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AAS 2022 Call for Films
Dear Filmmaker/Distributor:
Established as an Association for Asian Studies (AAS) conference program in 2011, AAS Film Expo is curated and organized by the Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS), a program of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The AAS 2022 Annual Conference is scheduled March 24-27, 2022 at Hawai'i Convention Center and the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort Hotel in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Documentary and independent films on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia will be programmed and projected in a dedicated screening room Thursday through Saturday on conference dates. The film expo also offers an in-person, on-demand screening area to allow additional viewing opportunities for attendees unavailable for scheduled screening times.
Selected films may include short, post-screening Q&A sessions with filmmakers and film representatives attending the conference or via online video conferencing.
All selected films are promoted in a special AAS Film Expo booklet distributed to conference attendees, listed in the print and digital AAS Annual Conference Program, the Conference Mobile App, as well as on the AAS, AEMS and CEAPS websites.
We welcome the submission of films related to Asia produced by scholars and independent filmmakers. Criteria utilized in the selection process include timeliness, broad appeal to the scholarly community, and examples of new field work. In considering your submission, please note that attendees viewing films may be seeking titles for classroom use or for their institutional libraries.
Approximately twenty five films will be selected for screenings.
We look forward to receiving online submissions to present and promote films at the premier annual conference of Asia scholars in North America which offer impactful programming and networking opportunities for emerging research in diverse disciplines contributing to Asian Studies.
For programming consideration in AAS 2022 Film Expo, please complete an ONLINE FILM SUBMISSION FORM. We prefer to have our selection committee review films through secure Vimeo or YouTube links, but will accept digital file transfers and DVD submissions.
Our film submission deadline: Friday, December 17, 2021.
Please note:
- We do not accept any films that have had scheduled screenings at past meetings.
- AAS does not pay rental or royalty fees, nor does it charge you for publicity and exposure. AAS considers this program of mutual benefit to both you and our members.
- Selected films will be required to submit 2-3 promotional images at 300dpi-600dpi, which may be included at time of submission via email to finkelma@illinois.edu
Contact:
Jason Finkelman | Asian Educational Media Service | finkelma@illinois.edu | 217-265-0640
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AAS FILM EXPO 2021
The AAS Film Expo was established as an Association for Asian Studies conference program in 2011 by the Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) of the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies as part of an outreach initiative promoting documentary and independent films on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia.
The upcoming AAS conference is scheduled for March 21-26, 2021 as a virtual, online program.
AAS FILM EXPO 2021 features 28 films and 21 Q&A sessions.
All Q&A sessions and 20 of the film expo titles can be viewed with a FREE Basic Access account which can be set up here: https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/login/signup.asp
Basic Access accounts grant users limited access on the Association for Asian Studies conference platform to free special events, film expo & the exhibit hall. Learn more here: https://www.eventscribe.net//2021/AASVirtual/index.asp
Full access to the film expo requires conference registration.
Click here to visit the online conference program
Click here to the AAS Film Expo brochure
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) annually hosts the premier North American conference of Asia scholars devoted to scheduled programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching, and on Asian affairs in general.
2021 FILM TITLES -- ALL VIEWERS
Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores 『東北おんばのうた − つなみの浜辺で』
Directed by Suzuki Yoi. Produced by Arai Takako.
2020. Japan. 80 minutes.
Country/region featured: Japan
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Bread and Belonging
A film by Sonia Filinto.
2020. India. 50 minutes.
Country/region featured: India
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A Virgin Vote: In a Time of a Pandelection
A film by Udan Fernando.
2020. Sri Lanka. 12 minutes.
Country/region featured: Sri Lanka
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Subali-Sugriwa: Battle of the Monkey Kings -The Documentary
A film by Nezia AZMI. Produced by Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai'i.
2018. United States. 78 minutes.
Country/region featured: Indonesia, Bali
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Wild Honey: Caring for Bees in a Divided Land
A film by Lisa Palmer.
2019. Australia. 30 minutes.
Country/region featured: Timor-Leste and Indonesia border
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Three Films from the Mingei Film Archive
Directed by Marty Gross.
2020. Canada. 53 minutes.
Country/region featured: Korea, Okinawa, Japan
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Bernard Leach Films Japanese Puppetry, 1934
Directed by Marty Gross.
2020. Canada. 6:36 minutes.
Country/region featured: Japan
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Bernard Leach Films Papermaking in Japan, 1934 (Version One)
Directed by Marty Gross.
2020. Canada. 6:19 minutes.
Country/region featured: Japan
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A Woman Who Paints Thangkas
Directed and produced by Ming Xue.
2019. United States / China. 25 minutes.
Country/region featured: Qinghai, China
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Mountain Medicines: The Cultural Context of Chinese Wild Animal and Herbal Healing Materia Medica
A film by Gary Seaman and Joe Juanyao Zheng.
2020. United States. 51 minutes.
Country/region featured: Taiwan
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Singing A Great Dream: The Revolutionary Songs and Life of Khusiram Pakhrin
A film by Anna Stirr and Bhakta Syangtan.
2019. Nepal / United States. 39 minutes.
Country/region featured: Nepal
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On the Move
A film by Minea HENG.
2019. Cambodia. 12 minutes.
Country/region featured: Cambodia
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Worry
A film by Chhouk Loeurn and Pring Proel.
2019. Cambodia. 15 minutes.
Country/region featured: Cambodia
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No Choice
A film by Roda Din.
2020. Cambodia. 11 minutes.
Country/region featured: Cambodia
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Edo Avant Garde
A film by Linda Hoaglund.
2019. Japan / United States. 83 minutes.
Country/region featured: Japan / United States
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Every Day Is a Holiday
A film by Theresa Loong.
2020. United States / Japan / Malaysia. 56 minutes.
Country/region featured: United States, Japan, Malaysia
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The Revolution They Remember - Part 1 & Part 2
A film by Dr. Edward M. Gunn. Produced by University of Pittsburgh Library System.
2020. United States. 106 minutes in two parts - 53 minutes each.
Country/region featured: China
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Broken Harmony: China’s Dissidents
A film by Risa Morimoto and Diana Chiawen Lee.
2019. United States. 51 minutes.
Country/region featured: China
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A Long Way Home
Directed by Luc Schaedler.
2020. Switzerland. 73 minutes.
Country/region featured: China
2021 FILM TITLES -- REGISTERED CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ONLY
8:15
Directed by J.R. Heffelfinger. Executive Producer Dr. Akiko Mikamo, Producer Nini Le Huynh.
2020. United States. 50 minutes. (English/Japanese with subtitles)
Country/region featured: Hiroshima, Japan & New York
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A is for Agustin
A film by Grace Pimentel Simbulan.
2019. Philippines. 73 minutes.
Country/region featured: Zambales, Philippines
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Half Widow
Directed by Danish Renzu. Written by Gaya Bhola and Danish Renzu. Produced by Gaya Art Films & Renzu Films.
2019. India. 91 minutes.
Country/region featured: Kashmir
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The Silence
A film by Park Soonam.
2017. Japan / Korea. 117 minutes.
Country/region featured: Japan / Korea
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Jeronimo
A film by Joseph Juhn.
2019. Cuba / South Korea / United States. 93 minutes.
Country/region featured: Cuba, Asia, United States, Canada
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Finding Yingying
A film by Jiayan "Jenny" Shi.
2020. United States. 98 minutes.
Country/region featured: United States, China
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Denise Ho - Becoming the Song
A film by Sue Williams and Helen Siu. 2020. United States. 83 minutes.
Country/region featured: Hong Kong
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The Last Man
Directed by Dakxinkumar Chhara. Produced by Shatterproof Productions.
2020. United Kingdom. 61 minutes.
Country/region featured: India