The Producer/Director of “Transparent” on Amazon and winner of two Golden Globe Awards chats about her journey from indie prodigy to becoming a TV director, and how she kept going through the lean years in between.
“I hope my stories activate us personally….My job is to invite individuals to their own liberation and maybe they will seek that for others.” — Director Mina Shum
From one of the directors of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” comes a new documentary about one of the lesser known but massively important reproductive justice cases.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson discusses her early memories of drawing with her sisters, Asian and Asian American actors in the film, and how her own life parallels Po’s.
Minh Nguyen Vo’s latest film, Nuoc 2030, is a futuristic visual aquatic wonder that takes place in South Vietnam after the country has fallen victim to global warming.
“We do need to talk about “exclusion” because it is persisting today….America is not a perfect place, and neither should we perpetuate the idea that Asians are the model minority.”
“Winning Girl” premieres on TV Tuesday, May 12 on World Channel.
“I’m very much about promoting Asian stories, Asian faces, Asian storytellers.”
“9-man is a very dynamic sport—you feel the palpable energy. These were not the type of Asian American men that you’re used to seeing in the media.” “9-Man” premieres on TV Tuesday, May 5, 2015 on World Channel.
In her directorial debut, she tells a story about a brother and sister on the Pine Ridge reservation.
The director’s latest film about the Mandarin Restaurant’s Cecilia Chiang comes to PBS this May.
The director of “Live from New York!” talks about filmmaking and his newest webseries, “Employed Identity,” coming soon to PBS.org.