Where:
Online event
Admission:
$10
Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Film, Performing Arts, University, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
http://www.baaff.org/comedyspecial.html
Asian American - Eyz'd: An Immigrant Comedy Special (preceded by Crouching Comic)
Directed by Felipe Figueroa
80 Minutes | 13+ (Mature Content/Self-Harm)
Thu, Oct 21 @ 9:15 pm – Sun, Oct 24 @ 10:00 pm
Viewing of this video is available only to those in New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).
Set in pre-pandemic Los Angeles 2020, three Asian American immigrants comics come together for a one – night comedy special. Ana Tuazon Parsons (Adam Ruins Everything, Dexter) Nicky Endres (The Dropout, One Day at a Time), and Aidan Park (Tosh.0, Laugh Factory) all came to the US as immigrants: Ana (Pinoy) smuggled from the Philippines as human treasure, Nicky (Korean, transgender) adopted by a White Family and sent here with w/ Korean cookbook, and Aidan (Korean, queer) learned English by watching Sister Act. They share their stories and struggles with identity, sexuality and survival in modern day America.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/
Crouching Comic
Directed by Alberta Poon | 11 minutes
A surreal act unfolds as an Asian-American comedian battles her insecurities manifesting across her apartment before an open mic.
Website: https://crouchingcomic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouchingcomic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crouchingcomicfilm
Co-presented by Boston Korean Adoptees
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