Podcasts about laapff

2024 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó” is a personal love letter from first generation Taiwanese-American director Sean Wang, to his grandmothers. Sean turns a camera on his grandmas (“Nǎi Nai” and “Wài Pó”), who are inseparable best friends and roommates in their 80s and 90s. The film captures their daily lives in hilarious and unexpected ways as they dance, stretch, and fart their sorrows away—eventually giving way to a poignant meditation on lives marked by both joy and pain. Together, grandmas and grandson remind us that getting older doesn't have to mean fading away. After making its world premiere at SXSW — taking home the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award — the film went on to make the IDA shortlist and win Grand Jury Awards at AFI Fest and SIFF 2023, along with the Audience Award at The Wrap 2023 Shortlist Film Festival and Special Jury Recognition at LAAPFF 2023. Other selections include Rooftop Films Summer Series, Palm Springs ShortsFest, CAAM Fest 2023 and Aesthetica Film Festival 2023. Director / Producer / Editor Sean Wang and Producer / Cinematographer Sam Davis (Academy Award®-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence) join us to talk about Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó's participation, the film's breakthrough at SXSW and what Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó will be wearing on the Red Carpet. For more go to: seanwangfilm.com/nainai-waipo

Mālō e lelei & Tālofa to two amazing creatives that embody the well-deserved attention and excitement for Pasifika storytelling in Aotearoa and world cinema.Damon Fepulea'i is an Aotearoa-born director of Samoan and European heritage with work spanning an award-winning short film as well as directing in television.Aoteroa-born Tongan, JP Foliaki, brings the mafana in the lead role and draws on his professional and creative capacities, always with the heart of the community at the centre.Red, White & Brass will have its Australian premiere at Sydney Film Festival after its release in Aotearoa and screening in film festivals HIFF and LAAPFF.‘RED, WHITE & BRASS' is in cinemas on June 22 Watch the video version of the interview:https://youtu.be/ImYs8ustX1sWebsite | Rotten Tomatoes | Apple | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram

From Michigan to Hollywood, Maegan Houang talks with Joshua and Ben to share her creative journey and pull back the curtain on what it's like to work in Hollywood, build a career in film, and share how much money you need to live as a writer and director. Maegan Houang is a writer/director interested in exploring the crushing absurdity of the human condition. She recently released two new music videos for Mitski. She is a story editor on Shōgun (FX) and previously served as a staff writer on Season Two of Counterpart (Starz/MRC). She also co-wrote the feature film Jamojaya directed by Justin Chon (Blue Bayou, Gook) starring Indonesian rapper Rich Brian. In 2018, she received a VSCO Voices Creator Grant from Access Ventures to direct a short film she wrote In Full Bloom starring Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club). The film premiered online on Short of the Week and played at numerous film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Atlanta Film Festival, Oak Cliff, Hollyshorts, New Orleans, LAAPFF and Sidewalk Film Festival. She is currently in post on a new short film Astonishing Little Feet. Maegan has also directed music videos for artists such as Mitski, Vagabon, Charly Bliss, Hana Vu, Chastity Belt and Skylar Spence. Her videos have been recognized by SXSW, Noisey, Fact Magazine, UKMVAs, Stereogum, Pitchfork, Raindance Film Festival, Vimeo Staff Picks and Videostatic. Her work primarily focuses on the complexity of the Asian-American experience, intergenerational trauma and her own experience living as a mixed-race American. Watch some of Maegan's work here: https://maeganhouang.com/

A Thousand Cuts is a documentary that is currently being featured virtually in several film festivals around the country including the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which is how I had the opportunity to see it. Director Ramona Diaz generously took the time to talk about her movie and her amazing career. Thank you for listening to the TwoOhSix Podcast where we talk about movies with the people who make them.

Recorded live from the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Jeff Yang and Phil Yu of the They Call Us Bruce podcast join Andrew to discuss Netflix’s Death Note, raising children in the current political landscape, Tikki Tikki Tembo, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Finding Yingying is a documentary that is currently being featured virtually in several film festivals around the country including the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which is how I had the opportunity to see it. Director Jenny Shi generously took some time to talk about her movie and what it meant to her and to Yingying's family to document the life of a young woman who meant so much to so many.

On this episode we have another edition of Good Pop's entertainment news roundup segment, "Do We Want This?" highlighting some of the latest announcements of upcoming film and TV projects.What's Popping? - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2020 Week 2 Staff PicksFollow our hosts:Marvin Yueh - @marvinyuehJess Ju - @jessjutweetsHanh Nguyen - @hanhonymousFollow the show and engage with us at @goodpopclubPart of the Potluck Podcast CollectiveProduced by HappyEcstatic Media

Presenting part 2 of our coverage from the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! On this installment, we chat with more Asian American actors, producers, and filmmakers about their projects that screened at LAAPFF, including catching up with some old friends! Featured on this episode are: Bao Nguyen & Jeff Chang from We Gon' Be Alright Kevin Kreider, Doris Yeung, Bianca Kuijper, & Bing Wang from The Ugly Model Mandi Li, Celia Au, & Yi Liu from In a New York Minute Kulap Vilaysack from Origin Story Learn more about Visual Communication’s 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at festival.vcmedia.org As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Follow the films featured on this episode: We Gon' Be Alrightbealright.netWatch now on Facebook Watch The Ugly Modelwww.uglymodeldoc.com @uglymodeldoc In a New York Minute IMDB Page Origin Storywww.originstorydoc.com @originstorydocWatch Now on Amazon Prime Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh@minjeeeezy Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

On this special episode of the KollabCast, we bring you part one of our interviews from the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which took place over the first week of May in LA. We chat with some amazing Asian American filmmakers about their films and what it means to be screening at one of the largest Asian American film festivals in the nation. Featured on this episode are: Elizabeth Ai from A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem Andrea A Walter, Osric Chau, Dante Basco, Brian Merrick, Madeleine Humphries, JoAnn Banaga, Iya Yujuico, & Robert Ouyang Rusli from Empty by Design Emily Ting & Lynn Chen from Go Back to China Learn more about Visual Communication’s 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at festival.vcmedia.org As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Follow the films featured on this episode: A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem www.awomansworkdoc.com @AWomansWorkDoc Empty By Designwww.emptybydesignmovie.com @EmptybyDesign Go Back to China www.gobacktochinafilm.com  @GoBacktoChinafilm Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh@minjeeeezy Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

The 35th anniversary of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival marks a special occasion with so many terrific films and filmmakers. Film Threat managing editor Alan Ng spoke to several LAAPFF filmmakers in attendance including Thien Pham, Thien Nguyen, Long Nguyen of Actress Wanted; Andrea Walter, Dante Basco, Osric Chau of Empty By Design, Diane Paragas of Yellow Rose; and Chris Gore talks to Anna Akana about Go Back to China.

Another interview from the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! The documentary "Seadrift" looks at the small fishing town of Seadrift, Texas in the 1970s, when incoming Vietnamese immigrants received racist backlash from the community. Conor interviewed director Tim Tsai and consultant Dr. Thao Ha about telling this town's story and how the community has evolved over the past 40 years. Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

We're at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival this week! The documentary "Eating Up Easter" looks at the island of Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island, and how the rampant tourism and overwhelming garbage is threatening the future of the island's native people. Conor interviewed director Sergio Rapu about his people's side of the story and hopefully reaching a worldwide audience. Hosted by Carlos Aguilar & Conor Holt. Music by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com

Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, announced its outstanding program of films and events for the upcoming 35th edition of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) running MAY 2 – MAY 10, 2018. The all encompassing annual film celebration is presented across Los Angeles in West Hollywood, Downtown LA, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, and Hollywood. Visual Communications proudly celebrates the Film Festival’s 34 years as Southern California’s largest and most prestigious film festival of its kind. LAAPFF launches the celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month through this year’s slate of over 100 films from both Asian Pacific American and Asian international artists. For over three decades, the Festival has presented nearly 5,000 films by Asian Pacific American and Asian International talent. This year’s festival will feature over 130 short films during the nine day fest from May 2 – May 10. These cinema gems from around the globe featuring stories about love, family, heartbreak, friendships, and self acceptance are all part of the exciting line up. The Festival opens May 2nd with the World Premiere of YELLOW ROSE directed by Diane Paragas and starring Broadway legend Lea Salonga and emerging star Eva Noblezada. Two acclaimed festival favorites will screen as the Centerpiece Films at the Festival; GO BACK TO CHINA directed by Emily Ting and MS. PURPLE directed by Justin Chon. The closing night film is the world premiere of EMPTY BY DESIGN directed by Andrea A. Walter premiering on Friday, May 10. LAAPFF Executive Director Francis Cullado of Visual Communications stops by to talk about the ever expanding interest in Asian filmmakers and the trailblazing artistry being done by them. For news and updates go to: festival.vcmedia.org/2019 LEARN MORE ABOUT LAAPFF and VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS: vcmedia.org facebook.com/vcfilmfestival twitter.com/vcfilmfestival instagram.com/vcmediaorg

The closing night film of the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is Empty by Design, a story of two filipino millenials who return home after some time abroad and find themselves drawn together through their mutual loneliness. On this episode of the KollabCast, we chat with director Andrea A. Walter, Producer/Actors Osric Chau and Chris Pang, and editor Brian Merrick about their work on the film, their challenges as indie filmmakers, and their thoughts as they prepare to world premiere their film at LAAPFF. Learn more about Visual Communication’s 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at festival.vcmedia.org Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Empty By Design @EmptybyDesign Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

On this episode of the KollabCast, we begin the road to APA Heritage Month with a preview of one of the month's biggest events, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, hosted by our community friends at Visual Communications. Deadline Hollywood editor Dino-Ray Ramos joins the podcast along with Festival programmers Eseel Borlasa and Lindy Leong to talk about why Asian American film festivals are important, as well as give us a preview of the hottest films coming to LAAPFF 2019. Learn more about Visual Communication's 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at festival.vcmedia.org Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration AltantaAlum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Dino-Ray Ramos @dinoray Eseel Borlasa & Lindy Leong @vcmediaorg Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh@minjeeeezy The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

LAAPFF is over, but we spent more time with some LAAPFF filmmakers. Maritte Go, HBO's APA Visionary winner with her film "Remittance". Melanie Ramos talks about her film "Limboland" , and Jon Jon Augustavo talks about his film "Just a Kid from Seattle". This megapod is chock full of great insight from up and coming filmmakers, their lives, the challenges of making it in Hollywood, and how their cultural identities help shape their voice.

This episode is a special shoutout to all the immigrant babies out there and an inside look for those who are not! Fresh off of attending the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Minji chats with her friend So Yun Um, who just premiered her short film "Liquor Store Babies" as part of the festival's Armed with a Camera Fellowship. Inspired by the themes of the documentary short, Minji and So discuss growing up the children of immigrant parents working in the service industry as small business owners and the untold stories of middle class Asian American families. This week's guest: So Yun Um (@ssoyunum) Follow Minji on: Twitter (@minjeeeezy) Instagram (@minjeezy) Our theme song is "Yellow Ranger" by Awkwafina Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter and support our Patreon This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective Produced by @marvinyueh

We continue on with the KollabCast's coverage of the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. On this episode, host Marvin Yueh chats with the filmmakers behind Kuleana, In the Life of Music, Waru, and ULAM: Main Dish. Stay tuned, this is part 2 of 3 episodes of our coverage of LAAPFF 2018. In this episode: Kuleana – Brian Kohne (Writer/Director), Branscombe Richmond (Producer/Actor), Adi Ell-Ad (Editor) & Moronai Kaneoka (actor) In the Life of Music – Caylee So (Co-Director), Visal Sok (Co-Director), Neardey Trinh (Producer) & Prach Ly (Producer) Waru – Chelsea Winstanley (Director) ULAM: Main Dish - Alexandra Cuerdo (Director) & Rey Cuerdo (Producer) This week’s intro & outro music is “Calling For You” the new single from Kollab Alum Travis Atreo Also, help us improve the KollabCast by filling out this survey! As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

On this special episode of the KollabCast, host Marvin Yueh brings you interviews from the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival with the filmmakers behind festival films Fiction & Other Realities, It's a Party, and Searching. Stay tuned, this is part 1 of 3 episodes of our coverage of LAAPFF 2018 coming out this week In this episode: Fiction & Other Realities - Bobby Choy (Writer/Director/Lead), Sejin Park (Producer) & Todd Goble (actor) It's a Party - Weldon Wong Powers (Director) & Lamar Woods (Co-Producer/Writer/Actor) Searching - Aneesh Chagantay (Director) & Sev Ohanian (Co-Producer) This week’s intro & outro music is “Calling For You” the new single from Kollab Alum Travis Atreo Also, help us improve the KollabCast by filling out this survey! As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

This week, we have a megapodcast with artists whose films made it into the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.  Director Alexandra Cuerdo and producer Rey Cuerdo of "ULAM: Main Dish" documentary about Filipino food.  Jeremy Sistoso, director/writer/actor of "Fakepino" a short film that explores the complexities of being half Filipino and half Caucasian.  Cath Gulick, the director of "The Fever and the Fret" a feature film with a majority Filipino American cast. The movie is about a troubled young woman. We learn about the films, their unique perspectives, and the process of filmmaking in the jam packed megapodcast episode! To learn more about the films, visit festival.vconline.org  

The team is back together as Minji returns to the KollabCast fresh from her brother's college graduation in Michagan. Just in time too as we head into one of the busiest (and first) weeks of Asian Pacific American Heritage month. This episode we bring you recording from the field at two major APA events, the closing night of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the Identity LA music festival! In addition we also discuss graduation, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, and the debace known as the Fyre Festival. Happy #APAHM! This week’s intro & outro music is “North Cack” from G Yamazawa’s new full length album, “Shouts to Durham” As always, send us your listener questions at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) In ADDITION, you can now subscribe and listen to the KollabCast on Spotify! Don't forget to check out the Spotify APAHM  hub. Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Congratulations, you've won a special bonus episode of the KollabCast! This episode is a compilation of Kollaboration's coverage of the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival organized by our friends at Visual Communications. We're excited to bring you additional coverage of Asian American events in the future that we can't fit into a single KollabCast episode and hope you enjoy listening to our interviews with the amazing filmmakers from the festival! This Episode's Segments Opening Night Red Carpet interviews w/ the cast of Better Luck Tomorrow Interview with Ashley Duong, director of the documentary, A Time to Swim Interview with Randall Okita, writer/director of the feature film, The Lockpicker Highlights from the HBO APA Visionaries screening event Interview with Angie Wang, writer/director of the feature film, Cardinal X Interview with Doris Yeung, writer/director of the feature film, Taxi Stories Learn more about the films from the festival at festival.vconline.org Interested in HBO APA Visionaries? learn more at hbovisionaries.com -------------------------- This week’s intro & outro music is “All Bets are Off” from Big Phony’s album, “Long Live the Lie” Let us know what you think about this bonus episode at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

"Live" from the LAAPFF podcast lounge! Jeff and Phil welcome filmmakers Justin Chon (GOOK) and Grace Lee (K-TOWN '92) to discuss their work and reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots.

We kick off our first episode on our new Monday release schedule with a live podcast recorded at the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival with guests Jess Ju of CAPE, actor Justin Lee of the HBO APA Visionaries short "Toenail," and Australian Writer/Director Matthew Victor Pastor of the short film "I am Jupiter, I am the Biggest Planet." It's a super-sized roundtable discussion as we chat about the 1992 LA Riots, acting and directing in films, seeing Better Luck Tomorrow 15 years later, and more! This week’s intro & outro music is “All Bets are Off” from Big Phony's album, “Long Live the Lie” As always, send us your listener questions at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Jess Ju @jessjutweets Justin Lee @justinleeactor Matthew Victor Pastor Facebook Page   Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective