Asian American Film: Sad But True

5 March 2010 No Comments

My friend Joel Quizon posted a list on his blog a few weeks back on "How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Asian American Independent Films". It's pretty funny, kinda sad and very true. The list should probably be much longer. Volumes, perhaps.

I have some problems with the term "Asian American film" as I do with [...]

"Spunk" (3:33)

1 June 2009 2 Comments

A man comes to terms with a critical part of himself.
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Shot on 16mm with an Eclair NPR.
Briefly featuring Hadrian Santos.

"What's the Matter with Asian American Film?"

3 May 2009 1 Comment

I went to a panel with the above title at the VC Film Fest today hosted by my man Tad Nakamura and old school Asian American doc maker, Spencer Nakasako.
It was a colorful, informal chat, but in the end two issues seemed to bubble up to the surface:
1) the fact that it's difficult to [...]