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2012 Sundance Filmmakers: Kangmin Kim

The Sundance Film Festival is once again upon us, having officially kicked off Thursday, January 19 in Park City, UT. Hyphen interviews the Asian American filmmakers...

Ian Wang | Fri, Jan 20th- 11:10am | Kangmin Kim, Sundance, Film, Film Festivals

2012 Sundance Filmmakers: Andrew Ahn

The Sundance Film Festival is once again upon us, having officially kicked off Thursday, January 19 in Park City, UT. Hyphen interviews the Asian American filmmakers...

Ian Wang | Fri, Jan 20th- 9:51am | Andrew Ahn, Dol, Sundance, Film, Film Festivals

James Z. Feng’s ‘Fight Life’ Comes Alive

Independent filmmaker James Z. Feng's MMA documentary Fight Life premieres on Friday, January 20.

Victoria Yue | Sat, Jan 21st- 10:39am | documentary, Fight Life, James Z. Feng, mixed martial arts, MMA, Events, Film, Sports

Film Review: 'The Girl from the Naked Eye'

For fans of movies like Robert Rodriguez's Sin City or Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, The Girl from the Naked Eye is a slick new thriller worth watching. 

Alvin Lin | Mon, Dec 19th- 8:43am | david ren, girl from the naked eye, jason yee, kill bill, ron yuan, sasha grey, sin city, Comics, Film

Looking Back at 2011’s Asian Americans in Film

Hyphen reflects on Asian Americans in mainstream and indie narratives in 2011.

Ian Wang | Fri, Dec 9th- 12:48pm | a very harold and kumar 3d christmas, almost perfect, beautiful boy, circmstance, fast five, In The Family, knots, one kine day, snow flower and the secret fan, surrogate valentine, The Green Hornet, Film

Funding Lessons from the Tokyo FILMeX Film Festival

Hyphen was at the inaugural Talent Campus at this year's Tokyo FILMeX film festival to observe how young Asian filmmakers seek funding for their projects. What Asian American filmmakers can learn from them?

Ian Wang | Fri, Dec 2nd- 12:53am | film, funding, Tokyo FILMeX, Tokyo Talent Campus, Film, Film Festivals

Film: Patrick Wang's Stunning Debut 'In The Family'

Patrick Wang's In The Family survived 30 film festival rejections to become a critically lauded indie.

Timothy Tau | Wed, Nov 16th- 6:10am | In The Family, Patrick Wang, Film

In Search of Shig Murao

A thoughtful commentary on HOWL's erasure of the Japanese American manager of City Lights Bookstore -- from a story of his own trial.

 

Patricia Wakida | Mon, Nov 14th- 4:08am | City Lights, HOWL, Film

US-China Film: Gold Rush at What Price?

At the US China Film Summit presented by the Asia Society, filmmakers discuss having yet to deliver relevant content to hold the interest of both nations' audiences.

Ken Choy | Fri, Nov 11th- 9:22am | asia society, us-china film summit, Events, Film

What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?

Filmmaker Vanessa Yee opens up about the anxiety she feels at speaking on her own documentary. Called The Laundromat, it's about Asian American silence and shame.

 

Vanessa Yee | Thu, Nov 10th- 10:45am | Blogger Column, Laundromat, Vanessa Yee, Ask a Model Minority Suicide, Film, Social Issues
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