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LAAPFF announces spring virtual showcase



Free Digital Showcase of Films and Panels Featuring Groundbreaking Asian Pacific American/Asian International Film - Begins May 1st with Premiere Sneak Peek at Two Episodes of PBS's Landmark Groundbreaking Series THE ASIAN AMERICANS

Like other film festivals scheduled for this time of the coronavirus shutdowns, the 36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival cannot take place at its scheduled time (the presse release says Visual Communications (VC) has "rescheduled [it]. . . "to a later date"). So,for now, here comes the LAAPFF Virtual Showcase, which like SXSW's, will offer a selection of their planned offerings online, in their case for free.

[press release]
The LAAPFF VIRTUAL SHOWCASE will launch May 1st with its Opening Day Film - the premiere sneak preview of Episodes 3 and 4 of the upcoming groundbreaking PBS Documentary Series ASIAN AMERICANS. Both episodes will be available from 8AM PST to 8PM PST in the LAAPFF VIRTUAL SHOWCASE for personal viewing. Then at 5PM PST/8PM EST, there will be a special online Q&A with the filmmakers and special guests will take place to discuss the film and current issues. View the trailer for ASIAN AMERICANS here.

The LAAPFF VIRTUAL SHOWCASE will also feature the festival World Premiere of FIRST VOTE on May 5. Directed by Yi Chen, this insightful film focuses on the current Asian American experience at the election polls in the United States. Through in-depth honest and revealing conversations with four Asian American voters in battleground states, the filmmaker also contemplates exercising her own right to vote in America - a first time for her. An online post Q/A discussion with director Chen and subjects from the film will take place at 5PM PST on May 5.

The complete lineup for the LAAPFF VIRTUAL SHOWCASE will be announced on Monday, April 27th. For additional details, please visit festival.vcmedia.org.

This information was received April 22, 2020. The LAAPFF organizers will release their Virtual Showcase program schedule in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more details on that website.