke Burm*a directed by Li-Anne Huang (Singapore)

*For Youth By Youth* program

• *Vote for Change* directed by Clin Xu (USA)
• *America’s Next Top Immigrant* directed by Natacha, Sarah, Corina, Jean, Teddy, Daichka, Tatiana (USA)
• *Free Matt Wong* directed by Akio Mitsunaga (USA)
• *That Ain’t Right* directed by Rayhan Islam & Ericka Vasquez (USA)
• *Ayi’s Story* directed by Iemi Hernandez-Kim (USA)
• *Ladies in Armor* directed by Masami Kubo (USA)
• *Napua Ilima ‘O Kehaulani* directed by Ryan Medel (USA)
• *Dick, Dick & Jane: The Modern American Family* directed by Mari Jacobson (USA)
• *Beautify Our Town* directed by Bingie Huang (USA)
• *Splinters* directed by Nancy Huang (USA)