• By Mabel Pais

The 20th DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL, which has been headquartered at NJPAC since 2010, will fill downtown Newark with poetry, October 17 to 19. Over the course of 40 years, this event, the country’s largest poetry festival, has welcomed more than 150,000 people to readings, performances and more.

This year’s reimagined Dodge Poetry Festival will mix spoken word poetry with jazz, hip hop and R&B at readings, performances, outdoor events and more. All are designed to inspire a community mobilizing for racial and social justice, repair, and healing.

A full lineup and event details for the Festival will be announced at the end of July.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFE

For the Summer Dodge Poetry, on July 20 at 7PM, the historic institution Nuyorican Poets Café (njpac.org/event/nuyorican-poets-cafe-dodge-poetry) brings an all-star lineup of poets —Edwin Torres, Emanuel Xavier and co-founder Lois Griffith — to NJPAC, with Nuyorican Poets Café Executive Director Caridad De La Luz “La Bruja” hosting.

The second part of the event is a slam showcase with the 2024 Nuyorican Slam Team that opens into an open mic led by Newark arts organization EvoluCulture (evoluculture.com).

TICKETS

For Tickets, visit njpac.org/event/nuyorican-poets-cafe-dodge-poetry.

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Established in 1974, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation envisions a just and equitable New Jersey where people of all races and communities have equitable access to opportunities to thrive. Over its 50-year history, the Dodge Foundation has distributed more than $500 million in grants and technical support to New Jersey nonprofits. Today, building on decades of learning, the organization focuses its support on those who are directly addressing the root causes and repair of structural racism and inequity to transform lives in New Jersey.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Phone: 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722)

Follow NJPAC Online:

Website:    njpac.org

Twitter:     @NJPAC

Instagram:   @NJPAC

Hashtag:    #NJPAC

Facebook:    facebook.com/NJPAC

YouTube:     NJPACtv

Follow NJPAC’s Standing in Solidarity Series Online:

Website:     njpac.org/takeastand

Hashtag:       #NJPACTakeAStand

Youtube:       Standing in Solidarity playlist

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ENJOY A VARIETY OF EVENTS AT THE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF DALLAS

• By Mabel Pais

Featuring

Director KARAN TEJPAL’s Feature STOLEN

Director AMIT KAUR’s Short CUPPA CHAI

And many more

The ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL of DALLAS, Texas (AFFD) for its annual 23rd edition takes place July 25-28. All screenings will take place at the Angelika Film Center Dallas (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, #230).

AFFD Executive Director Thomas Schubert, said, “The programming for this year’s edition of the film festival goes back to the basics of what AFFD has been delivering to Dallas audiences for more than two decades now: striking dramas, high comedies, action, thrillers, horror, and insightful documentaries for and about Asians and Asian Americans. The Angelika will once again play host to appearances and conversations with our filmmakers and talent, and we will celebrate their work both as we screen their films and through our other special events and parties that truly make the Asian Film Festival of Dallas a can’t miss event for DFW film lovers.”

2024 Asian Film Festival of Dallas Lineup

OPENING NIGHT

The Movie Emperor

Director: Ning Hao; China; 126m

CENTERPIECE

Tokyo Cowboy

Director: Marc Marriott; Japan; 118m

CLOSING NIGHT

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Director: Soi Cheang; Hong Kong; 125m

SATURDAY SHOWCASE

The Guest

Director: Yeon Je-gwang; South Korea; 76m

ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURES

A Childless Village

Director: Reza Jamali; Iran; 81m

A Long Shot 

Director: Gao Peng; China; 117m 

Moscow Mission      

Director: Herman Yau; China; 128m

Ms. Apocalypse      

Director: Lim Seon-ae; South Korea; 116m

Namesake     

Director: Yung-Chi Chen; Taiwan; 79m

Old Fox

Director: Hsiao Ya-Chuan; Taiwan; 111m

One-Percent Warrior

Director: Yamaguchi Yudai; Japan; 96m

Post Truth     

Director: Chengpeng Dong; China; 112m

Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen   

Director: Hidenori Inoue; Japan; 174m

Stolen

Director: Karan Tejpal; India; 94m

The Tenants 

Director: Yoon Eun-Kyoung; South Korea; 88m

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

Art is Love: Nepal   

Directors: Daniel Driensky, Sarah Reyes; United States/Nepal; 71m

Ashima          

Director: Kenji Tsukamoto; United States; 86m

SHORT FILMS

Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town        

Directors: Akira Boch, Tadashi Nakamura; United States; 15m

Captured                                           

Director: Tomoaki Kaneko; Japan; 12m

Champion                                         

Director: Kim J.Y. Han; United States; 13m

Cuppa Chai

Director: Amit Kaur; United Kingdom; 10m

Floor                                      

Director: Caitlin Boston; United States; 11m

Happy Doomsday                                        

Director: Sol O; Republic of Korea; 13m

Midori                                    

Director: Dohyun KIM; Republic of Korea; 13m

Newspapers                                      

Director: Vu Hoang; United States; 14m

Viral                                       

Director: Al Chang; United States; 11m

VoiceClub     

Director: Taeyoung Kim; Republic of Korea; 25m

TICKETS

To purchase badges, tickets and for more information, go to asianfilmdallas.com

AFFD

The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD) is dedicated to celebrating and supporting emerging and established Asian and Asian-American filmmakers and sharing the rich diversity of Asian culture through the medium of cinema. Over the last 20+ years, the festival has provided opportunities for over 400 Asian and Asian-American filmmakers to share their vision, often providing the only venue for their films to be shown in Dallas. The films have also allowed festival goers a chance to experience other lives and cultures without leaving their seats.

(Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and Entertainment, Spirituality, Cuisine, Health & Wellness, Business, and Education)