The Authors of “Rise” on Documenting Three Decades of Asian American Pop History
March 2020 marked a crossroad for Asian America, particularly in the pop culture world. Crazy Rich Asians had come out about a year and…
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Critical articles, commentaries, analyses.
Try Harder! Director Debbie Lum Focuses on Asian American Students at Lowell High School
CAAMFest 2021 officially kicks off on Friday, May 13 with two screenings of Debbie Lum’s powerful documentary Try Harder! as part of CAAM’s Opening…
In Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn Shows Us America Through the Eyes of a Korean Elder
“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…
Get to Know Leslie Fields-Cruz, Executive Director of Black Public Media
“BIPOC communities are indelibly intertwined in the American experience. If more of these stories are made and shared with the American public, then we can help to dispel the divisive rhetoric that seeks to keep us apart.”
Nothing Will Stop Justin Chon From Telling Asian American Stories
“What I care about is bringing empathy to us, so all my films have a very strong Asian element.”
Nadia Shihab On Intuition and the Power of Reframing Stories
“I learned a lot about the power of centering one’s voice and experience in a work. And also about how hard it can be to do so.”
Get to Know Don Young, CAAM’s Director of Programs and One of the Newest Members of the Academy
Learn more about new Academy member, Don Young, and how he’s seen the documentary film industry change over the past 25 years.
The Ongoing Legacy of Anna May Wong: Hollywood’s First Asian American Star
“More than ever she stands in for all of the women who were denied an opportunity to practice their craft in an industry that absolutely could not see the value that added what she was giving to storytelling and film.”
Where Are They Now? Part I, Asian American Features: SFIAAFF 2010
In a final look back at SFIAAFF 2010, we take this moment to catch up with the movers and shakers of this industry to recognize not only the work they have already done but to anticipate all of the exciting works to come.
Celebrating Pride Month Through Film: Sex in an Epidemic
SFIAAFF intern Donna Foronda heads out to this year’s Frameline Film Festival screening of SEX IN AN EPIDEMIC.
Desexualized Men and Mothers
I got a chance last year to talk with Professor Celine Parennas Shimizu in an interview about a range of topics, from her current research at Stanford to her most recent film, BIRTHRIGHT.
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 5.4: Perfection
Beautiful memories stand out from a perfect weekend full of memorable films, friends, and events.