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Learn more about one of our Sheroes Susan Chinsen - a huge supporter of bringing Asian American films to Boston.
Susan Chinsen builds community through art
Susan Chinsen, director of the Boston Asian American Film Festival, uses art for community building.Thanks to Hong Kong director Louisa Wei for shining a light on another Chinese woman behind the camera. Read more about the career of Esther Eng below, and seek out Louisa's wonderful documentary about her.
Pioneering Filmmaker Esther Eng Made Movies in the ’30s and ’40s on Her Own Terms
Esther Eng broke all the rules. In the 1930s and ’40s, it was remarkable for a Cantonese American woman to be a producer and director. Even more impressive: She was always upfront about being a les…One of the most memorable screenings of the China/Hong Kong trip was on our last night - an outdoor screening for the community of Wan Chai in the shared courtyard space of Blue House cluster which consists of four 1920s era tenement buildings that were preserved and renovated to accommodate the original tenants plus selected new tenants who longed for a more communal life as high rises replace much of what used to be the neighborhood. "It's the way we used to watch movies!" exclaimed one audience member. Under the stars, people gathered and ignored the construction noise and passing motorcycles to catch the story told. Read more about this unique heritage project: www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2117982/hong-kongs-historic-blue-house-wins-unescos...
Glad to know of this story. Be on the lookout for the re-release of Montgomery Hom's documentary "We Served With Pride"
Forgotten Soldiers: The Bay Area's Chinese American war heroes on D-Day
Thousands of Chinese Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II — fighting discrimination at home and the Japanese enemy abroad. Why haven’t we heard their heroic stories?Very proud of Miriam Cutler, our FINDING KUKAN composer for changing history for documentary film composers. Read on to find out how documentary scoring differs from scoring for fiction films. And take another listen to the beautiful music Miriam composed for our film: www.miriamcutler.com/projects/M/2-miriam-cutler/71-finding-kukan
Emmys: How a Composer Convinced TV Academy to Finally Recognize Documentary Scores
Nonfiction doc music will be honored for the first time this year, thanks to the work of longtime composer Miriam Cutler ('Love, Gilda'), who reveals her pitch to the organization and how scoring a doc differs from scoring fiction.Thanks to Louisa Wei and everyone at City University Hong Kong for making our screening such a success. It was wonderful to see the film projected so beautifully in a state-of-the-art theater, and to have really meaningful conversations afterwards about history, forgotten women in film, and US/China relations. A plus was to have Professor Jon Davidann from Hawaii in the audience to share his insights too.
A feature documentary film by Robin Lung about pioneering filmmaker Li Ling-Ai and her lost Oscar-winning film KUKAN.
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