LAAPFF Review: ‘Eerie’ (2019), dir. Mikhail Red
Catholic boarding schools should really do something about their public image! Eerie has all the elements of a great horror film. Creepy ghost girls? Check. Scary, oppressive nuns? Check. A…
LAAPFF Interview: Director Diane Paragas, Actress Princess Punzalan, and Producer Cecilia Mejia on ‘Yellow Rose’
We talked to director Diane Paragas, actress Princess Punzalan, and producer Cecilia Mejia during LAAPFF about their film 'Yellow Rose'.
LAAPFF Review: ‘Seadrift’ (2019), dir. Tim Tsai
There’s much to be said about the period of time following the Vietnam War and the circumstances surrounding the relocation of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to the United States. After being thrown into a foreign...
Nadia Nair – “See Things (ft. Mwuana)”
Earlier this year in an interview with Rolling Stone India, Gothenberg-raised Indo-Swedish musician Nadia Nair admitted that she was tired after a long year of touring. "Right now I just want…
LAAPFF Interview: Director Dean Yamada On His Second Feature Film, ‘Anjing (The Dogs)’
We talked to director Dean Yamada during LAAPFF about his feature film, 'Anjing'.
LAAPFF Review: ‘Yellow Rose’ (2019), dir. Diane Paragas
What does it mean to be an American in this day and age? It wasn't until recently that the answer to that once-simple question became more and more obscured--and more impossible...
Interview: From JeffreyFever to Jeffrey Chang–The Evolution of a YouTuber Turned Musician
Seven years ago, Montreal native JeffreyFever (Jeffrey Chang) uploaded his first video. Facetiously titled, "My First Video," Chang's debut as a YouTuber captured the zeitgeist of what YouTube was all…
Shalini Mohan – “Green”
Los Angeles based musician Shalini Mohan has an extensive discography, despite never having an official release. With a focus on atmospheric film scores, Mohan's SoundCloud is filled with little tidbits…
Interview: How Director Andrea A. Walter and Actor Osric Chau’s ‘Empty by Design’ Became a Love Letter to Manila and the Asian American Filmmaking Community
If I've learned anything during my week-long foray into the world of Asian American film at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), it's that the community is…
RIRI, KEIJU, Nariaki Obukuro – “Summertime”
Japanese pop/R&B singer RIRI is destined to become a major star. Take a listen to her show-stopping pop banger "HONEY" and flirtatious anthem "That's My Baby," and it's easy to…