JOY RIDE Leads the Charge of Anticipated APA Works

This month we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and while we are halfway through May, it has already been a very robust and engaging month so far. From national events coast to coast, our heritage is being celebrated and owned by our AANHPI storytellers and creatives. One of these stories is the upcoming comedy film JOY RIDE, from first-time director Adele Lim featuring an all-Asian American-led cast and writing team. The Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience attended the world premiere at SXSW, which included an exclusive pre-panel with the directors, writers and cast. As we look back on the day and evening’s events, we were filled with so much pride, joy, laughter and tears. Breaking down stereotypes and seeing Asian American women being funny (and raw) was such a welcome feeling. Here’s to lifting up more of our stories and our storytellers, one laugh at a time!