Adrian Tomine’s Classic Graphic Novel is Brought to Life in ‘Shortcomings’ Trailer

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023 Keith Chow

During the early aughts, indie comics were the only place to find Asian American stories by Asian American cartoonists. One of the biggest books to come out in that period was Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine. Now, a decade and a half later, that indie comic has been turned into an indie movie at Sony Pictures Classics in Randall Park’s directorial debut.

Animation, Interview1 Comment

Michaela Ternasky-Holland on Combining Grief and Philippine Mythology in ‘Mahal’

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Melissa Slaughter

Michaela Ternasky-Holland is named for her father, Michael Anthony Ternasky. It’s one of many connection they share, a connections that was cut short when her father died in a car accident when she was young.

Movies, Reviews

The Healing Magic of ‘Marvelous and the Black Hole’

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Elvie Mae Parian

The “face” of the coming-of-age story has been changing: It is not that teenagers have changed — far from it in fact, when the woes of adolescence remain one of the most universal parts of the human experience — but it is apparent in recent years that the default notions of what a “teenager” should look like has changed to be better reflective of what the viewing world needs today.

Movies, Streaming, Television

Netflix Announces Inaugural Cohort of the Future Gold Film Fellowship

January 27, 2022January 28, 2022 Laura Sirikul

Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity Initiative have announced their inaugural cohort of the Future Gold Film Fellowship. Netflix Golden, the company’s newest social media channel for the pan-Asian diaspora, shared the news earlier today.

Working with Gold House and Tribeca, Netflix created a program designed to elevate three Asian and Pacific Islander directors. This year, Lloyd Lee Choi, Erin Lau, and Derek Nguyen were selected for the fellowship.

Movies, Sports

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights for Equal Pay in ‘LFG’ Documentary Trailer

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Laura Sirikul

CNN Films & HBO Max has released the official trailer for LFG, an upcoming documentary about the U.S. Women’s soccer team’s fight to for equal pay. It’s hard to believe after winning four Olympic Gold medals and four World Cups over the past 30 years, the women’s soccer team are being underpaid compared to their U.S. Men’s Soccer team, who have zero championships to their name. In 2019, just three months before the Women’s World Cup, the U.S. Women’s team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over this pay discrepancy.

Interview, Movies

Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Accepted’ Filmmaker, Dan Chen

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Patrick Strange

Hoyyy! It’s Kuya P back again with an interview covering one of the great films coming out of the Tribeca Film Festival! I recently sat down for a conversation with Director, Dan Chen to discuss his documentary film, Accepted that will make its world premiere at the Festival! Check out our conversation and then head over to the Tribeca Film Festival website to find out how you can view the film from wherever you may be!