Asian American

Asian American, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2026: Writing Herself Into the Frame —Stephanie Ahn on her debut feature “Bedford Park”

by Rebecca Martin

February 4, 2026

At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Stephanie Ahn’s “Bedford Park” arrived with quiet force — and left with one of the festival’s top honors, the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award

Asian American, Interviews, Now Playing

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Look back: Lynn Chen flips the gender perspective in her directorial debut “I Will Make You Mine”

by Rebecca Martin

May 6, 2021

For AAPI Heritage month we bring back our interview with Lynn Chen about her film “I Will Make You Mine” from May 2020. Watch feature here. Imagine that you are

Asian American, Film Festivals, Interviews, LGBTQ+

15 min read

SXSW 2021: “See You Then” tells a universal tale from a trans Asian American filmmaker

by Rebecca Martin

March 19, 2021

With the atrocities that happened this week in Atlanta that resulted in the deaths of Asian American women, and with the hashtag #StopAsianHate streaming through social media, a film like

Asian American, February Showcase, Film Festivals, Interviews, Mother's Day, Short Films

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Jessica Liu’s film “Prom Time!” brings a Chinese immigrant mother to the forefront of a raunchy comedy

by Rebecca Martin

February 11, 2021

We are continuing our coverage of the Cinema Femme Showcase by featuring our interview with Jessica Liu about “Prom Time!” Synopsis: Judy overhears her teen daughters recount their dating experiences

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