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A still from \u201cRed Pocket,\u201d a short film directed by Austin Chen, where \u201ca magical Red Pocket interrupts an anxiety ridden family dinner\u201d according to AFFD. (AFFD Facebook)<\/p>\n
Angelika Film Center<\/a> is hosting the annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) from July 23-26, a nonprofit film exhibition featuring Asian and Asian-American movies that cover a variety of cultural topics.<\/p>\n \u201cFounded by Mye Hoang and Stephen Carlton in 2002, the AFFD has provided opportunities for over 600 Asian and Asian-American filmmakers and documentarians to share their vision, often providing the only venue for their films to be shown in Dallas,\u201d AFFD\u2019s mission statement<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n The poster for \u201cMacai,\u201d directed by Sun-J Perumal. (AFFD Facebook)<\/p>\n This year\u2019s collection includes horror, action, drama, documentary and family films, showcasing the versatility of Asian cinema. Movies like \u201cThe Gorals\u201d by Yoo Jae-wook explore coming-of-age topics through the lens of academically stressed students, while \u201cNever After Dark\u201d by Dave Boyle and \u201cMacai\u201d by Sun-J Perumal focus on thrill, crime and terror.<\/p>\n \u201cThe volunteer-run Asian Film Festival of Dallas has grown to become one of the south\u2019s largest showcases of Asian and Asian-American cinema,\u201d their website says. \u201cWe\u2019ve brought to Dallas some of the biggest names in Asian-American film such as Justin Lin and Sung Kang. We have broadened the audience for these films in the North Texas region.\u201d<\/p>\n AFFD takes an inclusive approach to selecting their program for the year, valuing representation, engagement, accessibility, youth outreach and filmmaker support in all of their decisions. Some initiatives launched as a result include closed captioning, a film student block and internship and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n \u201cAFFD actively seeks out films from diverse Asian backgrounds, including those by underrepresented communities,\u201d their DEI statement<\/a> reads. \u201cWe believe that diversity strengthens creativity, enriches storytelling and broadens perspectives. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for filmmakers, audiences and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n This week\u2019s showtimes and special events are linked when bolded below:<\/p>\n Thursday, July 23<\/p>\n Friday, July 24<\/p>\n Saturday, July 25<\/p>\n \u201cFrosted Window<\/a>\u201d from noon-1:20 p.m. Sunday, July 26<\/p>\n \u201cSharing the rich diversity of Asian culture through the medium of cinema, the AFFD continues to transport festival-goers into different lives and cultures from the comfort of their theater seats.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A still from \u201cRed Pocket,\u201d a short film directed by Austin Chen, where \u201ca magical Red Pocket interrupts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-382922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/macai.jpg\")
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\n\u201cEn Route To<\/a>\u201d from 1:30-3:16 p.m.
\n\u201cYear of the Cat<\/a>\u201d (Filmmaker Q&A) from 3:45-5:23 p.m.
\n\u201cNever After Dark<\/a>\u201d (Centerpiece Screening) from 6:30-8:15 p.m.
\nCenterpiece Reception at the Angelika Film Center Cafe from 8-9 p.m.
\n\u201cMacai<\/a>\u201d from 8:45-10:30 p.m.
\nLate Night Shorts Block<\/a> (\u201cRed Pocket,\u201d \u201cShe Will Rock You,\u201d \u201cPlaything\u201d and \u201cLooky-Loo\u201d) from 11-11:57 p.m.<\/p>\n