The 2023 #APAParkCity Artists Are Ready for their Close-Up!
A still from Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV by Amanda Kim, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
For those attending the 2023 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals (whether in-person or virtual) from January 19 through 29, the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience team wants to let you all know who we’re celebrating, centering, and spotlighting. A generation of brand new #APAParkCity join with a handful of veteran makers and producers to generate much excitement and promise for the coming year. Be sure to catch these filmmakers’ films and new media productions. As always, we think this group is very special. And we know you’ll agree with us, too!
Sundance (Directors unless otherwise indicated; * are #APAParkCity returnees)
ADNANI, Shalini - White Ant
BALBUENA, Bianca (Producer) - In My Mother’s Skin
BHATIA, Koval (Producer) - Against the Tide
* BONGIOVI, Nina Yang (Producer) - Fancy Dance; To Live and Die and Live
CARILLO, Jarreau – The Vacation
CHARAN, Apoorva Guru (Producer) - Joyland
CHARAN, Hadi Rezayati - Azheh
CHEN, Anthony - Drift
CHEN, Christopher (Screenwriter) - The Accidental Getaway Driver
* CHI, Alex (Producer) - Jamojaya
* CHON, Justin - Jamojaya
CHOW, Michael (Producer) - Nocturnal Burger
CIBULKA, Yama (Producer) - Jamojaya
DAGATAN, Kenneth - In My Mother’s Skin
DANG, Joseph (Producer) - Jamojaya
FITZGERALD, Andrew – The Family Circus
FUNG, Rachael (Producer) - Fremont
GALANG, Kayla Abuda - When You Left Me On That Boulevard
GAN, Bi - A Short Story
GREYHORSE, Kymon – I Am Home
HAN Jiwon - The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns
HIEU, Joseph (Producer) - The Accidental Getaway Driver
HO, Hieu (Producer) - Shortcomings
HOUANG, Maegan (Screenwriter) - Jamojaya
HUANG Junxiang (Producer) - In My Mother’s Skin
HUANG, Shuli - Will You Look At Me
JALALI, Babak - Fremont
KASH, Lyle Ravi (Producer) - Bigger on the Inside
KAUR, Sarvnik - Against the Tide
* KESHAVARZ, Maryam - The Persian Version
KHATAM, Maziyar (Producer / Screenwriter) - Baba
KHOOSAT, Sarmad Sultan (Producer) - Joyland
KIM, Amanda - Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV
* KIM, Su (Producer) - The Tuba Thieves
KOH, David (Producer) - Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV
LEE, Sing J. - The Accidental Getaway Driver
LIEW, Bradley (Producer) - In My Mother’s Skin
MANZOOR, Nida - Polite Society
MAYA, Reema - Nocturnal Burger
* MEHTA, Richie - Poacher
MOGHIMI, Marjaneh (Producer) - Fremont
MUNRO, Mariko (Producer) - Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV
NIASARI, Noora - Shayda
OSORIO, Gale (Producer) - It's Raining Frogs Outside
PAISO, Maria Estela - It's Raining Frogs Outside
PAO, Alan (Producer) - Jamojaya
PARK, Randall - Shortcomings
PAUL, Nova - Hawaiki
PRIAMBODO, Anggun - Evacuation of Mama Emola
RAVICHANDRAN, Sujanth - Pipes
SADIQ, Saim - Joyland
SANGHANI, Shaun (Producer) - Jamojaya
SARGENT, Liz – Take Me Home
SHROFF, Sudnya (Producer) - Fremont
SONG, Celine – Past Lives
SUMAR, Sabiha (Producer) - Joyland
TCHENG, Frédéric - Invisible Beauty
TOMINE, Adrian (Screenwriter) - Shortcomings
WANN, Jesse (Producer) - Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV
YANAGIMOTO, Chiaki - AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
YUKI, Yoko - In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket
ZENOU, Yann (Producer) - The Pod Generation
ZHEN Li - fur
A still from A Guide for When Immigrants Become Ancestors by Iliana Garcia, an official selection of the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival. Courtesy of Slamdance Film Festival.
Slamdance (Directors unless otherwise indicated)
All links go to the Slamdance Program page; click on the respective categories to access info on the following films:
AL-AZZAWI, Karrar - Bagdad on Fire
ALIMOHAMMADI, Aminreza - Snail
ALYASEER, Ahmad - Our Males and Females
CAI, Caibei - Silver Cave
CHEN, Law - Starring Jerry as Himself
D'OENCH, Robin Takeo - Here Comes Frieda
ENG, Erica - Off Fairfax
FENG, Aina (Producer) - Red Threads (我很爱你)
GARCIA, Iliana - A Guide For When Immigrants Become Ancestors
GONG, Diana - Horse
HENARES, Quark - What is the Lie?
HSU, Jerry (Screenwriter) - Starring Jerry as Himself
HSU, Jonathan (Producer) - Starring Jerry as Himself
KIM Bowon - Stars in the Ordinary Universe
KONDO Keishi - New Religion
KONG, Melissa - Don’t Worry About It
MA Yuchi - Red Threads (我很爱你)
MAHESH, Nina - Aleeya
NGUYEN, Kay (Producer) - When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood
SAUDAGAR, Shujaat - The Underbug
TAJIRI, Rea - Wisdom Gone Wild
* TAKASUE, Kimi - Onlookers
TRAN Linh - Waiting for the Light to Change
TSUNO Reiki - Mad Cats
XIA, Nathan (Producer) - Jimmy Boden