10 Short films you shouldn’t miss at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival

By Asian Film Festival on July 11, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

These are ten short films you shouldn’t miss at the New York Asian Film Festival which will take place from July 14 – 30, 2023 in New York, USA.

**A Roadside Banquet** by Peiqi Peng – USA, China | 2023 – 16 minutes

Mai, an 11-year-old girl, discovers after attending her baby brother’s first birthday party that her parents never really wanted a girl. The revelation prompts a surprising transformation. (NYAFF 2023)

**All Your Fault, PD** by Kim Sun-yeun – Korea | 2022 – 16 minutes

A film producer is forced to go on a potentially fatal errand when zombies attack the set. (NYAFF 2023)

**Fix Anything** by Lê Lâm Viên – Vietnam | 2022 – 15 minutes

A father ropes in his son for exploits using his DIY ‘memory eraser’ van on their one-night adventure. (NYAFF 2023)

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**Hidari** by Iku Ogawa, Masashi Kawamura – Japan | 2023 – 5 minutes

Jingoro “Hidari” is a carpenter/sculptor who loses his arm and father during the Edo Castle renovation. He seeks vengeance with his sidekick Sleeping Cat and his weaponized prosthetic arm after discovering that the murder was carried out by the Tokugawa Shogunate. (NYAFF 2023)

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**Impurrfection** by Chiang Yao – Taiwan | 2022 – 13 minutes

Mr. Cat is unable to swim in the zodiac race due to aquaphobia, living regretfully by the sea until an accident brings him closer to the water. (NYAFF 2023)

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**Infant (Perzent)** by Karash Zhanyshov – Kyrgyzstan | 2022 – 16 minutes

An orphan is torn about discovering the truth about his birth mother. When he reunites with his beloved girl, his life transforms, and he gains hope. (NYAFF 2023)

**Resellers** by Lee Seung-ju – Korea | 2022 – 11 minutes

Sungjae makes money by selling cigarettes to teenagers. One day he meets an unexpected buyer. (NYAFF 2023)

**The Kidnapping (Old Man Yang)** by Gu Yang, Liu Kuang, Chen Liaoyu – China | 2023 – 17 minutes

Old man Yang is about to move away from the Beijing Hutong that he lived in for years, but he cannot help reminiscing about the old times. Until one day, he gets a mysterious Prize Drawing… (NYAFF 2023)

**What We Leave Behind** by Kang Nam-jin – Korea | 2022 – 11 minutes

A glimpse into the life of a man, from the birth of his child to the death of a loved one, told through his possessions and the place he calls home. (NYAFF 2023)

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**Will You Look At Me** by Shuli Huang – China | 2022 – 20 minutes

When a young Chinese queer filmmaker returns to his hometown in search of himself, a long-due conversation with his mother leads them on a quest for acceptance and love. (NYAFF 2023)

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