Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Short Circuit has been delivering creative shorts to audiences for the past ten years. The program gives anyone at the studio the chance to pitch an idea in the hopes of being selected to bring their own project to life.
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Calling all champions of justice! Sailor Moon will be coming to Universal Fan Fest Nights this spring at Universal Studios Hollywood.
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Director de películas cortas Rodrigo Moreno Fernández de Texas y México se sentó con los Nerds de color para hablar sobre su nueva película corta El llorón. En esta entrevista, Moreno Fernández nos habló sobre los funerales, los plañideros (lloradores profesionales) y la inteligencia artificial.
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This past weekend, the Micheaux Film Festival celebrated independent films with exclusive premieres, informative panels, and awards ceremonies. We had the opportunity to screen The Interview, Flight 182, and I’m in Love, three very different films that had us on the edge of our seats in unique ways.
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When it comes to Asian American Pacific Islander (or diaspora) stories, relationships with immigrant parents and dealing with generational trauma (typically) go together hand-in-hand. It makes all Asians — East, Southeast, South, Southwest — and Pacific Islanders feel connected somehow.
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I’m a huge fan of horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, and if there’s one area of North American filmmaking I hardly see many talents of Asian descent in, it’s in genre. But with the creature body thriller Last Call now just having its world premiere at the 2025 SXSW Midnight Short Program on Sunday, March 9, writer & director Winnie Cheung created one hell of a mark as a visionary filmmaker to look out for with this incredible short film that is an homage to David Cronenberg, David Lynch, and Wong Kar-wai while creating an indelible unique stamp of her own.
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Actress and producer Nhi Do has made a significant mark in Hollywood with major roles in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen and the Netflix hit, Maid. Now she’s breaking into the indie scene with a terrific performance in a thrilling short film called The Sorrow.
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We interview the frontwoman (Saira played by Sarah Kameela Impey) and lead guitarist (Amina played by Anjana Vasan) of our favorited Muslim women punk band, Lady Parts.
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Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can! We’re so used to this applying to an iconic superhero. But what if radiation poisoning combined with arachnid DNA actually resulted in something terrifying? That’s the basis behind Andy Chen’s short film — a horror take on Spider-Man — called The Spider.
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I’ve recently come across a rather intriguing sci-fi short film called Ensouled last year at FilmQuest as an awards judge and it definitely deserves your attention if you get a chance to come across it as they continues their film festival run!
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When Disney’s Launchpad debuted in 2021 on Disney+, it offered a slew of storytelling from diverse perspectives that aren’t usually in the mainstream. From American Eid showing the struggles of a Pakistani Muslim immigrant family, to The Last of the Chupacabras showing the magical realism of an aging Mexican woman, to several more, Launchpad offers an opportunity for lesser known filmmakers to have their work on the large platform Disney+ offers, and hopefully find more work after.
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Disney has released the newest trailer for Launchpad. The series is a collection of six short films from underrepresented filmmakers whose unique and evocative voices bring new perspectives to storytelling. And in an age where IPs and franchises rule, Launchpad is a breath of fresh air that brings back original filmmaking to the streaming world.
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It’s been three years since the first-ever Star Wars live-action series, The Mandalorian — as well as the platform it lives on, Disney+ — debuted. In celebration, viewers received a little treat, by way of a collaboration between two beloved studios.
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The three-episode premiere of Andor is finally here, and Britney, Keith, and Dominic have thoughts! They break down everything they love about the latest, and potentially greatest, Star Wars property — including the everyone’s favorite Emo droid –and why it’s nice to finally have a Star War that f*cks. Later, Keith interviews Friend of the NOC Marc Bernardin about his various projects and his 10-year podcasting adventure and friendship with Kevin Smith.
For about as long as the COVID-19 pandemic itself, Asian Americans have faced numerous cases of harassment. With the first reported cases of the virus originally hailing from China, people have been quick to scapegoat those of Asian descent.
Continue reading “Samantha Futerman’s ‘From Here’ Explores Anti-Asian Hate from Korean Adoptee’s Lens”
Asian Pacific American (APA)/Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is approaching and that means we’re about to get more AAPI spotlights and movements coming out way.
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We are delighted to speak with Legends of Tomorrow cast member Shayan Sobhian and his writing partner and director Max Mooney on their new film Does Bigfoot Dream of Flowers?. What inspired them to do this project? How is this depiction of Bigfoot similar and different from those we’ve seen before? We also hear from Shayan on his role as Behrad on Legends of Tomorrow, and where the show might go from their recent Season 7 finale.
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Today, our friends at CAPE have announced they are teaming up with Janet Yang Productions to launch the inaugural Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge.
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Well, it finally happened! Long time friend of the NOC, Yoshi Sudarso, has been cast as Nightwing in an upcoming live-action adaptation of Webtoon’s popular Batman: Wayne Family Adventures webcomic.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Far From Tree may feature a pair of raccoons as the main characters, but they have very humanistic qualities. Like the protective instincts of a parents or the genuine curiosity of a child. Set on a quiet idyllic beach of the Pacific Northwest, audiences will get to see how the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree applies to every parent and child relationship, even those who are raccoons.
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Masi Oka’s life in the Star Wars Universe has come full circle. When he was fresh out of college, he took a job with Industrial Light & Magic as a digital and visual effects artist working on the Star Wars prequels. Now, the actor is voicing a Jedi in the new anime-inspired Star Wars series, Visions.
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Director Aphton Corbin is excited and surprised to see her Disney-Pixar SparksShort Twenty Something come to life on Disney+.
“My inspiration was my own 20s journey through life where I just feel like a new director — the panic and stress of ‘oh my gosh, did they pick the wrong person?’ I’m just barely figuring out how to be a functional adult in life,” said Corbin during a Zoom interview with The Nerds of Color. It was a fun insecurity to dig into of what was making me feel this way.”
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In The Beauty President, Terence Smith retells his ’92 presidential campaign as his drag queen persona Ms. Joan Black in a conversational documentary short film by Whitney Skauge. Smith didn’t realize at the time it would be such a historic moment in political art, and this film captures his surprise and delight at being a part of history.
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