“I make these films so that people like us are visible. People who are generally on the margins of the frame or in the background or the side characters – I try to put them in the center of the frame, and then build the story around them to be as mainstream as possible and as universal as possible.” – Gurinder Chadha
“On the Higher Land Coffee Talkshow, we dive deeper into the collective consciousness of our Himalayan heritage.” – Lobsang Thinley
“Ethnicity or race is not a genre. Being Asian American is no different from having a story about a white family or any other family, and I think that it shows that as a community, we can tell all kinds of stories of in all different genres.” – Lulu Wang
“Free Solo,” a National Geographic feature documentary from the filmmakers behind “Meru,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is now in theaters.
Nailed It screened to a full house at CAAMFest in May, and has been selected as part of the New Orleans Film Festival.
“I want Americans to watch this for several reasons: they need to know the history, because it involved their country.”
Liu shares the journey of making this film, his creative process, and the commitment to explore difficult issues such as race, masculinity, and domestic violence.
“Crazy Rich Asians,” based on the best-selling novel by Kevin Kwan, is the first major Hollywood studio project in 25 years to feature an ensemble cast of actors of predominantly East Asian descent set in the present day.
The director of “Forever, Chinatown,” “First Kitchen,” and “Power in Unity” chats about his projects.
“I try to incorporate stories about where I am from because I know how dynamic the immigrant and POC experience is.” – Ruby Ibarra
The film follows Setsuko, a single, depressed and “unfulfilled office-lady” in Tokyo as she has an awakening of individuality.
Our new filmmaker in residence is working on several projects, including “The Highway,” a short animated documentary recreating a highway protest against police violence.