Category Archives: Movies

LAAPFF 2015: ‘Love Arcadia’

Posted on April 25, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of

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LAAPFF 2015: ‘KTown Cowboys’

Posted on April 24, 2015 by jozjozjoz

https://youtu.be/pl_JJIuZzVY 8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of KTown Cowboys at the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF). As a reader of 8Asians, please enjoy a discount to this film using the code: KC15 or other … Continue reading →

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Giveaway: ‘Twinsters’ at LAAPFF 2015 + McDonald’s Arch Card

Posted on April 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8Asians is working with McDonald’s to give away free tickets for you and a guest to watch the highly anticipated documentary Twinsters at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on April 25, 2015, AND reconnect over a shared meal … Continue reading →

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LAAPFF 2015: ‘Everything Before Us’ by Wong Fu Productions

Posted on April 22, 2015 by jozjozjoz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMV_1qRWAtE 8Asians is proud to be a community co-presenter of Everything Before Us at the 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF). As a reader of 8Asians, please enjoy a discount using the following codes: Opening VIP Discount Code: … Continue reading →

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‘Attack on Titan’ Live Action Movie

Posted on April 2, 2015 by tinabot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvU3ExhdB30 It seems like just yesterday I was suffering from Attack on Titan PTSD. As the new season has not yet been released, apparently, the anime and manga have been popular enough for them to go all out and make … Continue reading →

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8$: SOMEONE ELSE: a feature film

Posted on March 8, 2015 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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‘Ktown Cowboys’ feature film to premiere at 2015 SXSW Film Festival

Posted on February 13, 2015 by 8AsiansNews

The feature film Ktown Cowboys is an official selection in the Narrative Spotlight category in the South By Southwest Film Festival and will world premiere at the festival in Austin, Texas this March. The movie, based on the wildly successful … Continue reading →

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#OscarsSoWhite

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Lily

#OscarsSoWhite that the statue counts as a Person Of Color. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) January 15, 2015 #OscarsSoWhite that the ceremony is being held in an REI this year. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) January 15, 2015 Because we live in … Continue reading →

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8 Random Facts: Flower Drum Song

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Koji Steven Sakai

I’m working on a screenplay and one of the films my co-writer asked me to watch was Flower Drum Song. As my writing partner noted, it is “perhaps the only mainstream musical with all Asian American characters.” The sad thing is … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘The Search for General Tso’

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

The Search for General Tso (2014) Written and directed by Ian Cheney There is a very small Chinese hole-in-the-wall in my neighborhood where, if you’re there at the right time, you can often see a small group of middle-aged Chinese … Continue reading →

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15th Annual CAPE New Writers Fellowship: Open for Submissions

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jozjozjoz

CAPE New Writers Fellowship is dedicated to discovering and nurturing Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and talents. Each accepted writer will participate in an intensive 11-session program consisting of seminars, workshops, and writing labs taught by top industry writers, … Continue reading →

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‘The Search for General Tso’ in Theaters and on VOD January 2, 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by John

I first met former New York Times writer Jennifer 8. Lee I believe at a San Francisco Harvard alumni event with a friend when she was promoting her book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles,  a history of Chinese food in America … Continue reading →

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