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via The Man in the High Castle – Actress Chika Kanamoto — Asian American Film

“Telling stories is the best tool we have to help people connect with each other and realize that we are more similar than we are different. I hope my film helps people realize that their own stories are worth sharing and others that those stories are worth listening to.” – Edwin Chang Pixar’s SparkShorts is […]… Continue reading Pixar’s Wind- Director Edwin Chang — Asian American Film

“When I have bad days, it just drives me to work harder.” -Jackie Dallas As the first Asian person I saw in Netflix’s Stranger Things, I remember anticipating to see more of Jackie Dallas in this incredible show. Jackie played Mr. Clarke’s girlfriend Jen in Season 1, Chapter Seven: “The Bathtub”. In this episode, Mr. […]… Continue reading Stranger Things- Actress Jackie Dallas — Asian American Film

“Don’t wait until the next time becomes the last time to communicate with the people you care about.” -Shange “Z” Zhang The Five Minutes, directed and produced by Shange “Z” Zhang is the Jury Award winner at the 2020 USC Asian Pacific Film Festival. This festival features short films produced, written, directed and/or starring Asian […]… Continue reading The Five Minutes-Director Shange “Z” Zhang — Asian American Film

“It’s better to disappoint your parents for a couple of years than to disappoint yourself for the rest of your life.” -Jimmy O. Yang Amazon’s Good Deal is Jimmy O. Yang’s first comedy special. “This is 10 years in the making; all the open mics, road gigs, it’s finally paying off,” says Jimmy. In the… Continue reading Good Deal- Comedian Jimmy O. Yang — Asian American Film

If there’s one mantra I have to keep repeating to myself in the hope of it eventually sinking in, it’s this: don’t pitch the twist. I don’t know why it’s so hard to remember … actually, I do know why, it’s because the twist is usually either the most insanely exciting piece of the project […]… Continue reading Don’t pitch the twist — The Jobbing Scriptwriter

One of the most frustrating things about scriptwriting is never being able to share the good news until it no longer means that much to you. I mean, yes it’s exciting to get a film produced or released but often by then the sheen’s worn off a bit and everyone involved has compromised on a […]… Continue reading My trumpet — The Jobbing Scriptwriter

Film Courage: Even though you had previously made a feature film, what were some of the challenges that happened on your second feature A VIOLENT MAN? Matthew Berkowitz, Filmmaker: It’s the same thing that happens on any film set. You improv a scene, things change, the scene takes a different texture, your light is not… Continue reading 3 Unexpected Challenges A Filmmaker Faces On Set by Matthew Berkowitz — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What were some of the biggest mistakes you made early on in your filmmaking career? Zeke Zelker, Writer/Director/Producer of the transmedia project BILLBOARD: Rushing. Early on I would rush through scripts, rush into production, rush through post production so I could share it. That is probably my biggest problem. For instance I had… Continue reading It’s A Big Mistake To Rush A Movie To The Audience by Zeke Zelker — FilmCourage.com

Before we all had access to an exceptional camera built right into our smartphones, we could not share stories like we do today. Our Community Stories program for mobile film was created to fill that need. Episode 63 of the SBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film™ shares the story of Alexandra Guillossou, the Second… Continue reading A Story Told Through A Smartphone Camera Makes An Impact — SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking