Fifth Annual Asian Film Festival

The Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs is pleased to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its partnership with Asian Pop-Up Cinema and host the 2023 Asian Film Festival on March 25, 2023. The one-day festival will take place in the Schulz Auditorium in Michael Paul Galvin Tower, located at 10 West 35th Street in Chicago.

This season we are featuring family friendly films with English subtitles from China and a collaboration between Singapore and South Korea. In Ajoomma, a middle-aged, Korean-drama-obsessed widow from Singapore travels out of the country for the first time to Seoul and ends up getting lost. Her journey becomes an unexpected road to self discovery, as she comes to terms with the life that she truly wants for herself beyond her roles of daughter, wife, and mother. 

Ping Pong: The Triumph is based on the amazing true story of Cai Xinhua, the man entrusted with forming a new national table tennis team. Assembling a motley crew of dynamic personalities, he must inspire and rally them to rise to their best against the face of incredible competition during the championships.

Admission is complimentary, but you must register by scanning the QR codes above. Ajooma screens at 2:30 p.m. and Ping Pong: The Triumph screens at 4:30 p.m. All attendees are welcome to enjoy complimentary Asian snacks and beverages and can enter to win a raffle prize.