Two programs, “Armed With a Camera” and “Documentary Features,” featured some of the most innovative narratives this year’s festival had to offer.
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The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Returns With Family Dramas, Spy Thrillers and More
Back and in-person for the second time since the pandemic, the 2023 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival didn’t disappoint.
Q&A: Karen Cho Is Giving ‘Big Fight in Little Chinatown’ to Communities Everywhere
Montreal-based filmmaker Karen Cho is bringing the big fight to Chinatowns everywhere in her new documentary.
Q&A: Emily Teera Takes Viewers to the Afterlife in ‘Soul Food’
The first-time director reveals how her family influenced the short feature, how she deals with being the first Thai filmmaker at LAAPFF and more!
Review: ‘Dealing With Dad’ Is the Family Dramedy for the Modern Asian American
Tom Huang’s new feature perfectly showcases all the sweet and sour moments of life with immigrant parents.
Review: Good Girls Go Bad in ‘All I Want Is Everything’
Directed by Alexandra Cuerdo and starring Michelle Mao, Brandon Soo Hoo and Yên Sen, the short film premieres May 13 during the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Is Back in Full Swing
This year’s fest kicked off on May 5 and runs until this Friday, featuring a diverse program of features, documentaries, short films and much more.
Here’s What You Missed at the 37th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
The LAAPFF kicked off on Sept. 23 this year with a hybrid in-person and virtual schedule.
Masala: Filmmakers Jeff Fong, Marie Jamora and Kenya Gillespie Talk the 36th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
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 […]
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Temporarily Closes Curtains
It’s official: the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival has been pushed back due to COVID-19. Despite earlier reassurances that the LAAPFF would proceed as planned, the festival has […]
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 […]
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 […]
LAAPFF Announces Opening Night Selection: ‘Yellow Rose’
The legendary Yellow Rose of Texas… is Asian? At least at the 35th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, she will be. This year, LAAPFF will kick off […]
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 […]
LAAPFF Features Korean and Korean American Films
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) will be showcasing a wide variety of indie films, documentaries and short films created […]
