MEET AN AWC 2017 FELLOW: Alice Hsieh
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In the spirit of Women History Month, we asked Armed With a Camera (AWC) 2017 Fellow, Alice Hsieh, to share some of her words and wisdom.
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Women of LAAPFF: Nanfu Wang, Director of HOOLIGAN SPARROW
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For Women's History Month, we will be acknowledging the different women who have been featured in the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. This year's Festival will run from April 27th to May 4th, 2017, so stay tuned for the lineup! Today we acknowledge Nanfu Wang, Director of HOOLIGAN SPARROW.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Weldon Powers
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2015, Weldon Powers, who directed the short film "The Cut Through." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle. The deadline is Friday, Oct 7th.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Soo Hyun Chung
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2014, Soo Hyun Chung, who directed the short film "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Already." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Nicole Miyahara
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2014, Nicole Miyahara, who directed the short film "To Sit With Her." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Evan Jackson Leong
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2003, Evan Jackson Leong, who directed the short film "Suckerball 73." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Tiger Souvannakoumane
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2013, Tiger Souvannakoumane, who directed the short film "In Between My Handmade Moments." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Alli Nakamura
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2015, Alli Nakamura, who directed the short film "All The Way." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Daniel Hsia
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2003, Daniel Hsia, who directed the short film "I Hate Cheese." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreMeet an AWC Alum: Koji Steven Sakai
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Learn about one of our past AWC alumni from Class of 2006, Koji Steven Sakai, who directed the short film "Yigger." The Armed with a Camera (AWC) Fellowship is now accepting submissions for its 2016-2017 cycle.
Read MoreSenior in Motion: Digital Histories Fellow Michi Tanioka
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A veteran of the Digital Histories program since 2006, Michi Tanioka has produced a body of documentary works that comment incisively on the world in which older Asian Pacific Americans find themselves. In an interview with Visual Communications Development Associate Connie Oh, Michi talks about her latest film IT AIN'T HEAVEN, BUT CLOSE 'NUFF, and the challenges of negotiating life in one's Golden Years.
Read MoreNever Too Old: Digital Histories Fellow Fran Ito
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While not one of the original set of fellows who signed on for the Digital Histories program at its inception in 2004, Fran Ito's many short documentaries have proven to be among the most-anticipated offerings at recent editions of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. How does a woman in her mid-80s keep "pushing the envelope?" In this conversation with Visual Communications Development Associate Connie Oh, Fran shares her perspectives on being creative long into her retirement years, and intimates that there is lots more up her sleeve...
Read MoreFilmmaker Profile: Quyên Nguyen-Le
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While the latest cycle of Visual Communications' Armed With a Camera Fellowship is barely over, already one of our seven 2015-2016 Fellows' productions is attracting heated attention — NUʼÔʼC, an experimental narrative by Quyên Nguyen-Le, whose filmmaking background has been augmented by studies in Comparative Literature, Philosophy, and Politics. In a conversation with VC summer program associate Joey Scher, Quyên talks about the making of NUʼÔʼC and the challenges of applying formalist cinematic languages into short-form filmmaking.
Read MoreDigital Histories Fellow NK Nakamura Profiled
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Visual Communications Development Intern Connie Oh recently had a chance to ask Digital Histories fellow NJ Nakamura about her short documentary COOK IT YOURSELF, which had its World Premiere screening last April at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Nakamura, a recently-retired oncology nurse, talks about the challenges of her first attempt at making a film, and the excitement of sharing her work with an audience.
Read MoreDirector Andrew Ahn: 10 Questions +
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The Los Angeles Premiere screening of Andrew Ahn's award-winning SPA NIGHT represents not only a long-awaited opportunity for supporters of this native Angeleno to find out why his debut feature has attracted intense "buzz" since its premiere screening at Sundance 2016 — it is also a homecoming screening for a wide variety of reasons. VC staffer Abraham Ferrer goes past the hype and gets Andrew to talk in detail about his film's placement in the larger arena of Asian Pacific American cinema, as well as the challenges of making a film that is much more than it seems...
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