Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices, and begins to explore what he thinks he might want.It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.
Chen Shuo, who has been performing “commercial street dance” for a living, meets his best coach, Ding Lei, and joins the street dance club Exclamation Point. The dancers in the club are all different, so they have different sparks and laughs with Chen Shuo. While Chen Shuo is integrating into the group, Exclamation Point is facing disbandment and Chen Shuo receives heavy blows one after another. The love for dance and the precious emotions of sympathy between teammates support Chen Shuo and Ding Lei to go through the slump and revive. In the end, Chen Shuo and Ding Lei win the highest glory of their own.It plays locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.
Anime Expo Cinema Nights invites you to revisit PERFECT BLUE, the groundbreaking and rarely screened first film from the legendary director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Paranoia Agent), as it returns to theatres for its 25th anniversary. Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren't ready to see her go... Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.It will play locally at the AMC Loews Waterfront and the Cinemark theater in Robinson, and tickets are available online. The screenings on September 6 and 10 are in Japanese with English subtitles, while the screenings on September 7 are dubbed in English.
Calling all Kpop fans!
We welcome you to join us for Pittsburgh's 2nd Kpop Random Play Dance co-hosted with Level Up Studios! Please join us or come and watch.12-1 PM
Join us for a free dance workshop taught by Lucy of Yanlai Dance Academy and Ki of Level Up Studio
KPOP Random Play DanceFree and open to everyone.Rules for playing:
1. When not dancing please wait at the sides of the dancing area.
2. When the music comes on for a kpop song that you know the dance to, jump out into the middle and show off your moves!
3. If you don't know the dance, cheer on others who do!
4. Don't forget to have fun and and be respectful of those in the kpop community here in Pittsburgh!
photo submitted by reader.
Following his explosive career as a member of one of Korea’s hottest K-pop groups, KANGDANIEL has chosen to walk down a path all his own. While he faced obstacles due to circumstances outside of his control in the early days of his solo career, it was during this time that KANGDANIEL explored and discovered his true colors as an artist. With the release of his first studio album, KANGDANIEL stands before fans once again with “FIRST PARADE,” his first solo concert in Seoul that also marks the start of an epic world tour. This concert documentary film chronicles Daniel’s time in the rehearsal room, his stripped back and natural self with the people closest to him, and a glimpse into his mindset and resolve through heartfelt interviews. As we cheer for KANGDANIEL on his path of transforming his dreams into reality, we soon find ourselves cheering for our own journeys as well. Here’s to KANGDANIEL, here’s to MY PARADE.It is scheduled to play at the AMC Loews Waterfront and tickets are available online.
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JADED presents WILDNESS, a daylong festival at the historic Pump House featuring a film screening of The Last Mayor of Chinatown, performances, live music, and AAPI vendors sharing art, food, & services. Come out and celebrate women and queer AAPI folks through events and workshops, uplifting the work of local filmmakers, writers, artists, and activists.
Events:
3-4pm Opening Remarks & Screening of “The Last Mayor of Chinatown” (plus discussion with Director Lena Chen & Shirley Yee)
4-6:30pm DJ Samira Mendoza, Food/Art Vendors, & Workshops
6:30-8pm Performances
Steel Dragon Martial Arts
Anisha Baid
Davine Byon
Bonnie Fan
Mango
Sara Tang
Workshops:
4pm Cookie Decorating with Jasmine Cho (until supplies last)
4:30 Asian Calligraphy: A Touch of the Art with Eva Hui
Vendors:
ManduHandu, Yhet Pinoy Cuisine, Greenhouse Co-Op and so much more
Raffle Prizes:
A gift card from Bahn Mi and Ti
Prototype PGH Membership
A session with First Light Reiki
and much more!
The event runs from 3 to 8 pm at the Rivers of Steel: Pump House & Water Tower (map). Donations are encouraged online.
