Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
Written by: Demi Guo and Michelle Ahn Kalaya’an means “freedom” in Tagalog. That’s as much as I know, as I shake hands with him and sit down in the Kusina Pinoy Bistro in Queens. He chose this name for himself, to reflect his roots and faith. He is ...
Written By: Nathan Liu Editor's Note: This piece may contain some spoilers. “Your people made this mess. Now you got to live with it.” This statement is made about halfway through the seventh episode of “The Terror: Infamy.” And while a ...
The future of YouTube is the future of America Written By: Demi Guo Is this how the generation before me feels? And, am I the only one who finds the title beautifully, poetically ironic? Now that the first talk show host to be an openly bise ...
Written By: Nathan Liu On the surface, “Sunnyside” sounds like a sitcom you’ve seen before. And, in a sense, it is. You’ve got an arrogant, selfish lead, who used to have a good job but has since been disgraced, and is now using a study group to regai ...
Written By: Saiya Floyd Genta Matsugami’s “Demolition Girl” transports the audience to rural Japan and offers a look into the life of a working class teenage girl. Set in Gunma Prefecture in the months before the girl’s last year of high school, “Demo ...
Written By: Beatrice Viri The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival featured several thoughtfully made shorts with the “Shorts: Made in NY” program. Though they spanned different genres, one factor united these shorts in particular: all film ...
Written by: Demi Guo In America: “Crazy Rich Asians.” “Always Be My Maybe.” Suddenly, “The Farewell”! Drama! In China: CGI. Yet another remake of the “Snake Goddess,” but what’s the story? Enter Wen Ren, with starry skies, mainland actors a ...
Eric Nakamura, the co-founder/owner of GIANT ROBOT, choose his top picks within The Shorts Program from Asian CineVision’s 2012-2013 National Festival Tour.