I wanted to let everybody know about a wonderful documentary, Golden Slumbers, about Cambodian movies of the 1960s and 70s that’s currently playing in the San Francisco International Film Festival. There’s still time to catch showings in Berkeley and San Francisco at the SFIFF. The film beautifully blends interviews of surviving filmmakers, actors and fans, [...]
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My Night with Cambodian Cinema
Posted in Asian Film, Dragon Chica, Film, Interviews, movies, photos, tagged cambodian cinema, cambodian films, Cambodian movies, Davy Chou, Dragon Chica, French Cambodians, San Francisco International Film Festival, Saving Sourdi, Van Chann on April 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2012
Posted in Asian American Art, Asian American Literature, Asian Film, Film, movies, photos, pictures, tagged Always Korean Movie, Japantown, Korean Movies, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, SFIAAFF on March 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’m thrilled I was able to see the awesome Korean movie Always at the 30th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, which runs from March 8-18, 2012. I didn’t have a lot of time this year so I was glad I could see at least one Korean movie along with my two friends [...]
The High Life (dir. Zhao Dayong)
Posted in Asian Film, China, Film, movies, tagged China, Chinese directors, Chinese films, Chinese movies, dGenerate Films, Ghost Town, Karin Chien, San Francisco International Film Festival, SFIFF, The High Life, Zhao Dayong on July 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Opening shot: a room where Chinese women are assembling something shiny. A woman’s voice stumbles as she reads aloud a book of poems condemning corrupt bureaucrats and their cheap-looking mistresses. Uniformed guards stand and watch. On the soundtrack we hear an odd crinkling sound. It takes time to realize its the metallic material the women [...]
