…to save the community around her. “Twisters” was written by Mark L. Smith and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Chung is best known for writing and directing the Academy Award-nominated…
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Bretman Rock, Apl.de.Ap, Sandra Oh and More Illuminate 2022 Unforgettable Gala
…LEXUS LEGACY AWARD Presented by Lee Isaac Chung Steven Yeun LUMINARIES Apl.de.Ap Daniel Dae Kim Will Yun Lee Lisa Ling Rizwan Manji Michelle Phan Maggie Q Daniel Wu We would…
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival Re-cap: Get A Taste Of What Premiered And What Went Down At The Asian Pacific Filmmakers’ Experience
…Sundance this year, but one project in particular exemplified Jones’ words beyond a doubt. “Minari,” which premiered later that same evening, is a narrative film directed by Lee Isaac Chung…
The Lookout: A New Spoken Word Film, AAPI Books to Read and an Upcoming, History-Making Baseball Game
…Ye-ri Han, Steven Yeun and Yuh-Jung Youn of “Minari.” Directors Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang of “Better Days,” Cathy Yan of “Birds of Prey” and Lee Isaac Chung of “Minari” were invited…
LAAPFF Features Korean and Korean American Films
…Cowboys premiered at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. I Have Seen My Last Born Director: Lee Isaac Chung, Samuel Gray Anderson I Have Seen My Last Born is a documentary…
APIs Who Took the Super Bowl by Storm
…and Philip Seymour Hoffman premiered last night. The 2024 film “Twisters,” directed by A24’s “Minari” director Lee Isaac Chung, features a storm-chasing crew made up of Daisy Edgar Jones, Glen…
Shoots And Ladders: ‘Minari’ and Mermaids Are Making Waves In Asian American Entertainment This August
…knew of any amazing bilingual Korean kid actors. Unfortunately we didn’t, but now we know that she was working on “Minari,” written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung and financed…
The Lookout: Major Wins Start Off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
…Best Supporting Actress for her role in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari.” In addition, R&B musician H.E.R. became the first Filipina American to win Best Original Song. Her song, “Fight for…
Women Make History For The AAPI Community At The 93rd Academy Awards
…and Best Original Screenplay for Director Lee Isaac Chung. Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed was nominated for Best Actor for his role in “Sound of Metal” as Ruben Stone, a metal…
