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Across nations and diasporas, AAAFF explores the most intriguing, experimental, and entertaining movies from Asian filmmakers

Filipino drama dissects the Faustian pact of idol culture

Inbetween Girl Inbetween Girl director Mei Makino watched through a long list of warm and colorful films while working on her debut feature, a coming-of-age film about a teenager's love affairs in the wake of her parents' divorce. Diary of a Teenage Girl, Clueless, and ... The Social Network? Steve Jobs? "I know it's not what you'd expect," she said. "But I just think those scripts are so tightly written! I was like, 'Yeah! Come on, Sorkin!'" And it shows: Inbetween Girl demonstrates reverence for a multitude of filmic lineages. Sixteen-year-old Angie Chen makes sense of her life by draw...

D: Antoinette Jadaone. Philippines, 2020, 100 min. Opening night film. Filipino idol Paulo Avelino stars as a twisted version of himself in this unique look at celebrity and the teens who worship their flawed icons. (Drive-in screening, June 4, 7:30pm, Community First! Village Drive-In Cinema: Virtual access June 4-6) Center Stage. D: Stanley Kwan. Hong Kong, 1991, 126 min. Glowing 4K restoration of Stanley Kwan's critically lauded 1991 semi-documentary, semi-biopic of Ruan Lingyu, "the Chinese Garbo," with Maggie Cheung as the groundbreaking actress from Shanghai whose tragic fate gave a wa...