AWC Spotlight | Brandon Soun

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AWC Spotlight | Brandon Soun

As a second-generation Cambodian American raised in Cambodia Town, Brandon attributed his passion for filmmaking to its ability to empower communities. When Brandon Soun made his short documentary Cambodia Town: Not for Sale in 2019, he did not expect it to become the first of a trilogy.

Read more about Brandon, his love and ties to the community, his learnings during the making of these short films and what the community can achieve when people come together.

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AWC Spotlight | Shaun Vivaris

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AWC Spotlight | Shaun Vivaris

Shaun Vivaris, a New York-raised and Los Angeles-based filmmaker, has found his community after his 2016–2017 Armed With a Camera Fellowship. A natural storyteller and formerly aspiring novelist who makes genre-bending fantasies that have screened at multiple international film festivals, Shaun strives in his works for authentic Asian American characters and stories beyond mere representation.

In light of the release of his first feature film Lisa Mania on August 23, we checked in with Shaun and discussed his career since his AWC Fellowship, the making of Lisa Mania, his creative process and how he found a community through VC.

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: David Osako

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: David Osako

Digital Histories is a video production and storytelling program for senior citizens created in 2003, and aims to showcase the unique voices and perspectives of our seniors. As the 2018-2019 season of Digital Histories program gets closer, our Visual Communications (VC) Social Media Intern Elizabeth Kim had a quick chat with Digital Histories Filmmaker David Osako to learn more about her DH experience.

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: Barbara Shore

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: Barbara Shore

Digital Histories is a video production and storytelling program for senior citizens created in 2003, and aims to showcase the unique voices and perspectives of our seniors. As the 2018-2019 season of Digital Histories program gets closer, our Visual Communications (VC) Social Media Intern Elizabeth Kim had a quick chat with Digital Histories Filmmaker Barbara Shore to learn more about her DH experience.

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Meet our +Lab Artist-In-Residence Fellow: Tina Takemoto

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Meet our +Lab Artist-In-Residence Fellow: Tina Takemoto

In March 2018, Little Tokyo Service Center launched their inaugural +LAB Artist Residency Program, a three-month residency designed to immerse artists in the experience of the Little Tokyo community. Each Fellow is co-hosted by a local arts organization, and Visual Communications is proud to host Tina Takemoto, a Bay-area based Visual Artist.

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: Robert Shoji

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Meet a Digital Histories Filmmaker: Robert Shoji

Our Digital Histories program for the 2017-2018 season started last weekend, with returning filmmakers and a few new faces. A video production and storytelling program for senior citizens created in 2003, Digital Histories showcases the unique voices and perspectives of our seniors by sharing their stories with generations to come. 

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