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Jennifer Betit Yen returns to the podcast and we also speak with first-time podcast guest Tyler Ham Pong. A wide ranging discussion on why representation matters, Lily Gladstone's Oscar nomination, Jennifer's film "Monsters Among Us" and this year's 72-Hr Shoot Out Competition at The Asian American Film Lab. To learn more visit https://www.asianamericanfilmlab.com/72-hour-shootout/. Additional Resources: Tyler's award winning short "The Real McCoy" - https://youtu.be/10I6KOq5rHg?si=YciTZu6BuG5tXP2Q Want to learn more about "Monsters Among Us" - check this out - https://packet.scripthop.com/_monsters_among_us  

Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer, activist, documentarian, corporate photographer and an award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Bev's Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev's Girl Films' debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab's 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and Lia received a Best Actress nomination. She is also the host and Executive Producer of a weekly Arts, Entertainment and Lifestyle program called BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG. Lia's short film, When the World Was Young garnered a 2021 DisOrient Film Audience Choice Award for Best Short Narrative. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman. She also stars in and serves as Executive Producer for the short independent films Hide and Seek, Balancing Act, Rom-Com Gone Wrong, Belongingness and When the World was Young. She is the Executive Producer for The Cactus, The Language Lesson, The Writer and Cream and 2 Shugahs. Lia is the recipient of a Prospect Muse Award, a OCA Chinese American Journalist Award, and a AAJA National Award for New Media. Lia is an AAJA Executive Leadership Graduate, a Western Knight Fellow at USC's Annenberg College of Communications for Specialized Journalism on Entertainment Journalism in the Digital Age, a National Press Photographers Association Visual Edge/Visual Journalism Fellow at the Poynter Institute for New Media, a Scripps Howard New Media Fellow at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, and a National Tropical Botanical Garden Environmental Journalism Fellow. She was a syndicated columnist for KYODO News, writing about What's Hot in New York.

Our friends from the Asian-American Film Lab return for another great conversation. We chat with this year's Grand Prize Winner from the 72 Hour Shoot Competition and then have a thoughtful conversation about the entertainment industry that you don't want to miss.

Shing Chung from The Asian American Film Lab (https://asianamericanfilmlab.com) and Coordinator of the 72 Hr Shootout stops by the podcast to discuss the competition. He talks about his journey to becoming the coordinator and lends his insights on how to create an effective film in 72 hours.

Meet Tyler Ham Pong, actor, writer, and filmmaker who started out his career in Canada, trained in New York City, and now calls Los Angeles Home. Tune into hear about Tyler's journey in acting, filmmaking, and organizing the 72 Hour Shootout for the Asian American Film Lab!

Japanese-American Film and TV Producer and Activist David Okada pays a visit to The Junk and Jam Hour at the Radio Free Brooklyn studio to graciously open up about his upbringing - which of all places began when his very American parents met in a Japanese Internment Camp, at the outset of WWII. Also on topic is his fascinating early career in computer science and telecommunications, his service in the US Air Force and his journey into becoming a Real Estate salesperson and producer. David also discusses his activist work with the Japanese American Citizens League, creative endeavors with the Asian American Film Lab, and his collection of art that he acquired with his departed wife who was a professional appraiser, curator, and author. More specifically - he shares a story about a painting of a warrior and mythical creature named Nyue. Ultimately David shares a message of love, acceptance and embracement of our differences. For More Info about David Okada, IG @davidokada9751 /www.RadioFreeBrooklyn.com /www.JunkandJam.com /Music by www.FreeBeats.io

It’s May! It also happens to be Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Do you know how when you were you were young and you said you liked that one song from that 90s boy band ONE TIME but then no one will let you live that down and they think that’s the only kind of music you like? Nothing more? Well... that’s what it be like sometimes for Karen and her Asian identity. Karen and Nicole are celebrating some of film and television’s works from the creators, writers, actors, and filmmakers of Asian/Pacific Islander descent and those that speak on their experiences. With pathfinders like “Crazy Rich Asians”, “Master is None”, “Fresh off the Boat” and “Shoplifters” to discuss, guests Kristina Bustos ( writer, performer) and Lee Hubilla (writer, director, actor, and producer of “Those Who Wander” of Asian American Film Lab’s 72 hr shoot out) join us to discuss the importance of representation, diversity, and the need for more.

It’s May! It also happens to be Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Do you know how when you were you were young and you said you liked that one song from that 90s boy band ONE TIME but then no one will let you live that down and they think that’s the only kind of music you like? Nothing more? Well... that’s what it be like sometimes for Karen and her Asian identity. Karen and Nicole are celebrating some of film and television’s works from the creators, writers, actors, and filmmakers of Asian/Pacific Islander descent and those that speak on their experiences. With pathfinders like “Crazy Rich Asians”, “Master is None”, “Fresh off the Boat” and “Shoplifters” to discuss, guests Kristina Bustos ( writer, performer) and Lee Hubilla (writer, director, actor, and producer of “Those Who Wander” of Asian American Film Lab’s 72 hr shoot out) join us to discuss the importance of representation, diversity, and the need for more.

TOY LEI shares her journey of acting that led her to becoming a filmmaker. Toy was tired of being offered roles as a masseuse or nail technician. She took her career in her own hands by writing, directing and producing action films.  TOY LEI has had a fascination with action films ever since her parents took her to Chinatown as a kid. They watched kung-fu movies every Saturday afternoon. After lamenting the lack of roles for Asian females over 30, she began writing, directing and producing her own projects. Her directorial debut, THE WEDDING, won her the Top 5 Women Filmmakers award from the Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television. BOXER, won not only Best Actress, Best Action and the Grand Prize at the 2015 Asian-American Film Lab 72-hr Shootout, but also won Awards of Merit from the highly competitive Accolade Global Competition for Short Film, Women Filmmakers and Leading Actress. It also won the Maverick Movie Award for Special Achievement in Stunts and a nomination from the Connect Film Fest for Best Drama. The film opened its fest run at the coveted Etheria Film Night and won Best Action. She has now expanded BOXER into a feature and has signed on Kristina Reed, a two-time Oscar winner, as Consulting Producer. BOXER was a finalist in the PGA Diversity Program. Her latest short she directed, TRANSITION, won the Jury Runner-up Prize in the Collaboration Filmmaker Contest.

July 17, 2016. 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time Join Restita and Bob as they welcome actress Toy Lei. We will be discussing the difference between Stage combat and Real combat. TOY LEI has had a fascination with action films ever since her parents took her to Chinatown as a kid to watch kung-fu movies every Saturday afternoon. After lamenting the lack of roles for Asian females over 30, she began writing, directing, and producing her own projects. Her directorial debut, THE WEDDING, won her the Top 5 Women Filmmakers award from the Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television. Her latest, BOXER, won not only Best Actress, Best Action and the Grand Prize at the 2015 Asian-American Film Lab 72-hr Shootout, but also won Awards of Merit from the highly competitive Accolade Competition for Short Film, Women Filmmakers and Leading Actress. The film opened its fest run at the coveted Etheria Film Night and winning Best Action. It continued strong into the 2016 San Diego Comic-con. Toy, one of the handful of female fight choreographers out there, is currently under a directing mentorship with Grace Moss at NBC/Universal and a stunt/action filmmaking mentorship with Lane Leavitt.

Toy Lei is a native New Yorker who is a California transplant. She’s had a fascination with action movies since her parents took her to Chinatown to watch kung fu movies and her in-depth participation in THE HURRICANE FIST (which was an homage to that genre) debuted at Comic-con. She has been seen in episodic television such as PARENTHOOD, HAPPY ENDINGS and WEIRD LONERS. ROAD WARS is one of the several independent features, shorts and web series you can also find her in. Her directorial, writing and producing debut, THE WEDDING, won her the Top 5 Women Filmmakers award from the Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television. Director: Toy Lei What most people don’t know is that while TOY LEI is in front of the camera a lot, she also has several credits as action director and fight choreographer including The Hurricane Fist, a 2009 Comic-con Film Festival Selection. Her directorial debut, The Wedding, won her the Top 5 Women Filmmakers award from the Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television. Her latest, BOXER, won not only Best Actress, but also Best Action and the big enchilada, the Grand Prize at the 2015 AAFilmlab Shootout. Writer: Toy Lei TOY LEI began writing because of the lack of roles in Hollywood for Asian females over 30. She has had a fascination with action films ever since her parents took her to Chinatown as a kid to watch straight-from-the-motherland kung fu movies every Saturday afternoon. And now, she spends her days dreaming up guns, blood and all kinds of ass-kicking for mature, smart, sexy women. When she’s not making movies, you can find her slinging her swords, snowboarding or playing punk rock versions of Motown tunes.