Boston Asian American Film Festival

A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.

A staple of every BAAFF season, Oh, Queer is a self-expression and complexities of identity beyond orientation.

Following the death of her family dog, Emma finds herself at a crossroads where grief and release play together: a midlife awakening is now in full throttle, and those closest to Emma feel the impact, including her best friend Stan and her rambunctious daughter Maggie. To make matters more complicated and ripe for comedic mishaps, Emma’s estranged ex-husband Andy returns to the city from Singapore down on his professional luck and aiming to rekindle things with his lost love.

A staple of every BAAFF season, Queer and Here is self-expression and identity beyond orientation.

Includes Got it Maid, Encore, The Monkey King is in Town, Fanny Pack, Ba, Gaysians, and Pamanhikan. The last two short films show the intersections of Asian American and LGBT identities.

One man does all he can to veil his Asian heritage; the other takes great pains to hide his sexual orientation. Both of these things begin to change when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the men develop a bond.