The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media

📣 Calling all AAPI documentary storytellers!

APPLY NOW for The Zhao-Chen Family AAPI Voices Fund at Kartemquin Films — supporting short documentaries that spotlight AANHPI stories!

kartemquinfilms.submittable.com/submit

#AAPIVoices #DocumentaryFilm #KartemquinFilms #ZhaoChenFund

What a perfect way to end The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase! Thank you Andrew Ahn!

#faaim #asianamericanshowcase #chicago #TheWeddingBanquet #SiskelFilmCenter

DAY 4 - 2 AMAZING SHORTS PROGRAMS!
📅 Monday, May 19 | Begins at 6:00 PM !
📍 Gene Siskel Film Center
🎟️ Get your tickets now → www.faaim.org

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago

What a great day 3 at The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase in @Chicago.

ROADBLOCKS: AAPI SHORTS
📅 5/21 | 8:30 pm
🎟️ faaim.org

Stories of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians in different stages of life, navigating the personal and political roadblocks thrown in their path.

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago #ShortFilms

Year of the Cat - w/ Director Tony Nguyen in-person!
📅 5/18 - 12 PM
🎟️ faaim.org

YEAR OF THE CAT follows filmmaker Tony Nguyen as he investigates the disappearance of his father during the Fall of Saigon.

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago #Vietnam #Viet

🎬 The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase Presents
Ben and Suzanne: A Reunion in 4 Parts
📅 Sunday, May 18 | 5:30 PM
📍 Gene Siskel Film Center
🎟️ Get your tickets now → www.faaim.org

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago #SouthAsianAmerican #DesiAmerican

🎉 Get ready for the 28th Annual Asian American Showcase!
🎬 Film Screenings: May 16–22
🎭 Comedy Nights: May 11 & 18
🎟️ Tickets are going fast — grab yours now at faiam.org!

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago #AsianAmerican #AAPIHeritageMonth

Bowen Yang, Hasan Minhaj and More Asian American Comics Share Their Favorite Bits Bowen Yang, Hari Kondabolu, Atsuko Okatsuka and Hasan Minhaj break down the stand-up bits that rewired their comedic DNA.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase Presents:
BITTERROOT
Director Vera Brunner-Sung In-Person for Q & A!
5/20 - 6PM
Buy Tickets >> www.faaim.org

#Bitterroot #BitterrootFilm #BitterrootMovie #FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago #Hmong #HmongAmerican

In the not-too-distant future, we’ve solved all the world’s problems... There’s just one catch... humans have to end life at 50 and teenage artists
have to document it.
faaim.org

#CIGAWFILM #sandraoh #FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #SandraOh #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #Chicago

Choosing Ourselves: AAPI Queer Shorts!
Tickets are on sale now at faam.org

@wallop.film
@dayday.studio

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI #QueerShorts #LGBTQ #LGBT #LGBTQIA #ChoosingOurselves #ShortFilms #IndieFIlms #Chicago #i2i #invisible2invincible

Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai (in-person!) embarks on a journey to capture the vibrant spirit of a musical phenomenon that electrified Vietnamese American teens in the 1980s.
www.faaim.org

#NewWave #NewWaveDocumentary #FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #VietnameseAmerican #FilmFestival #FilmFest #AAPI #AANHPI

🎉 We’re thrilled to unveil the official lineup for the 28th Annual Asian American Showcase in Chicago! 🎬✨
May 16-22,2025

🔗 Full schedule -> faaim.org

#faaim #asianamericanshowcase #aapi #aanhpi #filmfest #comedy #chicago #improv #filmfestival

Full Lineup drop this Monday!!
faaim.org

#AsianAmericanShowcase #faaim #chicago #aapi #aanhpi #asianamerican #filmfest #filmfestival #comedy #improv

The Asian Persuasion Comedy Variety Show is back for The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase!
www.faaim.org/2025-comedy
📅 Show Dates & Locations:
🍣 May 4 & 11 | 7:00 PM | Kamehachi Sushi, Old Town
🎭 May 18 | 7:30 PM | iO Theater (ASL interpreted)
#AAPIHeritageMonth #PeaceOfCakeProductions

SAVE THE DATE for another amazing year of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander films and performers in Chicago!

www.faaim.org

#FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #AAPI #AANHPI #AsianAmerican #FilmFestival #IndieFilms #Improv

Now accepting proposals for the 2025 AAPI Futures Impact Producer Fellowship! ✨

Join the information session on February 14:
bit.ly/AAPIFuturesInfo
Learn more and apply by February 28, 2025:
bit.ly/AAPIFuturesFellowship

@aadocnetwork.bsky.social #AsianAmericanFutures
#AAPI #AANHPI

Where to donate to people who've lost their homes in the LA fires Across LA County, nearly 2,000 structures have been destroyed

🙏Please support our friends in LA if you are able:

personalspace.substack.com/p/where-to-d...

Christine Mari's Original Graphic Novel HALFWAY THERE is out now! Available at @challengers.bsky.social

A poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen's year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity.

#halfwaythere #graphicnovel #christinemari

Restoried Bookshop Opens In Albany Park With Focus On Asian American Lit Owner and community organizer Justin Valas cut the ribbon last week on his Kedzie Avenue business. “I really want this to feel like your nerdy uncle's living room,” he said.

“Restoried, for me, is about painting a more complete picture of our past and a more vibrant vision for our future,” Valas said.

blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/02/r...

Goodbye X, Hello Bluesky

We are now accepting film submissions to The 28th Annual Asian American Showcase at The Gene Siskel Film Center in downtown Chicago in May 2025!

filmfreeway.com/faaim
www.faaim.org

#faaim #asianamericanshowcase #asianamerican #filmfreeway #FilmFestival #IndieFilm #Chicago