Based off of writer-director Alika Tengan (Kanaka Maoli)’s 2019 short film of the same name, Moloka’i Bound is an intimate narrative feature film about a man’s return to society, his...
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Vee Hua 華婷婷Back in-person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th Annual Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) takes place in-person at Northwest Film Forum from February 23 to 26, 2023, and virtually from February 27 to March 5. This...
Alison Jean SmithTracing the last century of Kauai’s history and its representation in film, Anthony Banua-Simon’s documentary, Cane Fire (2021), begins with a mystery: what happened to the never-released romance White Heat (1934)? White Heat was the first...
From Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari to Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, Asian American filmmakers have gained widespread recognition over the past year for their ability to tell stories that are universal. Running from March 4-14, 2021, the 9th Annual...