Posts by Leo Chiang

UMass Boston Screening, Fri 11/20 @ 1pm

WHAT: UMass Boston Screening sponsored by Asian Am Studies Program WHEN: Fri 11/20 @ 1 – 3:15pm WHERE: Snowden Auditorium, Wheatley Bldg., 1st Flr, Rm 088, UMass Boston TICKETS: No admission fee. Open to public. The students from UMB Asian American Studies program provided us with some of the most compelling video footage in the […]

Versailles youth launches oral history project – VAYLA Stories

The Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans (VAYLA-NO) launches the VAYLA Stories website, which is “a youth-led oral history and documentary project to celebrate the lives of New Orleans’s Vietnamese and neighboring communities.” There are currently 11 stories posted. Check out what the young people in Versailles have to say about topics from […]

Advancing Justice Conference, Los Angeles 10/29 @ 4p

WHAT: Advancing Justice Conference WHEN: 10/29 @ 4pm WHERE: The Center at Cathedral Plaza • 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 TICKETS: Open to conference attendees Q&A with Director S. Leo Chiang and activist Uyen Le.

VERSAILLES wins Audience Award at New Orleans Film Fest!

A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES has just been awarded the Audience Award for Documentary Feature at the New Orleans Film Festival. Needless to say, we are totally beside ourselves to snag our second award in a week. A big THANK YOU to all the folks who came out to see the film in New Orleans. Our […]

VERSAILLES named “Best Documentary” at Philly AAFF

We are thrilled to announce that A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES is named BEST DOCUMENTARY at the Philadelphia Asian Am Film Fest, which is coming up this weekend! Our director, Leo Chiang, will attend the screening this Saturday 10/10 @ 7 pm at the Asian Arts Initiative. Hope to see you there. A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES […]

Austin Asian Am Film Fest, Sun 11/15 @ 2p

WHAT: Austin Asian Am Film Festival WHEN: Sun 11/15 @ 2pm WHERE: Alamo Draft House Cinemas • 1120 South Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 TICKETS: Visit Austin Asian Am Film Festival for more info Q&A with Director S. Leo Chiang and Mimi Nguyen to follow.

AAA/SVA Film, Video, and Multimedia Festival-12/5 @ 1:30p

WHAT: A program of the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting WHEN: Saturday, December 5, 1:30 pm WHERE: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown • 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 Please visit the AAA Annual Meeting page for more information.

Sneak Preview at International Vietnamese Film Festival (ViFF)

WHAT: American Sociological Association Annual Conference WHEN: Saturday, April 11 @ 3pm WHERE: UC Irvine Campus, Room HIB 100 TICKETS: Visit the International Vietnamese Film Festival website (ViFF) for more info.

Benefit Screenings & Dessert Reception at Buena Vista UMC

WHAT: Buena Vista United Methodist Church Encore Screening WHEN: May 16th and May 30th WHERE: Buena Vista United Methodist Church • 2311 Buena Vista Ave Alameda, CA INFO: The 2009 NOLA Mission & Service Team volunteers have returned from their New Orleans trip. Please join us for an encore screening and panel discussion that will […]

Encore Screening at Buena Vista UMC

WHAT: Buena Vista United Methodist Church Encore Screening WHEN: Sat, July 25 @ 4 pm WHERE: Buena Vista United Methodist Church • 2311 Buena Vista Ave Alameda, CA INFO: The 2009 NOLA Mission & Service Team volunteers have returned from their New Orleans trip. Please join us for an encore screening and panel discussion that […]

American Sociological Association Annual Conference

WHAT: American Sociological Association Annual Conference WHEN: Sunday, Aug 9 @ 12pm WHERE: Hilton in San Francisco • 333 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 TICKETS: Visit the American Sociological Association website for more info.

San Francisco, CA-Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

WHAT: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts WHEN: Friday, August 28 @ 3 pm WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Art • 700 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 TICKETS: This special free screening is presented by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and co-presented by Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN), Center for Asian American […]

San Diego Asian Film Festival- 10/18, 10/28

WHAT: San Diego Asian Film Festival WHEN: 10/18 @ 12:10pm & 10/28 @ 3pm WHERE: UltraStar Theater • 7510 Hazard Center Drive TICKETS: Visit San Diego Asian Film Festival for more info

Hawaii International Film Festival- 10/17, 10/20

WHAT: Hawaii International Film Festival WHEN: 10/17 @ 8:15pm, 10/20 @ 12pm WHERE: Dole Cannery • 735 Iwilei Rd, Honolulu, HI 96817 TICKETS: Visit Hawaii International Film Festival website for more info Followed by Q&A with Prod/Dir S. Leo Chiang. See you there!

New Orleans Film Festival-10/11 at 5pm

WHAT: New Orleans Film Festival WHEN: Sun, Oct 11@ 5 pm WHERE: Contemporary Arts Center • 900 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 TICKETS: Visit the New Orleans Film Festival website for more info Followed by Q&A with Prod/Dir S. Leo Chiang. See you there!