Topic “Film”

Mira Nair’s 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is a True Conversation Piece

Filmmaker Mira Nair talks about the difficulties of making a movie starring a Muslim protagonist and the conversations surrounding it.

By: Joyce Chen | Posted: Mon, May 20th- 2:15am | Under: Film

Instrument of Change: The Works of Tadashi Nakamura

Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura talks about the influence of music and politics on his work and his latest documentary, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings.

By: Oliver Saria | Posted: Fri, May 10th- 8:01am | Under: Jake Shimabukuro, Tadashi Nakamura, Community, Film, Music

CAAMFest 2013 Interviews: Deann Borshay Liem and Ramsay Liem of 'Memory of Forgotten War'

Memory of Forgotten War features testimonies of four first-generation Korean Americans survivors of what is known in the US as the "forgotten war." Co-directors Deann Borshay Liem and Ramsay Liem discuss the making of a documentary...

By: Terry K Park | Posted: Tue, Mar 19th- 1:40pm | Under: Blogger Column, CAAMFest 2013, documentary, Korean War, Q+A, Culture, Diaspora, Film, Film Festivals, History, News & Politics, Profiles, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: Stephen Maing's 'High Tech, Low Life'

High Tech, Low Life, directed by Stephen Maing, is a documentary trailing two of the first citizen journalists and bloggers in China.

By: Lisa Wong Macabasco | Posted: Sun, Mar 17th- 12:58pm | Under: CAAMFest 2013, citizen journalism, Steven Maing, technology, Activism, Film, Film Festivals, Media, Reviews, Social Issues, Social Justice

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: Easy, Riders: Tian-Hao Hua's 'Go Grandriders'

Go Grandriders, directed by Tian-Hao Hua, is a heartwarming documentary following a gang of octogenarians on a two-week tour of Taiwan via scooters....

By: Lisa Wong Macabasco | Posted: Sun, Mar 17th- 12:58pm | Under: CAAMFest 2013, seniors, tian-hai hua, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013: Ken Adachi's 'Dead Dad'

Ken Adachi’s debut feature Dead Dad presents a story about grief, family, and distance, soaked in a hipster aesthetic and set in a warm lo-fi Los Angeles cityscape...

By: Nicole Wong | Posted: Sun, Mar 17th- 12:59pm | Under: CAAMFest 2013, dead dad, ken adachi, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: Lee Isaac Chung's 'Abigail Harm'

Amanda Plummer stars in Lee Isaac Chung's surreal re-telling of a Korean folktale.

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Wed, Mar 13th- 11:00pm | Under: Abigail Harm, amanda plummer, CAAMFest 2013, Lee Isaac Chung, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: O Muel's 'Jiseul'

Jiseul is the first Korean film to win the Sundance Film Festival’s prestigious World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize; the 2013 jury took less than a minute to come to its unanimous decision. O Muel’s film offers a haunting portrait of...

By: Terry K Park | Posted: Wed, Mar 13th- 11:00pm | Under: CAAMFest 2013, Jeju Island, Korean Films, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: Ernesto Foronda and Silas Howard's 'Sunset Stories'

In Sunset Stories, co-directors Ernesto Foronda and Silas Howard give the LA ensemble film a relationship comedy twist, giving LA and its quirky denizens...

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Wed, Mar 13th- 10:59pm | Under: CAAMFest 2013, ernesto foronda, monique gabriela curnen, silas howard, sung kang, sunset stories, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

CAAMFest 2013 Reviews: Amrit Singh's 'Dosa Hunt'

Amrit Singh's short film "Dosa Hunt" -- screening at this...

By: Marites Mendoza | Posted: Mon, Mar 11th- 6:20pm | Under: Amrit Singh, CAAMFest 2013, Das Racist, Dosa Hunt, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

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