22nd New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 14-30, 2023

Asian Diaspora Filmmaker Forum: Panel Talk

"Film. Fact. Fiction: Will the Real Asian Please Stand Up?"

Discover the intricate dynamics of being Asian and representing Asians in America in our upcoming talk, which delves into Asian portrayals in cinema and their real-life implications. Our speakers will share insights from the world of documentary and fictional filmmaking, discussing fact and fiction and the evolving meaning of being Asian in America today at a time when divergences between clichés and reality have never seemed to be so profound. This conversation aims to unravel the challenges and triumphs this diverse community encounters, both on screen and in reality. Don't miss this opportunity to engage in a thought-provoking discourse that will undoubtedly provoke, enlighten and inspire.

This talk is FREE for all 2023 NY Asian Film Festival ticket and pass holders. Present your ticket at the box office beginning up to an hour before the talk begins for entry, first-come, first-served.

Moderator: Thavary Krouch (Moderator)
Guests: Eunice Lau, Perry Yung, Henry Chang

Sunday July 23, 5:00pm
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

FREE for all ticket/pass holders! Present ticket at box office up to an hour before talk for entry. First-come, first-served.

Perry Yung

Perry Yung’s breakthrough role was as Ping Wu in Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series The Knick. He has guest starred on Gotham, The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Royal Pains, The Equalizer and recently starred in Netflix’s The Three-body Problem. Film work includes The Harvest, John Wick: Chapter 2, Condemned, Jade Pendant and the voice of the Puppet Master in The Guardians Brothers. Perry played Father Jun in Cinemax’s Warrior. His acclaimed flute playing is also on the soundtrack. Perry is one of the founders of the Slant Performance Group and has been a member of the Great Jones Repertory Group since 1993.

Eunice Lau

As a former journalist and a descendant of immigrants displaced by conflict, Eunice Lau draws on the power of the moving image to inspire transformative social change. After growing up in Singapore and earning an Honors BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics as well as an MFA in Film at New York University, she directed Through the Fire (2012), which was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the AMPAS Student Academy Awards. Her feature documentary Accept the Call screened at acclaimed film festivals such as Human Rights Watch and Woodstock before airing on PBS and Canal Plus. Her work has also appeared on Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera English and Channel News Asia, and in 2020, she was one of four filmmakers selected for Woodstock Film Festival’s inaugural Filmmakers’ Residency. She is currently working on Son of the Soil.

Henry Chang

Henry Chang is the author of the Chinese-American Detective Jack Yu series: Chinatown Beat, Year of the Dog, Red Jade, Death Money, and Lucky. He is the Executive Producer of A Father's Son, a short film based on characters from the series. A graduate of CCNY, his work has appeared in the seminal Yellow Pearl, and he has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, the Boston Globe, New Yorker Magazine, among others. He is a native New Yorker, a son of New York City Chinatown, where he resides.