What a great turn out last Thursday night! Stay tuned for our next FAAIM First Thursday AAPI Film Night September 3rd! www.faaim.org #AAPI #AANHPI #FILM #INDIEFILM
The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media
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(FAAIM) is an organization that celebrates emerging AANHPI creative talent. We accomplish this by hosting various including the annual Asian American Showcase in Chicago and supporting artists in building a grassroots audience for their work.
These 6 short films are about cooking, serving, and eating through the lenses of AAPI filmmakers and storytellers. W/ select filmmakers in-person for post film Q&A and Maa Maa Dei food pop up! 8/6 - 6 PM www.faaim.org/first-thursdays-secondhelpings #AAPI #FirstThursday #ShortFilms #SecondHelpings
The 29th Annual Asian American Showcase presents our 2026 Jonathan Laxamana Emerging Filmmaker Jury Award Winners! Buy tickets to the showcase ---> faaim.org #AAPI #AANHPI #AAPIHeritageMonth #AANHPIHeritageMonth #ShortFilms
A Lebanese mother and her American son (Lubna Azabal, Daniel Zolghadri) drive across the US, revealing the fractures and bonds between them. www.faaim.org #AAPI #AAPIHeritageMonth #Lebanese #LebaneseAmerican
The 29th Annual Asian American Showcase has finally dropped their full lineup! See all the details and buy tickets now our their website! www.faaim.org #aapi #aanhpi #aapiheritagemonth #filmfest #chicago #filmfestival #asianamerican #indiefilm
Kicking off AAPI Heritage Month & The 29th Annual Asian American Showcase! faaim.org/modern-portraits #AAPI #AANHPI #AAPIheritagemonth #AANHPIheritagemonth #FAAIM #FilmFestival #AsiaAmericanShowcase #IndieFilms #ShortFilms #Poetry #PoetryReading
Film submissions closing FRIDAY! Submit your film ASAP for consideration to the longest running film festival to exclusively feature Asian American Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian films and stories! #SiskelFilmCenter #AAPI #AANHPI #AsianAmerican #FilmFestival #IndieFilms filmfreeway.com/FAAIM
#BuildingBridgesTour. I've been looking forward to the new #gordiehowebridge. But Trump and his billionaires are trying to stop it's opening. In response, I am organizing a tour of Eastern Canada. I'm happy to announce Toronto @anotherstorybookshop. Windsor, Sarnia, Ottawa, and Montreal to come.
新年快樂! The festivities continue with Shanghai Nights: A Lunar New Year Celebration Sat, 28th February, 7-10 pm Benny Boy Brewing 1821 Daly Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031 I'll join Jessica Fichot & her band for a mix of traditional songs and fun Mandopop. bennyboybrewing.com/calendar/202...
Shanghai Nights: A Lunar New Year Celebration — Benny Boy Brewing
For this special Lunar New Year concert, multilingual chanteuse, songwriter, and accordionist Jessica Fichot returns to Benny Boy Brewing to celebrate the swing era sounds of he...
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The 29th Annual ASIAN AMERICAN SHOWCASE --> May 7th - 12th, 2026 at Siskel Film Center - Chicago SAVE THE DATE for another amazing year of AAPI films! More Details Coming Soon! www.faaim.org #FAAIM #AsianAmericanShowcase #AAPI #AANHPI #AsianAmerican #FilmFestival #IndieFilms
📣 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
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
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
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