Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 11.13: “The Song Poet” with Kao Kalia Yang
“The $5,000 translated into bowls of rice on our table and chicken drumsticks in our hands, the clothing on our back. The second album never came out.”
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“This is My Home Now” Tells Story of Montagnards in North Carolina
“They live in two worlds—that of their parents and grandparents, who lived in the highlands of Viet Nam but fled from government persecution for their Christian religion and desire for autonomy—and one of constant learning and adaptation to be Americans in North Carolina.”
Rory Kennedy Talks About Oscar-nominated “Last Days In Vietnam”
An interview with Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy on making the “Last Days in Vietnam.” The film premieres on PBS Tuesday, April 28.
Director Sara Dosa Embedded Herself Among Mushroom Hunters to Make “The Last Season”
Sara Dosa spent a season embedded in the tight-knit community of mushroom pickers in the Oregon woods to direct her first documentary, “The Last Season.”
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 10.2
“Mushroom clouds to matsutake mushrooms. When we look each other in the eyes, we must sense all those secret, hidden stories, and bring them to light.”
Nisei Cartoonist Jack Matsuoka’s Post-WWII Home Movies
Nisei cartoonist Jack Matsuoka took rare footage of postwar Japan as he served in the Military Intelligence Service.
Watch “Pass or Fail in Cambodia Town” Online Now
Catch the episode of “America By The Numbers” that highlights the struggles as well as inspiration in the Cambodian American community in Long Beach, CA.
“Last Days in Vietnam” in Theaters
Watch “Last Days in Vietnam” at the Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco on September 26th. A special Q&A wit the director Rory Kennedy will follow the screening.
Last Days in Vietnam
Find out how you can support one of the biggest projects to collect stories of Vietnamese American refugees.
New Release on DVD: KABEI
New on DVD, KABEI from Strand Releasing Home Entertainment. Based on acclaimed Japanese novelist Teruyo Nogami’s memoirs and directed by prolific multi award-winner Japanese director Yôji Yamada, both longtime collaborators of Akira Kurosawa.
THE LAST GHOST OF WAR airs on PBS Nationwide
In THE LAST GHOST OF WAR, we meet victims who are plaintiffs in a class action suit against 32 U.S. chemical companies. These Vietnamese victims are seeking compensation and justice. The question is were these dioxin-laden herbicides chemical weapons? And if so, who should be held accountable in the wake of what was arguably the largest chemical warfare operation in history?
Co-Presentation: Women Wielding Cameras Film Festival
International filmmakers Kimberlee Acquaro and Marlo Poras are among the filmmakers who will speak and answer questions about their award-winning films screening at I.M.O.W.’s Women Wielding Cameras free Film Festival in the San Francisco Public Library’s Koret Auditorium on Saturday, June 14.