SF Bay Area AAPI Dance Film Festival - Being, Belonging & Beyond

967 Mission Street,San Francisco CA 94103

14 May, 2023

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ABOUT THE EVENT 500 Capp Street, Asian Pacific Cultural Center (APICC), and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) co-presents Being, Belonging & Beyond - SF Bay Area AAPI Dance Film Festival on May 14 at Kapwa Gardens in San Francisco. Curated by APICC and Megan Lowe Dances, join us for a day of screenings, performances, and an artist panel and audience Q&A. Featuring dance films by Lenora Lee Dance, Alleluia Panis, Sammay Dizon, and culminating in the world premiere screening of HOME(in)STEAD, a site-specific dance work by 500 Capp Street artists-in-residence Megan Lowe and Johnny Huy Nguyen. WHEN: Sunday, May 14 @ 2-8PM WHERE: Kapwa Gardens, 967 Mission Street, San Francisco TICKETS: $15 Student/Senior, $20 General Admission, $35 Arts Supporter **Tickets include re-entry to all film festival programs throughout the day. This program is also part of CAAMFest 2023 and APICC’s 26th United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF): REIMAGINING HORIZONS and funded by Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, San Francisco Office of Economics and Workforce Development, and Zellerbach Family Foundation. Image credit: Dancers of HOME(in)STEAD Megan Lowe and Johnny Huy Nguyen by photographer Henrik Kam. ABOUT APICC Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and present multi-disciplinary art reflective of the unique experiences of Asian Pacific Islanders living in the United States. APICC was founded in 1996 by representatives of five nonprofit arts groups: Asian American Dance Performances, First Voice, Asian Improv aRts, the Asian American Theater Company, and Kearny Street Workshop. Since 1998, the center has promoted the artistic and organizational growth of San Francisco’s API arts community by organizing and presenting the annual United States of Asian America Festival as well as commissioning contemporary art for and by the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. ABOUT CAAM The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media. For 40 years, CAAM has exposed audiences to new voices and communities, advancing our collective understanding of the American experience through programs specifically designed to engage the Asian American community and the public at large. ABOUT 500 CAPP STREET 500 Capp Street’s mission is to encourage artistic experimentation, support new modes of living, and build community— just as David Ireland did during his lifetime. Located in San Francisco’s Mission District, 500 Capp Street is a physical location rooted in conceptual art that was David Ireland’s home. It is where its collection and archive informs artist-driven exhibitions, programs, educational workshops, and curatorial practice.