This is for all my people at UC Davis... the 5th annual Asian American Association Film Festival is about to go down, running May 6-16. The event includes six feature films over six nights, as well as shorts, music videos, guest speakers and a student film contest. Things kick off tonight with a screening of Richard Wong and H.P. Mendoza's Colma: The Musical. They've got a kickass lineup of works I really respect and love, including Journey From the Fall, Lead Role: Father, Windowbreaker, Pilgrimage and American Pastime. Here's the full slate:

MAY 6TH - TUE (7:00pm - 9:00pm) - OPENING NIGHT
Short Films: SMALL AND SHY; LOST SOLE
Feature Film: COLMA: THE MUSICAL

MAY 8TH - THUR (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Film: GIRL WITH A WALKMAN
Feature Film: DARK MATTER

MAY 9TH - FRI (8:00pm - 10:00pm)
Short Film: FORTUNE HUNTERS
Feature Film: JOURNEY FROM THE FALL

MAY 13TH - TUE (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Films: LEAD ROLE: FATHER; WINDOWBREAKER
Feature Film: NEW YEAR BABY

MAY 15TH - THUR (7:00pm - 9:00pm)
Short Films: MISS CHINATOWN, USA; UMBILICAL
Feature Film: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON

MAY 16TH - FRI (8:00pm - 10:00pm) - FINALE
Student Film Contest: TBA
Short Film: PILGRIMAGE
Feature Film: AMERICAN PASTIME

Best of all, everything is completely free. I attended the festival a while back, during its inaugural year, and was really impressed with whole event. The entire thing is student run, and they managed to put together a really awesome program for the UC Davis community. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking it out. For more information on the festival, visit the website here and the Facebook group here.