The Magnificent #APAAustin Filmmakers at SXSW!
A scene from Dante Basco's THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS (Photo: Courtesy the filmmakers)
We are no longer in (virtual) Park City, Utah, but in equally (virtual) Austin, Texas! The organizers of the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience are pleased to celebrate a solid slate of works by Asian American and pacific Islander filmmakers that are premiering as part of the South by Southwest Film, Music, and Digital Media Festival and Conference, March 16 through 20, 2021. This stellar class of filmmakers offers proof that Asian American and Pacific Islander cinema is made ALL YEAR round. Check 'em out! And celebrate with them at our #APAAustin event here!
South-by-Southwest
ANONYMOUS - RED TAXI
HANNAH BANG - SOAK
WINNIE CHUNG - WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED:
DANTE BASCO - THE FABULOUS FILIPINO BROTHERS
MARTIN EDRALIN - ISLANDS
KAYLA ABUDA GALANG - LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA
SERHAT KARAASLAN - THE CRIMINALS
SONIA KENNEBECK - UNITED STATES VS. REALITY WINNER
KANG-MIN KIM - KKUM
TRISTAN KIM - RUN THAT SHIT!
CHRISTINA LEE (Showrunner) - MADE FOR LOVE
KAYLA YUMI LEWIS (Showrunner/Screenwriter) - PARKED IN AMERICA
STEPHANIE LIANG - MADE FOR LOVE
MEI MAKINO - INBETWEEN GIRL
CHOON PING NG (Co-Director) - FEMME
SHAL NGO (Co-Director) - THE BOX
ERICK OH - OPERA
NASIM PEDRAD (Showrunner/Screenwriter) - CHAD
PERCOLATE GALACTIC - RENDANG OF DEATH
REZA RIAHI - NOVAZANDE, THE MUSICIAN
PAUL SNG - POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ
NANFU WANG - IN THE SAME BREATH
ELEANOR YU (Producer) - CONFRONTING A SERIAL KILLER
RAYKA ZEHTABCHI (Co-Director) - ARE YOU STILL THERE?
RENEE ZHAN - OH BLACK HOLE!
Texas High Schoolers
JESSICA LIN - BEYOND THE MODEL
SATVIK SHANKAR - HOLOGRAPHIC DREAMS
MANASI UGHADMATHE - A REALLY DARK COMEDY
Music Video Competition
MISHA GHOSE - WAITING FOR ME by Madame Ghandi
SAWAKO KABUKI - SOUTHPAW by Kuricorder Quartet
SAMAN KESH - ALGORITHM by Make-Up and Vanity Set
MADAME GHANDI (Screenwriter) - WAITING FOR ME by Madame Ghandi
HIRO MURAI - SAD DAY by FKA twigs
AASTHA SINGH (Screenwriter) - WAITING FOR ME by Madame Ghandi
WANG HAONAM - BAT by Hedgehog
WANG HERON (Screenwriter) - BAT by Hedgehog
Virtual Cinema Showcase
HUANG HSIN-CHIEN - SAMSARA
JOÃO INADA - UNDER THE SKIN
ERICK OH - NAMOO
SO HYUNSOO (Screenwriter) - POISON
TSAU SAIAU-YUE (Producer) - SAMSARA
YI MEESOL (Co-Director) - POISON
COOPER SANGHYUN YOO (Co-Director) - POISON
Excellence in Title Design
JISHNU CHATTERJEE - SCAM 1992: THE HARSHAD MEHTA STORY