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The Paper Tigers – a New Kung Fu Film, and the Asian American Male Experience

 

The Paper Tigers, a new Kung Fu drama comedy screens at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival on Saturday, March 6.  It’s a filmed, produced and directed by three homegrown Pacific Northwest friends.  KBCS interviewed the Director, Bao Tran about the film, and about the role martial arts can play in the Asian American male experience.

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Seattle Asian American Film Festival 2021

The Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) is on now through March 14th.   In addition to films centered around the Asian American narrative, the event features panel discussions on the disappearance of local Asian American gathering places and the topic of healing from miscarriage stillbirth and infant loss.  The film festival also partners with local Asian American restaurants for the celebration.

Listen in on this KBCS interview with SAAFF Co-founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Au about the films featured this year (COVID19 was one of the themes), and what makes this event important for our community. (more…)

The Family Owned Business

Brooklyn-based filmmaker, Alvin Tsang came to the United States from Hong Kong when he was 9 years old.  His mom and stepfather worked day jobs, and by night, Tsang and his two siblings joined the parents to clean office buildings.

Tsang’s film, Reunification is about the immigrant experience of navigating a family who has straddled cultures and weathered  trauma. Reunification was recently featured at the Northwest Film Forum. (more…)