Screenshot: Asia

TOMORROW! We are screening PICCADILLY with live accompaniment at Frick Fine Arts building on Pitt's campus. Join us as we celebrate silent film and the great Hollywood star Anna May Wong!

We are a fantastic week but I wanted to make sure I put in an extra plug for closing film, TIGER STRIPES, which has just been announced as Malaysia's submission for the Oscars this year. Congrats to Amanda Nell Eu! and come see it on Sunday, Oct 8th at 5:30PM, in Lawrence Hall 121. We are having free! catering by Maiku Vietnamese cuisine. Go to www.screenshot.pitt.edu for tix!

It's a new school year and a perfect time to announce our third annual SCREENSHOT: Asia Film Festival, taking place October 4-8, 2023. We have amazing films from all over Asia--including Iran, Indonesia, South Korea, China, Japan, and many other places! We are so excited about what we are going to show you this year! We'll be rolling out the schedule and telling you more about the movies in the coming weeks, but meanwhile, mark your calendar!

We're still deep in the summer break but, if you're looking for films to watch right now, we're happy to partner with the Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce--Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center and others to offer a pre-screening of the film SIGHT, starring Terry Chen from THE EXPANSE and Greg Kinnear (AS GOOD AS IT GETS)! Screenings will be on Pitt campus on Aug 5-6. Tickets are FREE but register if you'd like to attend. Click on the flyer for more information and for the QR code for the film. We hope to see you there!

Faculty Advisory Board member Charles Exley was in Japan this month and had a JDFA reunion with winners Tokachi Tsuchiya and Mizuko Yamaoka. We are so excited to hear about their upcoming works!

Be sure to check the Harris Theater’s film screening of RETURN TO SEOUL today through Wednesday at 5PM ET! Visit https://trustarts.org/production/87919/return-to-seoul for tickets and to learn more about the film.

Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM in 5201 Posvar Hall for the next installment of the Asia Pop Lecture Series where Dr. Lu Chen from Guangzhou University will speak on Consumer activism among players of Chinese female-oriented mobile games.

Join us TOMORROW, March 28th at 6 PM ET in person in 5201 Posvar Hall for another exciting lecture in the spring Asia Pop: Fan Cultures series as Dr. Ju Oak Kim speaks on The Power of Interdependent Connections: K-pop Fan Culture and Social Media!

Screening of the hit film The Orphanage is TONIGHT at 5 PM in 4130 Posvar Hall followed by a Q&A with director Shahrbanoo Sadat! The Orphanage follows a 15-year-old Quodrat (Quodratollah Qadiri) and his journey from the streets of Kabul to a juvenile detention called “the orphanage” where he daydreams of action-packed Bollywood heroics while the Soviets maintain control and the Mujahideen fight to take their land back.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

UPCOMING EVENT: Be sure to view the screening of Shahrbanoo Sadat’s film, The Orphanage, next Wednesday, March 22nd, from 5-7pm in room 4130 of Posvar Hall. Following the film, ask questions to the director with an in-person Q&A. If you have any questions, email [email protected].

Free Chol Soo Lee Trailer #1 (2022) Check out the new Trailer for Free Chol Soo Lee directed by Julie Ha & Eugene Yi! ► Buy Tickets to Free Chol Soo Lee: http://www.fandango.com/free-chol-soo-l...

Be sure to check out the free film feature of FREE CHOL SOO LEE next Thursday, February 9th at 7 PM in the Harris Theater hosted by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. To learn more about the film or to buy your tickets, visit https://trustarts.org/event/24485-2023/free-chol-soo-lee

Congratulations to Everything Everywhere All at Once for its leading 11 nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, and SCREENSHOT: Asia’s film feature, All That Breathes for its Best Documentary nomination!

Join us Tuesday, January 24th at 6 PM ET in person in 5201 Posvar Hall for the first lecture of the spring Asia Pop: Fan Cultures series as Dr. Keisuke Yamada speaks on Exploring Media Ecosystems and Participatory Culture in Contemporary Japan. Vocaloid and DMT (desktop music) phenomena will be discussed to illustrate how interactive media has empowered fan bases.

Even though we are late, we want to post these pictures from our stunning Byeonsa performance. A huge thank you (again) to the ASC staff, the Korea Foundation, the Korea Society, NRIEP and the Korean Heritage Room, the Dr. Chung Soo Yoo Korean Studies Endowment, and all the people at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It was a massive success and we couldn’t have done it without your support!

FREE TICKETS LEFT! Our partners at the Three Rivers Film Festival have FIVE exciting film screenings left: Sweet Disaster, Oliver & The Pool, Ludi, The Unknown Country, and Creepshow today to Wednesday. Email [email protected] to claim your tickets!

THIS WEDNESDAY @ 7 in the McConomy Auditorium is “Tried and True:” A Night of Asian-Made Short Films. CMU IFF, aKDPhi, Screenshot Asia, UPitt Asian Studies Center, and Big Straw Magazine is hosting a night of short films produced by Asian filmmakers, followed by a keynote presentation from Milky Tran.

The first 50 people to arrive get free boba! Register to reserve your spot at: https://bit.ly/3DoO97j

Join CMU IFF, SCREENSHOT: Asia, UPitt Asian Studies Center supported by aKDPhi, and Big Straw Magazine for a night of short films produced by Asian filmmakers, followed by a keynote presentation from Milky Tran.

NOVEMBER 9th, 7PM @ McConomy Auditorium (Jared L. Cohon University Center, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh) - FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO ATTEND GET FREE BOBA!

Register to reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/3DoO97j

THIS SATURDAY don’t forget to check out the exciting 변사 silent film screening and performance of Crossroads of Youth at 7 PM on the 7th floor of Alumni Hall! Admission is free to all and seats can be reserved at https://tinyurl.com/byeonsa2022

ATTENTION THREE RIVERS FESTIVAL TICKET WINNERS: be sure to grab your free tickets before the festival! Limit of two tickets per person. Please email Rachel Jacobson at [email protected] to arrange pick up times.

Don’t forget to join us THIS SATURDAY at 7 PM for an exciting byeonsa (변사) performance of the silent film Crossroads of Youth (청춘의 십자로)! The event will be held on the 7th floor of Alumni Hall and is FREE to all community members.

To register, please visit https://tinyurl.com/byeonsa2022

During the silent film era in Korea, movie screenings were accompanied by live music and narrators called Byeonsa. This special screening of Crossroads of Youth invites you to encounter the film just as Korean audiences did in 1934. The Korean Film Archive and director Kim Tae-yong have reimagined the traditional Byeonsa theatrical event, bringing together the film, live musicians, actors, and narration for a dynamic multimedia experience.

Admission is FREE! Registere here: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1626-crossroads-of-youth

Thursday November 3, 2022 | 7 PM

Gerald W Lynch Theater
524 W 59th St, New York, NY 10019

Saturday November 5, 2022 | 7 PM

University of Pittsburgh
Alumni Hall, 7th Floor

SCREENSHOT: Asia is proud to partner with the Three Rivers Film Festival taking place November 10th-16th! We will be giving away TEN FREE TICKETS to several films and get them yourself please email [email protected].

Film Festival Info:
▫️ 7 days of feature films at 3 venues for 3RFF
▫️ 11 shorts blocks from around the world will screen at the Harris Theater for Pittsburgh Shorts
▫️ 10 virtual offerings for folks who want to watch on their couch
▫️ Opening Night parties, Audience Awards (voted on by YOU!), Script Competition, and a Filmmaker Conference round out the fun

For more details, please visit filmpittsburgh.org

SCREENSHOT: Asia presents KOREAN BYEONSA! Join us Saturday, November 5th at 7 PM ET in Alumni Hall 7th floor for a screening of the silent film Crossroads of Youth (청춘의 십자로). Just as in the Byeonsa era of Korea, the screening will be accompanied by live narration, music and actors.
This event is FREE! To register please visit https://tinyurl.com/byeonsa2022

Thank you to everyone across the Pitt community and greater Pittsburgh area that came out and supported SCREENSHOT: Asia’s film festival. The festival was a massive success, doubling last year’s numbers in attendance. A special thanks to all staff, volunteers, and students in attendance, we hope to continue showcasing marvelous films and hope you continue following alongside us for our future endeavors!

T-1 day, who’s excited for SCREENSHOT: Asia’s second annual film festival? Brining well-renowned films to the Pittsburgh community, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Tickets are FREE to all Pitt affiliates, $5 for visiting students, and $12 to the general public.

IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING SCHEDULED FILMS: Saturday, October 2nd’s film screening will be Pushing Hands by Ang Lee! Pushing hands is a 3-time Golden Horse award winner and a 1992 Berlin International Film Festival nominee that details protagonist, Mr. Chu’s, struggles of living in New York with Americanize son Alex.