The Asian American International Film Festival opens in New York City with Ham Tran's "Journey to the Fall" on July 13. Other films include NaRhee Ahn's "Purity," Richard Wong's "Colma: The Musical," and Jeff Adachi's "The Slanted Screen."

AsianAmericanFilm.com editor Greg Pak will host the Works-In-Progress Screening of Pearl Park's "Among Our Kin" on July 19. For more information, visit http://www.castandcrewofcolor.org/.

For more about the festival, visit the official website.