AAPI Heritage Month

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Dryden Theatre features four films that highlight Asian culture, in the United States and beyond. Taiwan New Wave director Edward Yang placed two films on the 2022 Sight and Sound list: A Brighter Summer Day (May 16) and Yi Yi (May 23). In addition, the museum collection features two 35mm prints important to Asian-American cinema. Flower Drum Song (May 14), based on a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, featured a primarily Asian-American cast, the last major Hollywood film to do so for thirty years. This film inspired a younger generation of filmmakers, such as Wayne Wang, to bring their own stories and voices to the screen. He followed up his breakout indie hit Chan is Missing with the gentle family observational drama Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, which will be screening on May 21.

Dates and Titles:
May 14: Flower Drum Song (Henry Koster, US 1961, 133 min., 35mm)
May 16: A Brighter Summer Day (Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian, Edward Yang, Taiwan 1991, 237 min., DCP, Mandarin, Min Nan, and Shanghainese with English subtitles)
May 21: Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (Wayne Wang, US 1985, 84 min., 35mm)
May 23: Yi Yi (Edward Yang, Taiwan/Japan 2000, 173 min., 35mm, Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, Japanese, and French with English subtitles)