2nd NYAFF Winter Showcase

Feb 14-16, 2020

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飲食男女

Eat Drink Man Woman was the final film in Ang Lee's 'father knows best' trilogy, and the first shot in his native Taiwan. This bittersweet, comic and tender multi-generational coming of age tale about a top chef father and his three individualistic daughters is mantled by sumptuous culinary creations. Lee established himself as a true auteur here with a film that is as exquisitely constructed as the succulent dishes it displays. SVA MEMBERS: please use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Saturday February 15, 3:30pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

If you enjoyed this Taiwanese food film classic; what better way to enjoy the taste of Taiwan than with one of NY Magazine’s Best of 2019 restaurants, 886 serving up Taiwanese casual food with a hint of Manhattan flair. Get your tix for the Grand Tasting later that night, after 'God of Cookery'!

극한직업

A bungling narc squad takes over a fried chicken place across the street from the drug dealer's headquarters they are staking out. When their unique recipe is a surprise hit they become so busy serving food that they start to lose sight of their target. Bowed but unbeaten these underdogs find another chance to prove their mettle against the odds as they use their own idiosyncratic skills and methods to hunt down the kingpin. This practically redefines the action comedy genre with laugh out loud antics, real life drama, vicious thrills and breathtaking stunt choreography. Hollywood remake in the works.......Post-screening #CHIMAEK-PARTY [Korean's beloved combo of fried chicken + beer] with delectable food tastings especially made to match the film: BBQ Chicken KTown, Chapati Man, Halal Guys, Makku! HITE BEER and JINRO SOJU!......SVA MEMBERS: use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Friday February 14, 7:00pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

For our festival, our wonderful friends at Koreatown’s popular BBQ Chicken Ktown will debut their brand new "Galbi" fried chicken to coincide with the film’s smash hit "Suwon Galbi” flavor. Expanding the experience, we add a range of tasty delectables like New York mainstays The Halal Guys and Chapati Man. Throw in some chilled Hite beer, Jinro soju and try out the brand new makgeolli brewers Makku and you’ve got the perfect opening night for fans of NYAFF.

最初の晩餐

A family reconvenes for their patriarch's funeral and remembers him through the singular food he cooked in their sometimes stormy past. As secrets emerge and misunderstandings are cleared up, they begin to understand each other better and to reach closure. This striking debut from writer-director Tokiwa Shiro brings together a stellar cast for a touching—and also appetizing—tale of repressed emotions, familial bonds and the healing powers of a shared meal.......Post-screening PARTY with FOOD TASTINGS from Chapati Man, 886, Karl's Balls, Halal Guys, and drinks!!....... SVA MEMBERS: use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Sunday February 16, 6:30pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

Bringing a taste of home cooking is the wildly popular Japanese takoyaki bites of Karl’s Balls. Since it’s our final screening, we’ve invited back our various wonderful vendors and food sponsors to share their dishes and prizes to our loyal and hopefully hungry audience.

食神

Called one of the weirdest kung fu movies of all time, this arch classic, ultra-wacky Hong Kong opus by King of Comedy Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle) feeds the screwball comedy paradigm Chow's patented formula of hyper-slapstick and irreverence. Chow stars as a fallen sham chef who rises from the ashes of his own folly like a 'dragon and phoenix' to create dishes such as "Pissing Beef Balls" and “Sorrowful Rice.” A guaranteed mind-blowing gastronomic good time not to be missed!.....Post-screening PARTY with specially themed FOOD TASTINGS to match the film! From Brooklyn Ramen, Char Sue, Chapati Man, Halal Guys! as well as drinks to enjoy the food and the company!....... SVA MEMBERS: use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Saturday February 15, 6:30pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

Inspired by the food onscreen Asian fusion specialists Char Sue offer up a delicious special version of their "Char Siu Rice" (Roast Pork Rice) giving you a guaranteed mind-blowing gastronomic good time not to be missed!

Our Sunday late brunch starts with the Indian box-office phenomenon The Lunchbox, One of the best reviewed films to come from South Asia, this critical darling tells the tale of how a food delivery mix-up surprisingly kick starts a surreptitious strong friendship between a lonely housewife (Nimrat Kaur) and an aging office worker (Irrfan Khan). Writing wistful comforting notes to each other over unassumingly fabulous midday meals, eggplants and chili peppers never looked so enticing in Ritesh Batra’s romantic debut film. SVA MEMBERS: please use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Sunday February 16, 1:00pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

Writing wistful comforting notes to each other over unassumingly fabulous midday meals, eggplant and chili peppers never looked so enticing as in Ratesh Batra’s romantic debut film. Don't miss out our Grand Tasting later that night, as we pair the flavors of the country with the cult UK Spicy Indian Wraps of Chapati Man, making sure to satisfy your savory needs! Get your tix for the Tasting as well!

タンポポ

Itami Juzo's groundbreaking and delectable masterpiece Tampopo is possibly the ultimate food film. Combining ingenious vignettes that conjure pure cinema from Chaplin to Preston Sturges with a delicious genre pastiche, it was proclaimed as the first 'ramen western.' Tampopo is a glorious celebration of life through food that transcends all borders. Essential! SVA MEMBERS: please use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Saturday February 15, 1:00pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

... And make sure to get your 8pm tix for the Grand Tasting, so you can enjoy "Tampopo" tonkotsu ramen by Brooklyn Ramen that will surely satisfy whatever urges are brought up from watching this essential piece of cinema!

總舖師

Back by popular demand, Sunday continues with the NYAFF 2014 audience award winner, Zone Pro Site: The Movable Feast. This wild and colorful farce about a woman who desperately joins a cooking competition, is born from Taiwanese street food and blooms into a neverending banquet of culinary extravagance and zany antics. SVA MEMBERS: please use code SVAmemberWS20 and show ID at the Theatre.

Sunday February 16, 3:30pm (Beatrice Theatre, SVA Theatre)

This wild and colorful farce about a woman who desperately joins a cooking competition, is born from Taiwanese street food and blooms into a neverending banquet of culinary extravagance and zany antics. The film will leave you hungry for more... so stay on till 8pm, or come back! and get your tix for the Sunday Grand Tasting and enjoy the 886 gang's food inspired by the film just for you!