Nov 3, 2014 |
“Valor with Honor” and “442nd” (Working Title) are both independent film projects by filmmaker Burt Takeuchi. Both films are based on the 42nd Regiment Combat Team that consisted of segregated American soldiers all of Japanese descent who fought in Europe during World...
Dec 4, 2013 |
LA EigaFest, a 3-day Japanese Film Festival at the Egyptian, takes place this weekend. Among the films being screened is the US Premiere of UNFORGIVEN staring Ken Watanabe. Director Lee Sang-Il will be in attendance for the Q&A. Other highlights include THE WIND...
Feb 21, 2013 |
We were so excited about partnering with Busan West Film Festival to bring Asian American films to Asia! Programmers Derek Horne and Nam Lee attended our awards ceremony on Saturday night, February 16, 2013, to announce the two short films from our festival that will...
Oct 15, 2012 |
MODEL MINORITY FILM REVIEW Let’s be clear about where this review is gonna go. Lily Mariye has created an amazing film of complex characters that is driven by an outstanding performance by lead actress Nicole Bloom in her first feature film role. Not only does Nicole...
Oct 15, 2012 |
Writer/Director Lily Mariye’s first feature film, Model Minority, has already won multiple awards and is about Kayla Tanaka (Nicole Bloom), who is 16 and half-Japanese, half-white, but totally American. Kayla meets Treyshawn Doty (Delon de Metz), a 19-year-old drug... 
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