Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
A new generation of filmmaking is coming out of Hong Kong. But can we watch it? Living between worlds When I was about eight years old, my mum and I went to a caa caan teng – the Cantonese name for a Hong Kong style diner – for a quick meal. These ...
Special thanks to Paul Chhorm, Robert Chau, Eng Tang, Avian Munoz, Chaiya, and Monika for sharing your stories. This wouldn’t have been possible without you. On November 2, 1984, Rolland Joffe’s “The Killing Fields” hit theaters in the UK. The film, w ...
When Asian Cinevision announced their program for the 46th Asian American International Film Festival, I gravitated immediately to the screening of a 4K restoration of “HITO HATA: Raise the Banner,” touted in the program as the “first full-length feature ...