AAPI Stories Within

27/02/2024

Excited to announce STORIES WITHIN our Austin Asian community short documentary is now available for educational and community screenings through the pioneering alternative media organization & distributor Third World Newsreel (TWN)! The film was created as a community healing project in response to the 2021 Atlanta spa shooting. Please help us spread the word!

Third World Newsreel (TWN) fosters the creation, appreciation and dissemination of independent progressive media by and about people of color and allies.

26/01/2023

We humbly present a space for us to share, craft, and celebrate our Asian American Stories Within on Feb 11 with & . 2023 has been off to a difficult and tragic start. Let's come together for some community and healing. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asian-american-storytelling-summit-tickets-518024634627

01/09/2022

If you didn't manage to catch us at Sidewalk Film Festival last week, never fear! This month, Stories Within is coming to The Valley for South Texas International Film Fest 9/8-9/10 and Wichita, KS for Tallgrass Film Festival 9/28-10/2!

27/07/2022

Next THURSDAY, August 4 @ 10am. Catch the STORIES WITHIN short at the SAFILM - San Antonio Film Festival as part of the Truth Be Told shorts block! https://safilm.com/schedule =72540445;instance=20220804100000?popup=1

15/07/2022

Thrilled to be a part of the 2022 DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival ()! You can check us out at the virtual portion of the festival starting today until July 17th!
More info at apafilm.org

01/06/2022

A big thank you to for partnering with us for Our Stories at : a fabulous event including a student film show, a reading from Jenny Tinghui Zhang’s new book, a screening of Stories Within, AND a panel featuring director PJ Raval , cast member Kai Bovik and community advisor Menaka Chandurkar

27/05/2022

It's been a busy week for Stories Within!

First we kicked things off with our San Antonio premiere on May 22 at Artpace San Antonio , cohosted by , followed by a panel moderated by Yvonne Lim Wilson featuring cast members Megha Uppal and Erica Brozovsky and co-writer and co-producer Lilli Hime , AND a storytelling workshop by Stories Within writers Jenny Tinghui Zhang and Lilli Hime.

A big thanks to all those who came out to support!

12/05/2022

Check out our second AAPI Heritage Month event two weeks from today!

Presented by The New Philanthropists, and Asian American Resource Center - City of Austin, the event will feature an AARC Student Film showcase and Stories Within screening and Q&A.

Hope to see y'all there!

10/05/2022

We're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in a big way here at Stories Within!

Be sure to check out the first of our events this month: our San Antonio Premiere at Artpace on May 22, co-hosted by AAPIs for Justice San Antonio!

Tickets for this free event are available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-within-san-antonio-tx-premiere-tickets-335620970357

AAPIs for Justice in San Antonio is cohosting a film screening of STORIES WITHIN and AAPI Storytelling Workshop at Artpace San Antonio

12/04/2022

Excited and proud to announce that Stories Within has won Best Short Documentary at !!! A big congratulations to the incredible creative team behind the film: and to the community members who allowed us to share their stories!


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*Drum roll please* Announcing the winners of the 2022 DisOrient Film Awards!

🏆Best Feature Narrative – DEALING WITH DAD, directed by Tom Huang

🏆 Best Feature Documentary – OMOIYARI, directed by Justin Taylor Smith and Kaoru Ishibashi

🏆Best Short Narrative – WO, directed by Jiemin Yang

🏆 Best Short Documentary – STORIES WITHIN, directed by PJ Raval

🏆 Jason D. Mak Award for Social Justice – RICOCHET, directed by Jeff Adachi and Chihiro Wimbush

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DisOrient 2022 Audience Choice Awards
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🏆 Best Feature Narrative – DEALING WITH DAD, directed by Tom Huang

🏆 Best Feature Documentary – BEFORE THEY TAKE US AWAY, directed by Antonia Grace Glenn

🏆Best Short Narrative – AMERICANIZED, directed by Erica Eng

🏆 Best Short Documentary – KALINGA, directed by Kent Donguines

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DisOrient 2022 Special Mentions
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🏆Award for Social Relevance – DEAR THALIA, directed by Rex Moribe

🏆Courage Award – BLURRING THE COLOR LINE, directed by Crystal Lee Kwok

🏆Outstanding Music Video – ROOTED, directed by Mia Kami

🏆Best Animation – ILLEGITIMATE VOICE, directed by Taylor Bazile, Will Casse, Uma Chatterjee,, Ashley Clark, Victoria Cruell, Pedro Edmond, Stefie Gan, Kacey Layson, Oscar Li, Guilia Pan, Aaron Parris, Rachel Priebe, Ashley Lynn Raymer, Maria “Lupita” Roa, Lau Rodriguez, Armando Sepulveda Mendoza

08/03/2022

The program lineup for has been announced! Check out the full list of films, including STORIES WITHIN (!!!), available at at March 30 – April 9, 2022: www.clevelandfilm.org.

02/03/2022

After our fall premiere at the Austin Public Library, Stories Within writers Lilli Hime and Jenny Tinghui Zhang hosted an AAPI Storytelling workshop where participants developed narratives addressing their younger selves as members of the AA/PI community.

Laughter, tears, community building, camaraderie, great snacks...you kinda just had to be there. And you can be, next time!

Be on the lookout for future workshops coming soon!

25/01/2022

Looking back on the November premiere, complete with a panel featuring members of our amazing cast and crew! Can't wait to share what's coming next ☺

Photos by Joi Conti Photography

08/11/2021

In the words of Sandra Oh, "It's an honor just to be Asian." Thank you to everyone who helped vote for us in the inaugural ! Stories Within received $75,000 in grant funding amongst some other amazing peers and projects. Stay tuned for more to come as we expand our work throughout Texas!

30/10/2021

We continue to celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month with Felice, who grew in rural Texas and now proudly claims and centers her Filipinx identity. There's still time to help us get to $100k in the by voting before 10/31 at 11:59pm PST at https://bit.ly/aapistorieswithin

29/10/2021

There are 2 more days left of , so share widely and support us at bit.ly/aapistorieswithin. As Filipino American Heritage Month concludes, we want to share with you an extended clip of Vince, another local public servant, mentor, and leader in the Austin, TX AAPI community. Vince is a peace-loving tai chi and qigong master who has dedicated his life to public service.

25/10/2021

Help us share and capture stories with Amy's from more AAPI in Texas. Vote for us in the so we can get to $100k for more AAPI townhalls throughout the state, impact training for community leaders, and more media content by and about us. https://bit.ly/aapistorieswithin

14/10/2021

📣 Trailer drop 📣 What would you say to your younger self about discrimination and racism? Watch our teaser and 🗳 vote for us as a finalist at link in video.

Thanks to our partner Austin Asian American Film Festival
Gold House Gold Futures Challenge Asian American Futures

https://www.facebook.com/AAAFF/videos/413026973681702

12/10/2021

Want to see more stories from and by in Texas? Vote for Stories Within, a finalist by Oct 31 at goldfutureschallenge.org/vote. Asian American Futures Gold House Gold Futures Challenge Austin Asian American Film Festival

11/06/2021

These stories are a love letter to our Asian American Pacific Islander communities, a reminder of our strength, our bravery, and our power. Catch our first trailer premiering tonight at Austin Asian American Film Festival screening of "Inbetween Girl" at Pioneer Farms at 7:30pm and before all films in its virtual portion.