Select filmmakers in attendance.
Tuesday, May 20, 8:30 p.m. | CHOOSING OURSELVES celebrates the resiliency of the Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ community, spanning across generations and borders to bring you stories of love, loss, courage, and realness. In RAT!, after a music journalist accuses a pop star of queerbaiting, their fans seek retribution (dir. Neal Mulani, 17 min.). In REALLY GOOD DRIVER (dir. Alex Song-Xia, 8 min.), a mom teaches her grown child how to drive. A first-generation Afghan-Canadian man takes steps toward his identity in ONE DAY THIS KID (pictured, dir. Alexander Farah, 18 min.). In ICE CREAM, ICE QUEEN (dir. Jeremy Tianyu Chi, 17 min.), two women search for connection. A trans woman navigates a life-altering dilemma in CLEMENTINE (dir. Sally Tran, 15 min.). In THREE (dir. Amie Song, 15 min.), a woman tries to keep her daughter’s secrets from her church friends. And in LOVIN’ HER (dir. day, 15 min.), a trans woman faces the complexities of her fading memory. Dialogue: Select filmmakers in attendance.
Asian American Showcase | May 16–22, 2025
Presented as an annual collaboration with the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and now celebrating its 28th year, the Asian American Showcase (AAS) provides a platform for new work by established and emerging Asian American filmmakers. Synopses provided by AAS. Learn more at faaim.org.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu