Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️ Join us on May 30th for our annual SPRING SHOWCASE — a bold celebration to close out AANHPI Heritage Month. From genre-bending short films to deeply impactful documentaries and narrative features, this year’s program highlights the strength, joy, and complexity of our communities in ways that stay with you. Grab your tickets, bring your people, and be in the room with us. See you there. Ticket link in our bio

🎟️ Tickets are ON SALE NOW 🎟️ Join us on May 26th at Fitler Club for PAAFF’s inaugural fundraising event; an unforgettable night celebrating AANHPI excellence, visionary storytellers, and the future of our community. Cocktails, performances, and a first look at what’s next. Secure your spot today. Tickets are on sale today! Link in bio.

Hello Philly animation lovers! Philly Animation Fest will be co-presenting two lovely films by Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda: MIRAI (2018) and WOLF CHILDREN (2012) with our friends at the Philadelphia Film Society and the Philadelphia Asian American Film Society. These films are part of Philadelphia Film Society’s series Lost in Animation. Hope to see you there at the Philadelphia Film Center! We will be tabling and introducing the films on the following dates: Saturday, May 9th 1:30 PM - MIRAI 3:45 PM - WOLF CHILDREN Saturday, May 16th 12:30 PM - MIRAI Saturday, May 23rd 2:00 PM - WOLF CHILDREN @phillyfilmsociety @phillyaaff

We are proud to announce @nydiahan as our Philadelphia Icon Honoree. She stands as a powerful force in truthful storytelling, uplifting and safeguarding AANHPI voices in Philadelphia and beyond. Nydia reminds us that representation matters and that it is only the beginning. Nydia Han is an Emmy award-winning television journalist, TEDx speaker, and creator of #ThisIsAmerica, a three-part documentary series about race, racism, and the diverse American experience. Nydia anchors 6abc’s Action News at 10am weekdays and is the station’s consumer investigative reporter. She is the 2019 recipient of the Pearl S. Buck International Woman of Influence award, the Inspire Award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals, and the Global Voice Award from the World Woman Summit. She was also named “Outstanding Ally” of Diversity and Inclusion by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Nydia serves on the community advisory board for the Asian American Women’s Coalition and volunteers her time for many other non-profits. She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Nydia enjoys good food, good wine, and most of all, a good laugh. And she is working really, really hard to teach her two kids to speak Korean. Join us for our inaugural benefit reception! 🎟️ Tickets on sale in our bio.

As we kick off and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re beyond excited to share that our next stop for ‘No Room For Love’ is the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival 2026 – Spring Showcase! 🎬✨ Catch this beautifully chaotic film on May 30th at 3PM at the historic Penn Museum in Philadelphia. Your support means everything to us and to our Filipino American and Asian American community. Hope to see you there! 💛 🎟️ Tickets Link in Bio

Step into our Genre Short Block at our 2nd annual Spring Showcase, where sci fi, fantasy, and horror collide in bold, irreverent ways. These stories may feel close to home, grounded in loneliness, grief, and everyday life, but they quickly spiral into the bizarre, the supernatural, and the unknown. See you on May 30th, 11am, at @symphonyphilly !

We partnered with the fine folks at @phillyaaff to help turn a festival into a foundation. By evolving their identity to match their ambitions, we were able to create something bold, layered, and built to carry stories forward.

PAAFF is proud to support the 15th Annual Tri-Co Film Festival! On May 6, 2026 at 6:30PM, the 15th Annual Tri-Co Film Festival will take place at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute! The Tri-Co Film Festival showcases exemplary film and media work by students at Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore colleges. Highlighting the diversity of media production within the Tri-Co, the program seeks work that demonstrates creativity, craft, and intentionality across a variety of genres and aesthetics. The Festival will culminate in a night of selected film screenings at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. Films will also be made available through an online portal for those that cannot attend the in-person event. We hope to see you there!

One tiny Los Angeles apartment houses a Filipino-American family of seven, each chasing dreams as large as their egos. No Room for Love throws open the doors on a chaotic, hilarious, and heartwarming year in the life of the Santiagos, a family bound by love, ambition, and relentless bickering. Join us for our SPRING SHOWCASE as we host the East Coast Premiere of No Room for Love! Saturday, May 30th, 3:00pm at the Penn Musuem. This film is presented with our community partners @babysphl & @likhalabs . *Filmmakers in attendance

When three American doctors — Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian — enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth. Join us for the Philadelphia Premiere of American Doctor on May 30th, 12:30pm at the Penn Musuem. *Filmmakers in attendance

Join us at our SPRING SHOWCASE on Saturday, May 30th as we come together to close out Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a powerful celebration of storytelling. Our feature films include the deeply impactful documentary “American Doctor” directed by Poh Si Teng and the narrative feature “No Room for Love” directed by Randal and Malou Kamradt. We open the day with our Genre Shorts block “Strangely Familiar Worlds”, a curated program of bold, genre-forward storytelling: “My Only Friend is a Robot Named Beans” directed by Anika Kan Grevstad “Dry January” directed by CJ Arellano “Karaoke Space Odyssey” directed by Achim Mendoza “Desi Standard Time Travel” directed by Kashif Pasta “Kinopio-252” directed by Farzaneh Ghaemizadeh AANHPI Heritage Month matters. These stories matter. This is how we show up for each other and champion our voices on screen. Tickets go on sale May 2 at PAAFF.org. See you there.

Join us this Thursday for this special program presented by the Free Library of Philadelphia in partnership with the Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation, this special evening invites audiences to experience powerful stories of identity, family, and resistance. The program features a curated selection of short films from the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival: Fighting For Family, The Healing Circle, and Kalinga (Care). Each film explores themes of immigration, belonging, and community, in conversation with this year’s One Book, One Philadelphia selection, Our Missing Hearts. Following the screening, join us for a conversation with the filmmakers as we reflect on how storytelling through film and literature can illuminate the experiences of Asian American communities and beyond. 🗓️ Thursday April 23rd, 2026 ⏰ 6:00pm - 8:00pm 📍Event Location Parkway Central Library