A tender glance into the life of a teenager in rural Indonesia Written by: Patricia Kusumaningtyas As the title card rolls, we hear the sound of splashing water. The first frame of the film is a girl, slowly emerging from the bathroom, wearing an all-pur ...
‘The Chinatown Files’: An untold story we’ve all heard before.
Written By: Nathan Liu When you think of the “Red Scare,” what comes to mind? Is it Joseph McCarthy? Is it the Hollywood Blacklist? I’m guessing it’s not working-class Chinese immigrants and their children getting jailed, deported, and driven to suicide f ...
Interview with Masayuki Kusaka, Producer of HARRY ON THE CLOUDS
Kari Lindberg, on behalf of CineVue, was fortunate enough to chat with Masayuki Kusaka, producer of HARRY ON THE CLOUDS. In this bittersweet animation, a baby sheep, on his road to heaven, tries to visit his mourning mother before he crosses over for good ...
Interview with Writer/Director Lam Can-zhao of THE DOG
Director Lam Can-zhao's debut feature film THE DOG follows a lonely rebel’s unpredictable, peculiar and incredible journey. Shot documentary-style while employing characteristics of hybrid cinema, THE DOG’s low-tech and casual style reveals a wealth of st ...
Interview with Weronika Mliczewska, Director of SPEECHLESS IN JAPAN
SPEECHLESS IN JAPAN is an edgy, participatory documentary that follows a cross-dressing Japanese outcast confronted by judgment from strangers who question his way-of-life. The film, directed by Weronika Mliczewska, chronicles his personal, intimate and b ...
Interview with Mabel Cheung and Alex Law of A TALE OF THREE CITIES
CineVue got the chance to talk with world-famous Hong Kong director, Mabel Cheung and her long-time producer, Alex Law, on their 2015 film entitled A TALE OF THREE CITIES. The epic film is based on the love story of Jackie Chan’s parents against the backg ...
Interview with Director Tobias Reeuwijk of 1000 HANDS OF THE GURU
The Kingdom of Bhutan is the only remaining Vajrayana Buddhist country in the world at present. What sets them apart from other Buddhists across Asia is their incorporation of the thangka, intricately painted scrolls, in meditation. This art form is an in ...
Interview with Director Veena Rao on MUMBAI MORNINGS
Abbas on his daily morning run. Credit: Veena Rao by Jackie Lam CineVue got the chance to chat with director Veena Rao about her short film MUMBAI MORNINGS, which centers around Abbas--a humble but driven, Indian jewelry polisher-turned-ultramarathon ...
Interview with Writer/Director Ray Yeung on FRONT COVER
CineVue had the singular privilege of chatting with writer/director Ray Yeung about his second feature film, FRONT COVER, which will close AAIFF '16 on Saturday, July 30 (ticket details). FRONT COVER focuses on Ryan Fu (Jake Choi), a gay celebrity fashion ...