#1 Vietnamese Film “Dad I’m Sorry” Lives Up To Hype, Perfectly Portrays Asian Generational...
It is clear to me why “Bố Già (Dad, I’m Sorry)” became the #1 box office hit of all time in Vietnam and the first Vietnamese film to break $1 million in the US...
SSAFF 2016 Audience Awards Announced
Bangladeshi Urban Thriller AYNABAJI Takes Top Honors
Best Documentary CITIES OF SLEEP & Short Film SYAAHI Voted Audience Favorite
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Honored for Significant Contributions to the Cinema of Bangladesh
SEATTLE (October 24, 2016) – The 11th...
PASACAT’S “HIRAYA” MESMERIZED ME WITH THEIR SHOW
San Diego, CA - December 10th
I was invited by a former Bayanihan colleague of mine “JOJI RAMIREZ-CASTRO, who is now the choreographer of “PASACAT,” a Philippine dance company based in San Diego, California, to...
Asian films in Global Peace Film Festival
This year, there are three programs in the upcoming Global Peace Film Festival that have Asian or AAPI content. Two of the programs include two films. Descriptions are pasted below. We have recorded an interview...
Gasparilla International Film Festival
As with all good things, so too did the Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) have to come to an end. This year’s closing night ended with a wonderfully humorous and heartwarming film, Chu and...
International Indian Film Academy brings “Bollywood Oscars” to Tampa
The International Indian Film Academy showcased India’s film industry and stars in Tampa at the 15th Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend and Tata Motors IIFA Awards during April 23-26. For the first time, the “Bollywood...
FilmRise to release “The Departure” on January 9
FILMRISE TO RELEASE EMMY-AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR, LANA WILSON’S LATEST DOCUMENTARY “THE DEPARTURE”
“A beautiful meditation on the value of life… This is a film that manages to be simple yet thought-provoking, sad yet comforting, and anguished yet tranquil....
yanaginagi’s ‘Yukiharuame’, a Song to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Anime TV Series...
On June 28th, yanaginagi released her track ‘Yukiharuame’ on CD as a single to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime series ‘My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU’.
In addition to the title track ‘Yukiharuame’,...
Artists To Watch: KO aka Koala pioneers Asian American Entertainment’s Ascendance With Unique All-American...
“No limits” is the theme of KO’s (pronounced Kay-Oh) rise as one of the upcoming artists to watch - a trailblazer and pioneer. With 5 singles released and a growing following, KO aka Koala,...
China Banning “Shang-Chi” Highlights Clear Divide Between US and China Values & That’s A...
For all the doom and gloom about China taking over American culture at all levels, and a younger generation that has grown up with Tik Tok and a China-controlled media since at least 2012,...