Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
The rumbling of a passing F train. The chatter and footsteps along Canal Street. The sizzle when oil hits the wok. This is the everyday music of New York City, and these filmmakers have a song to sing about each borough. (Image Credit: Cindy Chu) BAYAR ...
Written By: Kano Umezaki Back in late June of 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with documentary filmmaker and activist, Renee Tajima-Peña, about the PBS “Asian Americans” series, the origins of the Asian/American political film movement, and the s ...
Written By: Jeremy Lim If you’ve seen a CW show from the past five or so years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard something composed by Sherri Chung. Chung has worked on a whole host of DC television adaptations, “Riverdale” and most recently, “Kung ...
Written By: Kano Umezaki As we celebrate Asian/Pacific/American Heritage Month, I found it important to think about ways in which filmmaking can support the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) community materially through co ...
From theatre kid to TV star to theatre again Written By: Demi Guo The actor’s agency “When I first came to the States, the thing that kept me sane was taking acting classes from an after-school program,” Yeena Sung said. Moving is difficult for all chil ...
Written By: Saiya Floyd Earlier this summer, we spoke to three New York based artists on how they were handling the current pandemic. We spoke to Wynton Wong (interview on 5/13/20), Vera Chow (interview on 5/14/20), and Chithra Jeyaram (interview on 6/1 ...
The humble podcast that snagged Andrew Yang and Michelle Phan Written By: Demi Guo Rock the Boat is currently hosting “On the Same Boat,” a series of mental health talks for coping during COVID-19. It airs every Friday at 5PM EST. Co-host Lucia Liu di ...
For this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are looking back at Miyoshi Umeki’s legacy as the only Asian actress to win an Academy Award.
Written By: Nathan Liu Bruce Lee. What more do I need to say? You all know him, the actor and martial artist whose hit films helped bridge the gap between East and West. He’s the man who created Jeet Kune Do, the hybrid fighting style that paved t ...