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AT A GLANCE – Interviews at the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival
The 2013 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is in full swing, and with a slate of 140 feature films and short films, it's difficult to decide on what to watch. Here at Asians On Film, we're all about fan service so we went out and filmed some interviews with...
Allen Theosky Rowe Interview: Relativity, Ronin Boys, Virtually Heroes, Rascal Love & Hawaii Five-0
Winter quarter 2013 winner of BEST ACTOR SHORT DRAMA for Asians On Film Festival for RELATIVITY (2012), we sat down with Allen to talk about his acting that has taken him through a variety film and TV roles including the award winning RELATIVITY (2012), RONIN BOYS...
Spot Dessert Bar, East Village & Koreatown Manhattan AOF DISCOUNT!
When you are confronted by a friend who keeps yelling “OMG Spot!” while pointing to their mouth, licking the lips, and unable to calm down long enough to explain themselves, you find yourself in a guessing game. So you hurry to the web to google SPOT. Here is what you...
JUSTIN LIN – Not Your Average Billion Dollar Filmmaker
Variety recently posted a fantastic write-up about Fast & Furious 6 helmer Justin Lin, touching on his early days with the Fast & Furious franchise and exploring his efforts on bridging the gap between Hollywood and the highly sought after China market. The...
AFTER THE AFTER PARTY – Newport Beach Film Festival Asian Showcase Gala Review
Let me start with this: the Newport Beach Film Festival knows how to throw a party! After watching the screening of Key of Life (Go HERE for my review of Key of Life), I made my way over to the posh Fashion Island to partake in the festivities of the Asian Showcase...
KEY OF LIFE – Film Review
Thanks to the Newport Beach Film Festival's Asian Showcase, I was able to see Key of Life, a gem of a movie that I otherwise would have never seen. Kenji Uchida's Key of Life has to be the best movie that I've seen in a long time, and that's saying a great deal...
L.A. ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL – May 2nd thru May 12th, 2013
If you're hungry for independent Asian-American cinema, there's no shortage of film festivals happening right now! Getting ready for its 29th year, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival will be taking over the posh Directors Guild of America theaters to...
A WEREWOLF BOY – Newport Beach Film Festival Asian Showcase Spotlight Film
This year's Asian Showcase at the Newport Beach Film Festival will be featuring a fantastic film from director Jo Sung-hee called A Werewolf Boy. Official synopsis: "After moving to a small village, young Suni encounters a bedraggled orphan boy hiding under a bush and...
DISORIENT 2013 – Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
This weekend, the city of Eugene, Oregon will be hosting the 8th annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival. In a region that isn't typically associated with having a large Asian-American population, a group of artists, educators and activists have created a...
ONE MILE ABOVE – Newport Beach Film Festival Asian Showcase Spotlight Film
If the mistaken identity dramedy of Key of Life isn't your slice of pie, the Newport Beach Film Festival Asian Showcase also offers a heart-wrenching film called One Mile Above, a travelogue drama based on true events. One Mile Above official synopsis: "After his...
Koji Steven Sakai Interview: CHINK & The People I’ve Slept With
Koji is a graduate from the University of Southern California's Masters of Professional Writing program and has taught screenwriting classes for Asian American Poetry & Writers and currently teaches for Visual Communications and Pasadena City College Extensions. He...
KEY OF LIFE – Newport Beach Film Festival Asian Showcase Spotlight Film
The Newport Beach Film Festival's Asian Showcase is less than a week away! Have you purchased your tickets yet? This year's showcase brings an interesting film from Japan called Key of Life, directed by Kenji Uchida. "Failed actor Sakurai, despondent and suicidal,...