“Soft Power” Actors Discuss their Journeys in David Henry Hwang’s New Show
Francis Jue (M. Butterfly) and Conrad Ricamora (How to Get Away with Murder) talk about the timely show and Asian American storytelling.
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Behind-the-scenes “Monsoon Wedding” Stage Production With Mira Nair
Watch now: We sat down with Mira Nair and the folks behind Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s musical version of Nair’s hit film.
Ruby Yang and Lambert Yam on “My Voice, My Life”
Oscar Award-winning director Ruby Yang is back with an emotional documentary, “My Voice, My Life,” playing during CAAMFest Saturday, March 21 at the New Parkway Theater.
Closing Night Gala Presentation: Prison Dancer
For the first time ever, SFIAAFF is proud to present a WEB SERIES as our Closing Night Gala Presentation. Inspired by the 2009 Youtube sensation, the “Dancing Inmates of Cebu,” PRISON DANCER is an original, interactive musical web series featuring a cast of Youtube stars and some of the hottest, rising Filipino musical talent in North America. This special “performative cinema” event will include video, live performances by cast members, and maestro-led audience participation. A once-in-a-lifetime program, this unprecedented experience rethinks what media is and can be.
FRUIT FLY opens at the Castro Theatre August 11
H.P. Mendoza’s CAAM produced musical FRUIT FLY opens at the historic Castro Theatre on August 11th!
SFIAAFF '09 Student Delegate – "Fruit Fly aka San Francisco: The Musical"
Down at the Castro Theater, the energy emitting from the audience in response to the film was unlike anything I’d ever seen before. In that way, it was almost like an interactive live theater performance. I was laughing so hard I thought I might choke and I certainly wasn’t alone. It was one big inside joke, but everybody was in on it.
Festival Stars, Where Are They Now? (Part II)
Geraldine catches up with the Narrative filmmakers of the 2008 SFIAAFF to find out where their films have been since last year’s fest.
FRUIT FLY: Behind the Scenes
Guest blogger Chihiro Wimbush writes about lights! camera! action! on the set of the upcoming FRUIT FLY: THE MUSICAL by filmmaker H.P. Mendoza.
Colma: The Musical and Me
Richard Wong world premiered his debut feature film, COLMA: THE MUSICAL, at SFIAAFF and since then the film has gone on to play at numerous film festivals, screened theatrically and now has just come out on DVD. The guest blogger of the month, Rich writes about his journey with COLMA: THE MUSICAL.