Ahma &amp; Alan is a comedic/dramatic short film about a Taiwanese grandma (ahma) that has to travel from a rural town in central Taiwan to the capital city of Taipei in the north to pull Alan, her American-born grandson, out of jail before he gets deported by a vindictive police officer. Director Biography -&nbsp;James Y. Shih<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/366/550/original/027a41a00a-headshot.jpg?1564642046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/366/550/thumb/027a41a00a-headshot.jpg?1564642046" width="131" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>James Y. Shih is the son of Taiwanese immigrants and grew up in Milpitas, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. James has studied at UC San Diego (Economics B.A., Theatre minor), De Anza College and City College of San Francisco (Film Production), National Taiwan Normal University (Mandarin), and at Cal State Northridge where he received his MFA in Screenwriting. James is the producer of acclaimed feature films “Fight Life” (2012) the MMA documentary and the Sundance award winning sci-fi film “Advantageous” (2015) currently on Neftlix. James is passionate about filmmaking and telling personal, Asian American stories such as “Ahma &amp; Alan" which he wrote and directed.

Ahma & Alan

A portrait of a woman's everyday life seen through the perspective of an unlikely voyeuristic love interest. Director Biography -&nbsp;Grace Kim<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/230/549/original/baeb0f4ce6-headshot.jpg?1547951235" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/230/549/thumb/baeb0f4ce6-headshot.jpg?1547951235" width="150" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>Grace Kim is a Brooklyn-based, Bay Area native filmmaker and writer who uses absurdist and surrealist elements as tools to explore characters' emotions and psychology in storytelling. As an artist, she is searching for unique expressions of common human experiences— exploring the ways that filmmakers can create an emotional, spiritual, or philosophical resonance between the audience and films through unusual symbols, composition, and visual association/dissociation. She is currently a member of a film collective, Filmshop, a director’s workshop, Sandbox, Brooklyn Film Collective Writers, and works on staff at New York Women in Film and Television.

An Interloper's Kiss

So many people from different backgrounds, cultures and religions call Flushing, NY their home. Swallowtail Studios presents a collection of short stories embracing some of the places that resonate with anyone from this part of Queens. Director Biographies: Julian Kim, Peter S. Lee<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/5cd555fcf36856ed01096e846846f3bf.jpg" width="352">(from left Peter S. Lee, Julian Kim) JULIAN KIMJulian is born and bred in New York, pursued a career in the arts at an early age despite the Korean-American norm. An animator-to-be turned Filmmaker, Julian always felt passionate in telling moving and creative stories. His quirky compartmentalizing work ethic comes as no surprise to his colleagues as he enjoys long walks inside the Container Store, Muji’s packaging aisle, and building his legos in a very linear manner. PETER LEEPeter grew up in a blue-collar, immigrant family in Flushing, Queens. Watching families survive in the New York hustle gave Peter a personal understanding of social and financial struggles. Realizing the lack of representation in mainstream media, Peter found his calling in creating a platform for telling stories of the invisible and the marginalized. He has helped create numerous narrative short and feature films, documentaries, and several film and TV projects telling the stories of undervalued Americans. In his free time, Peter enjoys adventures and spontaneous road trips with his wife.

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Jon and Daveon, aimlessly existing in their mid-20s, are childhood friends who grew up together in the same neighborhood. Jon lives alone with his single mother (Mama Huang), who is a Chinese immigrant. Daveon is a single father living with his aunt (Auntie Carol) - they raise his daughter (Harley) together. Both friends are at personal crossroads in their lives, yet share the moment together. Jon faces family pressures to enroll in an out-of-state education program, though he prefers to stay back as his environment is all that he knows. Daveon is saving money so he can move out and raise his daughter in a better environment. In between jobs, and in an attempt to make more money, Jon and Daveon start flipping used t-shirts and splitting the profits under the table. Though this endeavor only concerns the two friends, judgements are made from both of their families. Jon feels pressured into picking a side. Director Biography -&nbsp;Kevin Tsai<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/552/978/original/b115bd27a1-headshot.jpg?1588481663" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/552/978/thumb/b115bd27a1-headshot.jpg?1588481663" width="105" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>Kevin is a Japanese / Taiwanese American filmmaker, photographer, and actor. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Rowland Heights, Kevin is not only the first in his family to pursue art as a career, but also the first to break generational curses embedded in thefamily lineage. His work is heavily influenced by Chinese martial arts, west coast hip hop, and the LA fashion and skate scenes. Kevin believes that mass media is the most effective way to normalize and empower yellow and brown bodies. He also relies on creating images to further explore his own identity while in his 20s, living in a politically charged America. Kevin is currently graduating from Syracuse University with a BFA in film, having studied in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. He has also studied film at FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic. Kevin has independently directed and produced numerous short films, documentaries, music videos, and even webisodes. He hopes to continue creating work independently.

Playing With Fire

Andrew and Josie are ready to tie the knot, but there's one thing stopping them: a traditional dinner where Andrew must ask for the blessing of Josie's stubborn, family-oriented, all-American father, Joseph. What could go wrong? Director Biography -&nbsp;Jason Yamamoto<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/595/272/original/c36dfaafd5-headshot.jpg?1593056787" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/001/595/272/thumb/c36dfaafd5-headshot.jpg?1593056787" width="102" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>Raised in Torrance California, Jason Yamamoto is currently studying Film Production at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, with a minor in Film Music.

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Can a nice Chinese-American Dad keep his two struggling-Artist daughters from killing each other in their tiny Los Angeles-apartment? "Father's Day" is a Dramedy about Family Love, Loss... and finding The Perfect Survival Job.Best Short Film 2019: Asian Film Festival (Los Angeles); Shawna Shea Film Festival (Massachusetts)Best Actress 2019/Betty Ouyang: American Asian &amp; Latino Film Festival (NYC)Top-3-Film 2019: Kraut International Film Festival (Munich)Directors Choice Award 2018: Roselle Park Film Festival (NJ)OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Golden Door International Film Festival 2019 (NJ); Film Girl Film Festival 2018 (Wisconsin); Chinese-American Film Festival 2017 (Los Angeles)Director Biography -&nbsp;Betty Ouyang<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/000/865/580/original/DTLA.jpg?1482346992" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ff-storage-p01/press_kits/headshots/000/865/580/thumb/DTLA.jpg?1482346992" width="149" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>Betty Ouyang is an East-to-West-Coast transplant, currently appreciating the slower pace of life and lack of mosquitos in southern California. Years of pursuing her dream of being a working actor have provided Betty with the ammunition to create “Father’s Day”, a Dramedy about two Chinese-American sisters, making questionable progress in their Hollywood careers. While in quarantine, Betty is currently writing, developing and pitching a couple of tv series ideas, including a comedy co-starring her beloved stuffed panda bear, Clover.

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