Film Category
East Meets West (EMW)

The AmérAsia category highlights films by or about Asian communities in North America, with the goal of exploring the Asian diaspora experience in Canada and the United States.

Program #1

Tangible Narratives: An Evening of Asian-Canadian Short Films

Location: 13th MAIFF & Art Souterrain
Time: Friday, May 8 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Place: Place Ville Marie
Ticket: Free with RSVP

Get your tickets

The 13th Montreal Asian International Film Festival (MAIFF), in partnership with Art Souterrain, presents “Tangible Narratives: An Evening of Asian-Canadian Short Films.” We bring the voices of the Asian-Canadian diaspora to the heart of Montreal through a free public screening under MAIFF’s new motto: UNBOUND. We invite all of Montreal to attend on May 8, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM at Place Ville Marie.This evening celebrates the transformation of the Korean Film Festival Canada into MAIFF, a festival within a festival that embraces cinema and media arts across the Asian diaspora and Asia. “Tangible Narratives” will screen five outstanding Asian-Canadian shorts with five distinctive visions, representing the diversity of the Asian diaspora.

The lineup features

The Middle Dog Days

Submerge

Animation

The Winds of Spring

Animation

2minutes40seconds

Experimental

Landscapes of Home

Documentary

The Sound of Things Ablaze

Animation

Walk-in-the-Forest

Animation

A Prairie Story

Animation

In the Blood

Fiction

Hitting The Noodles

Fiction

Comme un fleuve

Animation

Washed My Hands Of It

Experimental

An Uninterrupted View of the Sea

Documentary

The Final Semester

Fiction

Love Letter

Fiction

Days of Being Wild

Fiction

Chilsu and Mansu

Fiction

In The Sea of Strange Thoughts

Documentary

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Documentary

There Are No Words

Documentary

Each film interweaves themes of Tangibility and Duality, based on the 2026 themes for MAIFF and Festival Art Souterrain. After the screenings, audiences can meet the filmmakers in person for artist talks, Q&A, and networking.Free. Open to all. Don't miss it!

Program #2

Tangible Narratives: An Evening of Asian-Canadian Short Films

Location: 13th MAIFF & Art Souterrain
Time: Friday, May 8 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Place: Place Ville Marie
Ticket: Free with RSVP

Get your tickets

The 13th Montreal Asian International Film Festival (MAIFF), in partnership with Art Souterrain, presents “Tangible Narratives: An Evening of Asian-Canadian Short Films.” We bring the voices of the Asian-Canadian diaspora to the heart of Montreal through a free public screening under MAIFF’s new motto: UNBOUND. We invite all of Montreal to attend on May 8, 2026 from 6:30-8:30 PM at Place Ville Marie.This evening celebrates the transformation of the Korean Film Festival Canada into MAIFF, a festival within a festival that embraces cinema and media arts across the Asian diaspora and Asia. “Tangible Narratives” will screen five outstanding Asian-Canadian shorts with five distinctive visions, representing the diversity of the Asian diaspora.

The lineup features

The Middle Dog Days

Submerge

Animation

The Winds of Spring

Animation

2minutes40seconds

Experimental

Landscapes of Home

Documentary

The Sound of Things Ablaze

Animation

Walk-in-the-Forest

Animation

A Prairie Story

Animation

In the Blood

Fiction

Hitting The Noodles

Fiction

Comme un fleuve

Animation

Washed My Hands Of It

Experimental

An Uninterrupted View of the Sea

Documentary

The Final Semester

Fiction

Love Letter

Fiction

Days of Being Wild

Fiction

Chilsu and Mansu

Fiction

In The Sea of Strange Thoughts

Documentary

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Documentary

There Are No Words

Documentary

Each film interweaves themes of Tangibility and Duality, based on the 2026 themes for MAIFF and Festival Art Souterrain. After the screenings, audiences can meet the filmmakers in person for artist talks, Q&A, and networking.Free. Open to all. Don't miss it!