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The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) is the largest Asian American Film Venue in the country. The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) played host for it in San Francisco and this year CAAM celebrates it’s 30th year as an established Asian American organization.

The festival was very entertaining and enjoyable that I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t as excited to have attended the screenings and the parties. The festival covers a little over a week with screenings in San Francisco and Berkeley and following the festival in SF the film festival moves down to San Jose for an additional three days with limited screenings.

The beginning of festival kicked off with Opening Night at the Castro theater with the feature film “Today’s Special” Directed by David Kaplan, produced by Lillian LaSalle and Nimitt Mankad, featuring Aasif Mandvi and Madhur Jaffrey. The film is a romantic comedy that deals with family and food in New York City. The film was very humorously entertaining and left the crowd literally hungry for more.

Following the film, festival goers attended a gala held at the Asian Art Museum located in the city’s Civic Center. There local vendors distributed some delicious food and drink, while ticket holders were allowed to wander the halls of the museum, mingle in the open spaces, and dance in an upper gallery.

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