- 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)