Pictured above: From left to right, Jubilee Project founders Eddie Lee, Jason Y. Lee and Eric Lu. (Photo by Hannah Gweun) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When a […]
Tag: Documentary
[VIDEO] ‘Twinsters’ SXSW Trailer
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Feature documentary Twinsters, which tells the incredible true story of twin sisters reunited after 25 years of separation, will be making its world premiere at […]
Courting Big Dreams
by EUGENE YI On a recent night in New York City, the 2012 U.S. women’s table tennis team hid in plain sight at SPiN, a sprawling subterranean lair devoted […]
Korean American Artists Explore Their Native Culture in ‘Interlaced’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com They take pride in their culture, but will their culture take pride in them? That’s the question three Bay Area-based Korean American […]
‘My Love, Don’t Cross That River’ Tops Korean Box Office
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A documentary about the lifelong love of an elderly couple topped South Korea’s box office on Friday, knocking down epic blockbusters Exodus: Gods and […]
BIFF to Premiere Controversial Sewol Ferry Disaster Documentary Despite Protests
by REERA YOO With barely a week left until its 19th opening, the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) has decided to proceed with premiering the controversial Sewol ferry disaster […]
[TRAILER] Uncovering SKorea’s Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in ‘Save My Seoul’
by JAMES S. KIM It’s hidden, but once you know what to look for, you’ll realize it’s everywhere. Underneath the glamour of Seoul is a booming prostitution and sex […]
Director of ‘Love Child,’ A Documentary On Gaming Addiction in South Korea, On How Technology Shapes Us
by HAEIN JUNG In 2010, the story of a South Korean couple who let their 3-month-old baby wither and die from starvation made headlines around the world. The twisted […]
LINSANITY : Not Even A Multimillion Dollar NBA Contract Or A Feature Film Can Change Jeremy Lin
Story by Ada Tseng. In 2012, basketball star Jeremy Lin lived the ultimate underdog story. As the then-23-year-old rose from obscurity – one minute, he was worried his short-lived […]
A Quick Chat With LINSANITY Director Evan Jackson Leong
Story by Ada Tseng. FIRST IMPRESSION OF JEREMY LIN: There’ve been a few Asian American players that have come up [in the Bay Area], but none were as good […]
November Cover Story: An Adoptee Meets His Birth Family And Gets the Surprise of His Life
Is There Anybody Out There? This past spring, L.A.-based rapper and Korean American adoptee Dan Matthews began searching for his birth parents. What he found would change his life. […]
About A Family
Photos courtesy of Iris Shim/Grayscale Films Filmmaker Iris Shim and editor Joseph Lee hope to generate additional funding to finish “The House of Suh.” The camera focuses on a color photo […]
