Tired of YouTube, but still like your flicks in the five-minute range? Head to the Aurora Picture Showย’s Slant 8: Bold Asian American Images, a program that features 11 short flicks, each dealing with some aspect of Asian-American life. Experimental and narrative, silly and serious, the films cover everything from hate crimes (Soham Mehtaย’s Released) to love affairs (Alison Kobayashiย’s Dan Carter) to issues with international adoption (Joyce Wongย’s Souvenirs from Asia).

Those wanting more can return to see longer films. Saturday brings a show-and-tell screening of work by Canadian actor/director/writer Nobu Adilman, and Sunday has four documentary offerings, each making its Houston or Texas premiere. 8 p.m. today and tomorrow, 3 p.m. Sunday. 800 Aurora. For information, call 713-868-2101 or visit www.aurorapictureshow.org. $6.

Fri., May 30, 8 p.m.; Sun., June 1, 3 p.m., 2008

This article appears in May 29 – Jun 4, 2008.