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/PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community leaders and organizations including Center for Asian Americans United for Self...

At first, Kyoko Takenaka felt guilty about secretly recording men who approached in bars. While grabbing drinks in Washington, D.C., and New York City over the course of about seven years, the roaming filmmaker, actor, model, musician and performance artist used any audio-recording device they had on them, usually a phone, to document the myriad racist comments strangers forced upon them in private conversation. “Is this even OK for me to do?” Takenaka wondered at the time, knowing the men�...

Otherly amplifies perspectives from a group of underexposed creators, namely women, non-binary and genderqueer identifying folx. It’s especially poignant during this time of enforced social distancing that the films are presented on this platform, one of the few spaces in which we’re able to stay connected. “The NFB continues to explore creative non-fiction storytelling and to amplify new, diverse voices on new platforms,” said NFB executive producer Anita Lee. “We are thrilled to ha...