The Dallas Asian American Film Festival (DAAFF) is a hyperlocal film festival showcasing Asian American films with an Asian Texan focus, taking place on August 29 in the Dallas Arts District. DAAFF features free programming to the public, including: a Film Workshop by Pegasus Media Project at the Crow Museum of Asian Art and screenings of Live Action Shorts, Animated & Experimental Shorts, and a Feature Presentation of "Third Act" by Tadashi Nakamura at the Dallas Museum of Art.
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Video Workshop by Pegasus Media Project at the Crow Museum of Asian Art (RSVP).
1:00–2:00 p.m. Animated & Experimental Shorts Block
"First Winter" directed by Schantelle Alonzo
"Grieving Heart" directed by Wendy Cong Zhao
"Sky’s Edge" directed by Laura Hyunjhee Kim
"Side Effects" directed by Daniel Fika
2:30–4:30 p.m. Live Action Shorts Block
"Sihyeon’s Summer Day" directed by Yeajoon Cho
"The Criminal" directed by Uday Narayanan
"Marsupial" directed by Kais Marz
"Phir Milain Gey" directed by Huzaifa Ejaz
"Firewall" directed by Bita Ghassemi
"After What Happened at the Library" directed by Syra McCarthy
5:00–7:00 p.m. Feature Presentation
"Third Act" directed by Tadashi Nakamura
All audiences are welcome.
Please note that some films may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is recommended for younger audiences.
Content warning: The films listed below contain mature content, including adult language, sexual content, and/or violence.
"Side Effects": Sexual content, adult language, and violence
"After What Happened at the Library": Some adult language
"Marsupial": violence, some adult language
DAAFF is founded and organized by the Dallas Asian American Art Collective (DAART), presented by the Bowdon Family Foundation, and hosted by the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Crow Museum of Asian Art, and Kessler Studios.
DAAART’s mission is to connect and cultivate the Asian American creative community in Dallas through creating spaces, arts opportunities, and public educational programming to advocate for and amplify the voices of Asian Texan artists. Through DAAFF, we seek to highlight the filmmaking talent of Asian Texans and Asian Americans.
