Pittsburgh's 2012 Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival opens this evening with The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi. The festival will run through May 20th, with 24 films at three venues throughout Pittsburgh: the Regent Square Theater, the Harris Theater, and the Melwood Screening Room. You can download a visitors' guide here, as well as get a list of movies with trailers. Highlights include India's Shala, Japan's Chronicle of my Mother, and the Philippines' Woman in the Septic Tank.
