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FAAIM
  • First Thursdays
  • Past Showcase
    • 29th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • Modern Portraits
    • FORGE
    • HOT WATER
    • CORONER TO THE STARS
    • BEFORE THE MOON FALLS
    • SEAT AT THE TABLE
    • HOOP LIKE THIS
    • WORKSHOP - SCREENWRITING
    • SHORTS - Kapwa (Shared Identity)
    • SHORTS - Another Version of Me
    • SHORTS - The Other Side
    • SHORTS - Dissonance
    • SHORTS - Breaking Out
    • SHORTS - Sketches in Motion
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • About
  • Contact Us
 

FAAIM First Thursday’s
AAPI Film Night:
Cambodian Futures

It’s a celebration of Khmai flavors through food and film! All tickets include a select tasting menu prepared by head chef of Hermosa Ethan Lim. 

Come join us on December 5 to explore the evolution of Cambodian American culinary culture. We will be screening three short films that spotlight the stories of different Cambodian American food businesses, including the family and historical legacies that inspired them. After the program, stay seated for a quick Q&A with Ethan Lim.

Tickets are $10-15 and will sell out, so be sure to register soon to secure your spot.

Register Now!
 

December 1, 2026
6PM - Doors Open
6:30PM - Begin Program

Haibayo Cafe
1132 W Argyle St, Chicago, IL 60640

Ethan Lim of Hermosa providing a tasting menu to enjoy during the film screening! Access through the alleyway!

Cambodian Futures

Directed by Dustin Nakao-Haider

Follow Chicago-based chef Ethan Lim as he creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia. Drawing on his family’s culinary legacy of over half a century, Lim’s award-winning cooking imagines how Cambodian cuisine might have evolved had the civil war not paused its growth. This is Culinary Futurism.

[2026] | Documentary | USA | 17 mins | English | Digital

There’s Food at Home

Directed by Carlos Soriano

There’s Food at Home follows Michel, the Belle Tonki chef from Montreal. His recounting of his experience in his neighborhood, Saint-Michel, offers an intimate look at the culture clashes installed by the eclectic immigration waves it hosted and helped shape his culinary approach as well as his sense of belonging. Michel is a Cambodian chef who speaks Creole in a Vietnamese restaurant that serves Peruvian dishes. The greatest culinary show’s writers’ couldn’t have created him even if they tried.

[2007] | Documentary | USA | 13 mins | English | Digital

God Also Likes Donuts

Directed by Mood Infinite & Kelsey Tang

The East Coast has bodegas. The West Coast has donut shops. God Also Likes Donuts (2026) is a short documentary following two Los Angeles natives on a midnight donut crawl—uncovering the bittersweet story of Cambodian-American entrepreneurship in America.

[2023] | Documentary | USA | 11 mins | English | Digital