Melissa Hung, curator of Slant, jumps for joy in front of the Aurora Picture Show office.
Slant: Bold Asian American Images is an annual festival of short films in Houston, Texas. Slant showcases an eclectic mix of the best short films made by emerging and mid-career Asian American artists. Through our film festival, artist talks and live performances, we provide a fresh perspective on the Asian American experience. The festival features all genres including narrative, experimental, documentary and animation; and also showcases music and other disciplines.
Slant was established in 2001 by Melissa Hung, the founding editor of Hyphen, a magazine about Asian American culture. One of the longest-running festivals in Texas devoted to Asian American film and video art, the festival has screened more than a hundred films, many of them showing in Texas for the first time.
From the beginning, Slant has made its home at the Aurora Picture Show, a nonprofit micro-cinema. In presenting this festival, Aurora participates in exploring the power of moving images in crafting identity and community.
Contact
Email us at: slantfestival@gmail.com
Press
Slant 10: Melissa Hung and Aurora Picture Show throw quite a party this year – Houston Press – 5.20.2010
Slant 9: Film festival covers zombies, cowboys and…Lou Diamond Phillips? – Houston Press – 5.28.2009
Slant Volume 1 Asian American Short Films DVD – Angry Asian Man – 5.18.2008
Slant Film Fest Brings Asian Shorts to S.F. – San Francisco Examiner – 9.19.2007
Cross Cultural Intersection: Slant 7 Film Fest showcases works and attempts to do away with stereotypes – Houston Chronicle – 5.19.2007
About the Aurora Picture Show
The Aurora Picture Show is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cinema dedicated to non-commercial film, video, and media. Aurora has distinguished itself as a home for vanguard work that falls outside of conventional moviemaking and traditionally has fewer exhibition outlets. Our screenings are in a variety of spectacular settings and non-traditional venues and we strive to make our film events memorable.
Founded in 1998, the Aurora Picture Show is the only microcinema of its kind in the Southwest. Art in America has called it “one of the most interesting and unusual new spaces in Houston.”
