BAAFF is New England's largest Asian American film festival.
The festival takes place in the month of October in Boston at Emerson College's Bright Family Screening Room in the Paramount Center and opening night in Cambridge at the Brattle Theatre.
The 4-day film festival features special premieres, exclusive Q&As with filmmakers and various co-sponsored events around Boston.
[2][3] BAAFF existed for several decades under the name Asian American Resource Workshop, but finally established its current name in 2008 under the leadership of Susan Chinsen.
[5][6] Notable films that have screened at BAAFF starting from 2010 include Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's Almost Perfect, Quentin Lee's White Frog and The People I've Slept With, Michael Kang's Knots, Byron Q's Bang Bang, Minh Duc Nguyen's Touch, Jeff Chiba Stearns's One Big Hapa Family, and a special event honoring veteran actor James Hong entitled "James Hong, Behind the Scenes Secrets of Hollywood.