It was the swinging 30s. The big bands of the 40s. And the crowds were packing the nation's premiere all-Chinese nightclub, Forbidden City. Settled in San Francisco's Chinatown, Forbidden City gained an international reputation with its unique showcase of Chinese American performers in eye-popping all-American extravaganzas. Join AADL for a showing of Forbidden City USA, a documentary full of archival footage and firsthand insight on what it was like to be there. This film presentation is in partnership with The Big Gay Read 2023.

Join us for a film screening and discussion of the 2022 award-winning documentary BAD AXE directed by David Siev.

The film captures a closely-knit Asian American family living in rural Michigan during the pandemic as they fight to keep their local restaurant and American dream alive. With rising racial tensions, the family uses their voice and must unite as they reckon with backlash from a divided community, white supremacists, and intergenerational trauma from Cambodia's "killing fields."

Attention all film fans! Join movie buffs Russ Collins (CEO/Executive Director of the Michigan Theater) and Martin Bandyke (longtime 107one radio host) at the State Theatre on Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 PM as they discuss who should win and who will win Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards. This Oscars preview event will feature lots of movie clips and audience participation, plus Martin will give away limited edition '40 years in radio' coffee mugs.

Join us for a special event with filmmaker Brian Kruger, who will discuss and screen his documentary Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game.

It was one of the most disgraceful incidents in University of Michigan football history, and ultimately, one of the most inspiring. This film tells the long-forgotten story of the 1934 game between The University of Michigan and Georgia Tech. 

Join us for a screening of Omoiyari: A Song Film by Kishi Bashi.

Violinist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII-era Japanese incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.

A special event with the creator of Welcome to Commie High featuring behind-the-scenes stories & footage, special guests and a screening of the PBS-version of the documentary film.

Join us for a screening of eight award-winning experimental short films from the 2022 Ann Arbor Film Festival. The cohort of local and international filmmakers includes Leonie Minor, Jerod Willis, Lachlan Turczan, Sabine Gruffat, Anna Vasof, Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser, Jane Cheadle, and Erich Rettstadt. See the full program here.

This event is in partnership with the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

Andy Kirshner, a filmmaker and professor at the University of Michigan, will present his recent documentary art film, 10 Questions for Henry Ford, about the controversial life and legacy of the world’s most famous industrialist.

Join SafeHouse Center for a screening and discussion of the movie Speak. Speak is a 2004 American independent coming-of-age teen drama film based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson. This movie realistically depicts how many survivors feel and act after experiencing sexual assault.

Join the Michigan Community Scholars Program and members from the community for a screening of the film: Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote.