The 2009 Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF), which ran this past weekend, has announced additional screenings to be held on this weekend. In an effort to expanded its outreach, the AAIFF will provide community screenings in Harlem, Manhattan Chinatown and Flushing, Queens.

The Festival continues its partnership with the Maysles Institute in Harlem
with a screening of documentary feature *Whatever It Takes* on Thursday,
July 30th at 7:00 p.m. The film, which won the Audience Choice Award at this
year’s Festival, follows the first year of principal Edward Tom at the Bronx
Center for Science and Mathematics, a small, specialized school that is
still working to patch the cracks in America’s public education system.

On Friday, July 31st at 8:00 p.m., AAIFF and the Chinatown Partnership will
host an outdoor screening and block party in Columbus Park in Manhattan
Chinatown. The Festival invites local residents and visiting tourists to see
Hong Kong film *Pastry*, a playful story about love, marriage and growing
up.. Outdoor screening in Chinatown is canceled due to inclement weather.

Venturing out to the Queens Library in Flushing, the Festival will showcase
two feature films,* Li Tong* and *Karma Calling*. Both were Festival
highlights: Karma Calling was the only feature to be screened twice during
AAIFF, and Li Tong’s director, Nian Liu, won the jury award for Best
Emerging Director in Narrative Feature. Following the feature presentations
will be a collection of short films from the Festival program, Home Is Where
the Heart Is. The screenings will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August
1st.

You can get all the details here.

Whatever It Takes Trailer