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Lily Mariye Interview: Model Minority
Writer/Director Lily Mariye’s first feature film, Model Minority, has already won multiple awards and is about Kayla Tanaka (Nicole Bloom), who is 16 and half-Japanese, half-white, but totally American. Kayla meets Treyshawn Doty (Delon de Metz), a 19-year-old drug...
Paul Kikuchi’s “Slice” Review: Fremont Theater thru Nov. 18th
Beginning with an introduction that cuts right through the fourth wall, the theatrical production SLICE, written by Paul Kikuchi, sets itself up as an over-the-top comedy with plenty of sword penis analogies tempered in. The story, set in 14th century Japan, follows...
Chris Tashima Interview: Model Minority
Writer/Director Lily Mariye’s first feature film, Model Minority, has already won multiple awards and is about Kayla Tanaka (Nicole Bloom), who is 16 and half-Japanese, half-white, but totally American. Kayla meets Treyshawn Doty (Delon de Metz), a 19-year-old drug...
Lily Mariye, Nicole Bloom, Chris Tashima, DeLon de Metz, Helen Slater, Takayo Fischer and Robert Baily Jr.: Model Minority
Writer/Director Lily Mariye’s first feature film, Model Minority, has already won multiple awards and is about Kayla Tanaka (Nicole Bloom), who is 16 and half-Japanese, half-white, but totally American. Kayla meets Treyshawn Doty (Delon de Metz), a 19-year-old drug...
H.P. Mendoza Interview: I Am a Ghost
Writer/Director H.P. Mendoza's I Am a Ghost is about Emily (Anna Ishida), a troubled spirit, who haunts her own house every day, wondering why she can't leave. With the help of Sylvia (Jeannie Barroga), a clairvoyant hired to rid the house of spirits, Emily is forced...
Justin Tipping Interview: Nani
Writer/Director Justin Tipping talks about his short film Nani starring Tsai Chin and Johnny Ortiz. Nani will be screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival on Oct. 14th. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website: HIFF Nani will also be...
Asians On Film Awards – Spring 2012
We are again thrilled with how many great short films are being made and for Spring 2012 there were a couple of categories where judges scores ranked films with similar scores "forcing" us to announce more than one honorable mention. Winners automatically compete for...
“Yes, We’re Open” film review starring Parry Shen, Lynn Chen & Sheetal Sheth
Richard Wong’s Yes, We’re Open starring Parry Shen & Lynn Chen as a couple contemplating the adventure of having an open relationship, tackles the subject in a very funny way and yet manages to come full circle in the end to address the issue of an open relationship...
Lynn Chen & Sheetal Sheth Interview: Yes, We’re Open
Director Richard Wong's, Yes We're Open is wonderful comedy/drama about relationships that is "a fun slice of liberal San Francisco life told as a sex comedy, but much more sophisticated than a bedroom farce." Lynn and Sheetal star in the film along with Parry Shen...
Parry Shen Interview: Yes, We’re Open
Parry talks about Director Richard Wong's film Yes, We're Open about a couple experimenting with having an open relationship. The script is written by H.P. Mendoza and the film also stars Lynn Chen and Sheetal Sheth. Yes, We're Open will be screened at the Boston...
Richard Wong Interview: Yes, We’re Open
Amazing cinematographer Richard Wong brings his style with him to the director's chair for the very fun and funny film, Yes, We're Open, written by H.P. Mendoza and starring Parry Shen, Lynn Chen, Sheetal Sheth and Kerry McCrohan. Yes, We're Open will be screened at...
Asians On Film Festival Winners: Winter 2012
When we opened our first year of honoring films, we expected attention to be light as we geared up, so imagine our surprise at all the wonderful films we received and enjoyed. Our goal is to honor films with awards (short films quarterly, feature films semi-annually)...