https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfo8O1MIWBI It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been kind to film festivals anywhere. However, events like the 36th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival still celebrate the…
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Review: ‘Dealing With Dad’ Is the Family Dramedy for the Modern Asian American
As just about any second- or third-generation Asian American knows, mental health isn’t exactly a favorite conversation topic in most AAPI families. Sure, aunts and uncles may whisper about it…
Review: ‘Stay the Night’ Presents a Rom-Dram Under Toronto City Lights
Ever wondered what Toronto is like after the clock strikes midnight? Or maybe you want to watch “Before Sunrise,” but have a strict rule of only watching films with at…
Q&A: Karen Cho Is Giving ‘Big Fight in Little Chinatown’ to Communities Everywhere
Gentrification often disguises itself as progress, but on its way to creating a polished utopia of glass and steel, the existing community they’re building on (usually consisting of poor people…
Director Li Lu Wants to Show that Asian Americans Can Make Any Kind of Film
…ourselves, that we don’t have to be pigeonholed anymore. We can do anything we want, because make-believe is make-believe. Click here for more information of the LAAPFF screenings. Lu will…
Second Round with ‘Ktown Cowboys’
Pictured above: Ktown Cowboys’ director Daniel Park (left) and actor-writer Danny Cho. (Photo by Mike Lee) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com If you need a crash course in navigating…
Friday’s Link Attack: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Hettienne Park, Chef Debbie Lee
…heavily feature Asian American works continue to prosper. Hawaii (HIFF), Los Angeles (LAAPFF), San Francisco (SFIAAF), San Diego (SDAFF), and New York City (AAIFF) all enjoyed a very stellar year….
Hyphen "The Bittersweet Issue" Teaser Party
…the night! The first 50 paid attendees will win a free prize and there will be no cover for LAAPFF badgeholders. Saturday, May 7th 2011 9:30 pm – 2 am…
Catch The Official Trailer Of The Award-Winning Filipino American Film ‘Yellow Rose’
…Asian American Film Festival. Broadway star Noblezeda also cinched the award for Best Breakout Actor at LAAPFF. On July 25, the film will kick off this year’s Asian American International…
How Did Celia Au Go From Business-School Mentee To ‘Wu Assassins’ Mentor?
…Asian” tee, Au showed off a perfected pout for the flashing cameras. A few months after the LAAPFF premiere of her feature film “In A New York Minute,” Au hasn’t…
API Filmmakers Answer: I Am A Crazy ___ Asian!
With the highly anticipated “Crazy Rich Asians” due in theaters this summer, we asked API filmmakers at the Los Angeles Pacific American Film Festival last month: What kind of Crazy…
Get to Know Randall Park from Wong Fu’s ‘Everything Before Us’
KoreAm and Audrey Magazine recently teamed up to get acquainted with the cast of Wong Fu Productions‘ first feature film, Everything Before Us. The sci-fi romantic drama follows two…
Review: ‘Yellow Rose’ Is The Immigration Film For Our Times
As the bar lights dim and the stage lights brighten, a young woman holding a shiny, new guitar emerges from behind the stage curtains. Dressed in country gear from her…
Texan Director Diane Paragas Worked On ‘Yellow Rose’ For 15 Years—Here’s Why
Dotted across thousands of locales in the largest state of the continental U.S. is something that transcends the concept of a physical location. It’s an idea, a notion that escapes…