Friday, August 19th
Sid Cutter Pavillion, Balloon Fiesta Park
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Dir. Terry Ngo
Director Terry Ngo discusses her officially selected film Santa Fe Resident, a short documentary telling the story of how an older Vietnamese woman came to be in Santa Fe
Dir. Andy Bui
Andy Bui, the director of official selection Dandelion's Promise, talks about his film, which tells the story of an Asian-American teen who tip-toes the fine line of assimilation and self-confidence as he strives to find a sense of belonging in a modern-day American dream.
Celebrating The New Age of Asian Representation in Film
With Hollywood bursting with Asian representation in film, the Asian Business Collaborative (ABC) is producing the New Mexico Asian Film Festival. The film festival will take place 6-9 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2022, at Balloon Fiesta Park. This one-of-a-kind festival will feature Asian short films produced by API directors, an inaugural awards ceremony and a feature film celebrating Asians in film. The film festival received over 300 submissions for this inaugural event.
