Justin Chon‘s third feature film Ms. Purple is a film that gives an unflinchingly real portrayal of a young woman stuck within familial turmoil. Tiffany Chu gives a stunning performance in her breakthrough role as ...
In this genre-spanning film, director Minh Duc Nguyen brings the magic of moviemaking to his backyard of Garden Grove, CA. Actress Wanted follows struggling actress Mai (Thien Nguyen) as she takes on an acting job ...
When you get down to it, Mike Gan’s “School Spirit” is a story that we’ve all heard before. A combination of the we’re-not-so-different-after-all cloyingness of The Breakfast Club, and the teenage debauchary of many a ...
We talked to director Justin Chon during LAAPFF about his film, 'Ms. Purple'
When I asked Nanfu Wang, the Chinese documentarian behind 2019’s chilling One Child Nation, about the possibility of artistic freedom in China, she simply laughs. “More freedom in China?” Wang repeats. “Where?” In a certain ...
Back in 1979, China implemented a revolutionary program known as the One-Child Policy, which aimed to curb the rising population within the country. As the name suggested, families were limited to only one child per ...
Warning: Minor Spoilers Below. To critics and Asian American audiences alike, Lulu Wang’s sophomore feature The Farewell was never going to fail. That much was apparent in the insane rollout and press cycle for the ...
Throughout her prolific career as a music video director, Los Angeles based filmmaker Maegan Houang has explored a wide range of dark fantasy topics with her uncompromising direction. But while videos like "Chatroom", "Happy", and ...
We talked to director Bishrel Mashbat and actor Iveel Mashbat during LAAPFF about their film, 'In the Land of Lost Angels'.
We talked to producer Thien A. Pham and actress Thien Nguyen during LAAPFF about their film 'Actress Wanted'.
