As we welcome the Year of the Wood Dragon, SAAFF’s theme focuses on growth and transformation.

by Jenn Ngeth

This year’s Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) celebrates its 12th year of virtual and in-person screenings. Explore the complexity of dynamics through this festival — from complicated mother-daughter relationships to future dystopias that distort reality, this year’s lineup will satisfy all festivalgoers. With 17 programs, eight feature-length films, and 55 shorts, the audience can enjoy a variety of narrative, documentary, and animated films by Asian American filmmakers from a wide spectrum of experiences. This festival will feature numerous award-winning films like unseen, The Accidental Getaway Drive, A Dire Strait, and many more. The in-person screenings will take place at the Northwest Film Forum from Feb. 22 to Feb. 25 and virtually on Eventive from Feb. 26 to March 3.