Topic “documentary”

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

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Melissa Johnson’s 'No Look Pass'

An Asian American basketball phenom playing point guard for Harvard breaks racial boundaries and scoring records. Sound familiar?

By: Lisa Wong Macabasco | Posted: Fri, Mar 2nd- 11:44am | Under: basketball, documentary, SFIAAFF 30, Film, Film Festivals, Gender, SFIAAFF, Sports

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Christopher Woon's 'Among B-Boys'

From California's Central Valley to America's heartland, Hmong American b-boys find a symbolic home in hip hop.

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Mon, Feb 27th- 11:30am | Under: Among B-Boys, breakdancing, Christopher Woon, documentary, hmong americans, SFIAAFF 30, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews, SFIAAFF

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Michael Collins's 'Give Up Tomorrow'

Government corruption and media sensationalism help send innocent men to prison for the rape and murder of two sisters in the Philippine city of Cebu.

By: Sylvie Kim | Posted: Sun, Mar 10th- 3:33pm | Under: Cebu, documentary, Give Up Tomorrow, Michael Collins, Paco Larranaga, Philippines, SFIAAFF 30, the Chiong sisters, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews, SFIAAFF

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

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

By: Victoria Yue | Posted: Sat, Jan 21st- 11:39am | Under: documentary, Fight Life, James Z. Feng, mixed martial arts, MMA, Events, Film, Sports

AAIFF '11 Reviews: 'The Learning' and 'Wedding Palace'

We review Asian American International Film Festival selections: A documentary on Filipina teachers in the US, and Christine Yoo's fictional account of a Korean American in L.A. whose family is cursed.

By: Dianne Choie | Posted: Thu, Aug 11th- 1:34am | Under: AAIFF, Christine Yoo, documentary, Filipino Films, film festival, Korean Films, Ramona Diaz, The Learning, Wedding Palace, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews

Documentary Review: 'No Look Pass' -- on Love and Basketball

A new documentary on the life...

By: Ian Wang | Posted: Thu, Jul 7th- 3:50pm | Under: basketball, documentary, Emily Tay, Film Review, GLBT, Melissa Johnson, No Look Pass, sports, Community, Culture, Film, Sex, Sports, University/Academics

Finding Context: An Interview with 'Open Season' Filmmakers Mark Tang and Lu Lippold

In their documentary Open Season, Mark Tang and Lu Lippold go beyond the headlines to explore how and why a Hmong man shot and killed six white people.

By: Guest | Posted: Sun, Mar 20th- 5:32pm | Under: documentary, hmong americans, lu lippold, mark tang, open season, SFIAAFF 29, wisconsin, Film, Film Festivals, SFIAAFF

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