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‘Empty by Design’ highlights isolation but was made through collaboration

August 6, 2019
by Melissa Slaughter

Written By: Melissa Slaughter “I wrapped on my birthday, August 26th, ‘cause I said I wanted to finish a film before I turned 30. And JoAnn was like, ‘we've got to get it done …’”  Andrea A. Walter, the writer, director, and director of photog ...

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Julian Kim and Peter S. Lee tell a true Korean American story in ‘Happy Cleaners’

August 3, 2019
by CineVue

Written By: Michelle Ahn “Happy Cleaners” starts off with chaos — a family fight over the dinner table about a rebellious son’s dream to follow his passion, and a stubborn mom’s philosophy that the only path to success is higher education. The fi ...

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‘The Last Sunrise’ heals the China-America rift with an apocalypse

August 2, 2019
by Demi Guo

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 ...

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Diane Paragas uses country music to tackle uncertainty in ‘Yellow Rose’

July 25, 2019
by Melissa Slaughter

Written By: Melissa Slaughter Eva Noblezada as Rose “Square peg, round hole. I run away with nowhere to go.” Eva Noblezada croons this line in varying degrees during the course of her starring turn in the film Yellow Rose. The 23-year-old is al ...

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If I Can’t See You, You Can’t See Me: On TYRUS and Representation

September 6, 2016
by Alexa Strabuk

By Alexa Strabuk Centipede still from TYRUS. Credit: Sara Jane Boyers It was a muggy summer day in New York City and typically unbearable. Escaping my air condition-less apartment in Brooklyn, I found myself at the Met, seeking refuge there until t ...

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REVIEW: TO BE TAKEI (2014)

June 11, 2014
by Bing Wang

American filmmaker Jennifer Kroot’s feature documentary TO BE TAKEI opens this Sunday June 15 at Human Rights Watch Film Festival in NYC. CineVue contributor and filmmaker Bing Wang reviewed the film.

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REVIEW: ILO ILO (2013)

April 2, 2014
by Pang-Chieh Ho

Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen’s award-winning feature debut ILO ILO opens this Friday in NYC. CineVue contributor Pang-chieh reviewed the film.

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REVIEW: DAVID HENRY HWANG’S KUNG FU (2014)

March 12, 2014
by Hilary Bettis

Hilary Bettis reviews David Henry Hwang’s multi-media martial art play KUNG FU, an exhilarating portrait of international icon Bruce Lee’s cross-continental journey.

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REVIEW: TOUCH OF THE LIGHT (2012)

March 7, 2014
by Alexis Fisher

A write-up by Alexis Fisher about how TOUCH OF THE LIGHT explores the inner terrain of the blind piano prodigy, playing Mar 8 (Sat) at NYPL Chatham Square and Mar 9 (Sun) at JCC Manhattan.

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