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• Everyone is required to show valid proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (examples: physical CDC vaccination card, clear photo of the CDC card, digital vaccine passport such as the Excelsior Pass, NYC COVID Safe, and CLEAR Health Pass)
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ASIAN AMERICAN FILM THING is a celebration of Asian- American filmmakers by screening their shorts (Films! Not Pants!) hosted by Angel Yau and Nathan Pearson.

There will be an array of narrative fiction, docs, animations, music videos, comedy sketches, experimental films, and more. The mission of this event is to have a safe space for AAPI filmmakers to voice their stories (so some of these films might be work in progress!) Exciting! We want to focus on shorts that show Asian- Americans as the main characters, as the voice, as someone that Hollywood usually never portrays us in.

You will also get to hear what the filmmakers have to say about their work. AND, there will be several musical and performance treats at the end of the screening!

2022 will be AAFT’s 5th anniversary! Let’s celebrate!

Featuring performances by:

Ben Kim

Maria Camia

David James Ft. Pure Skies

and more!

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Angel Yau is a comedian, storyteller, actor, and filmmaker from Queens, New York. She started her comedy career (unintentionally) in high school when she ran for school council. From then she knew how to laugh at herself. She founded “Asian American Film Thing”, and “Shoes off, Mouth off” an all AAPI storytelling show. She is also proudly in the musical comedy group, AzN PoP! Angel’s festival-winning stop-motion animations are where she explores her childhood in comedic but heartfelt ways dealing with solitude, rejection, and alienation. Angel was recently featured in a BBC short documentary on being a comedian dealing with mental health. www.angelyau.com

Nathan Pearson is a comedian, actor, writer, and host based in Brooklyn, NY by way of Atlanta, GA. He currently hosts and produces Secure The Gag, a weekly podcast where he interviews fellow queer comedians about their infamous bits and projects, and covers comedy for WUSSY MAG. Recently, he was featured on HBOMax’s Humans By Orientation platform and on UCB Character’s Welcome where his “Guy F**ks His Bully’s Dad” sketch became a viral sensation. Around NYC, he’s performed in multiple festivals and shows including the Always Happy Video Comedy Bop presented by the New York Comedy Festival, NY Sketchfest, the Asian Comedy Festival, and UCB’s Animals and Objects. Online, Nathan has amassed a following on TikTok with over 60K followers and 17M views. He has been featured in Vulture, Instinct, Queerty, Logo’s NewNowNext, and more. Nathan holds a certificate in Screenwriting from NYU and famously portrayed “Jeremy” on Nickelodeon’s iCarly as a youth.