Photo by Corky Lee AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINE CHOY BY DENISE KUNG, EVELYN MATEOS, AND JACLYN LEE In the spring of 2002, Angel Velasco Shaw taught a media and culture course called "Imagining Asia/Pacific America" for the Asian/Pacific/American ...
Characters Disappearing; Appearing through Film
A film focused on finding self amongst a movement On Thursday, August 7th, Conner Sen Warnick’s feature film debut, CHARACTERS DISAPPEARING, will be screened at the 48th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in NYC. In an interview with ...
Celluloid Synergy: From Historical Relics to Contemporary Reflections
Revisiting Early AAIFF Films and Their Modern Counterparts In curating this year's archival program, programmer Hai-Li Kong sought to explore the limitless possibilities of film as a medium, selecting works that push the boundaries of how film can be ...
‘Past Lives and Present Screens’
A conversation between Celine Song and Jeff Yang On January 23rd, the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium at the Asia Society was packed with people who had come to hear a conversation between author Jeff Yang and director Celine Song. Just that morning, Song ...
‘Asians Were Killed. Nobody Cared. We’re Fighting Back.’
A film by the community, for the community “I’m Not An Activist” takes an inside look at the Dragon Combat Club (DCC), “an NYC-based volunteer initiative for community self-defense.” The club was formed in 2020. They offer free, self-defense classes in N ...
Creating an Elite Match
A Personal Look Into Finding a Character’s Desires In many ways, filmmaking is a personal outlet for filmmakers. Since graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Kathy Meng has aimed to tell stories through the medium that are personal and familiar. He ...
The Fight For Our Communities: Save Chinatown
Decolonization, and the Power of Intercultural Alliances in Philadelphia The creative discussion at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, ‘The Fight For Our Communities: Save Chinatown,’ unveils a conversation that revolves around the ongoing gen ...
Punk Rock, Activism, and Self-Determination Explored Above and Below the Ground
Discovering Myanmar’s struggle against the Myitsone Dam through grassroots activists and the lens of director Emily Hong Nestled between the Mali Hka and N’Mai Hka rivers lies a village once home to Hkawn Mai, Lu Ra, and Ja Hkawn. Emily Hong’s “Above an ...