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Interviews Volume 33 (2022-23)

The Evolution of Our American Dream: A Conversation with David Siev

April 26, 2023May 30, 2023 Film, Filmmaker

The basis of [my documentary, BAD AXE] is my family—we’re Cambodian-Mexican-American. We live in this rural white community, and it’s us trying to keep our family restaurant alive and the American Dream alive during one of the most uncertain times in history amidst a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and everything else going on in our country in 2020. So it becomes a story that explores the question: how do you keep the American Dream alive today when it’s being challenged now more than ever?

Volume 33 (2022-23)

CrazyLaugh

April 24, 2023May 18, 2023 Film, Filmmaker, Short Film

Crazy Laugh is a short documentary about the first Chinese stand-up comedy club in NYC, told through the perspectives of three emerging Chinese comedians Baries, Nicholas, and Rachel. The film explores how they got into comedy and the community they have built in the process. During the day, Nicholas is a real estate agent, Baries is a marketer, and Rachel works in the cutthroat financial industry. But at night, they are transformed into the world of Chinese comedy, where they discover themselves and find connections and build community.

Interviews Volume 24 (2013-14)

Empowering the Asian American Community: An Interview with Filmmaker Curtis Chin

June 6, 2014April 17, 2017 Asian American, Community Empowerment, Curtis Chin, Documentary, Education Policy, Film, Filmmaker, Immigrants, Social Justice, Tested, Vincent Chin, Vincent Who?

AAPR: Could you tell me about your background? CHIN: I like to say I’m Detroit-born, New York–raised, and Los