July Town Hall: Film & Media
6:30 – 8:30PM
Join Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) for July Town Hall at ICP, welcoming filmmakers, producers, and distributors to share their projects and resources with the AAPI creative community. This month’s featured presenters include Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses, co-producers of The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023); and Stacey Young, executive director of the Pacific Island Film Festival (PIFF) of New York City.
Additionally, the evening will feature a line-up of brief pitches from the community. After the presentations, we’ll host a potluck meal in the ICP Cafe, so please bring something to share; homemade or store bought items are welcome. A4 will provide drinks.
Thank you to ICP for hosting us!
This event is FREE and open to the public. We suggest a $5 donation to go towards keeping A4’s programs free. RSVP is required to attend and/or pitch, and will include admission to ICP’s galleries. You do not have to pitch to attend.
For pitching guidelines and other information about A4 Town Halls, please visit our FAQ. If you have additional questions, please email programs@aaartsalliance.org.
Accessibility:
Assistive Listening Systems are available upon request. Email programs@icp.org to inquire for use during a public program.
If you need CART Transcription, ASL interpretation, large print, or any other accommodations for this event, please email programs@aaartsalliance.org at least two weeks before this event.
To keep everyone safe and healthy, if you are not feeling well, please stay at home. We will provide masks and hand sanitizer at check-in.
Recordings:
This event will be recorded, and the recording will be uploaded to A4’s YouTube channel and sent to all registrants.
About Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses are producers of The Last Breath of Sam Yan (2023), an award-winning documentary that follows the struggle to defend Bangkok’s Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine and the surrounding historic community from displacement by university-led redevelopment. Through intimate, real-time footage, the film chronicles a battle over land, memory, faith, and the right to remain. More than a story about one shrine, it reveals the broader tensions between institutional power and local communities in contemporary Thailand, and speaks to similar struggles unfolding in cities around the world.
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal is a Thai activist, writer, publisher, and documentary producer, currently a Fellow in Buddhist Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He is the founder of Sam Yan Press, an independent Thai publishing house dedicated to critical thought, translation, and social justice.
Settanant Thanakitkoses is currently a Master’s student in Philosophy at Columbia University, with a particular focus on ethics and political philosophy. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University, where he served as president of academic affairs in the Student Union and began his involvement in activism for social justice and academic freedom.
About PIFF
The Pacific Island Film Festival (PIFF) of New York City is an annual festival dedicated to telling a richer, more comprehensive story of the Pacific Islands. PIFF endeavors to be a platform for indigenous Pacific Island voices to be heard and recognized—celebrating, showcasing and cultivating the stories, art, talent and cultural resources of the Pacific Islands with the broader New York community.
About A4’s Town Hall
Town Hall is A4’s bi-monthly community gathering event that features presentations, pitches, and power networking over a potluck meal. We welcome artists of all disciplines, as well as arts organizations, to share upcoming projects, find collaborators, or discover new opportunities in a lively space.
About ICP
The International Center of Photography is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to champion “concerned photography”—socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through our exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image.