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Night on Sixth, the new Austin-made comedy from first-time feature director Mohit Jaswal, one of the first films announced for this year's drive-in branch of the Austin Asian American Film Festival, running June 4-20. The Austin Asian American Film Festival is back for 2021, and you can catch it all from the comfort of your own seat - whether it's at home, or in your car. The festival will be going virtual for most of its titles (to be announced later this month), but its headliners and special events will be at the drive-in and outdoor screenings. The fest (running June 4-20) opens...

11 Films That Highlight and Reflect Asian American Experiences Twitter 0 comments It’s that time of the year again: Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. There are often lists of Asian American content for readers to watch with the same films on them, such as the iconic Joy Luck Club, the Filipino American centric The Debut, coming-of-age drama Saving Face . These films do highlight Asian American cultures, including our struggles against stereotypes and “Model Minority” themes. But they are not the only films that showcase our identities and place in the world. Wit...

Indian American actress Sujata Day of HBO’s “Insecure” fame has donned the director’s hat for the first time for a story that is close to her heart. Day has written/directed/produced and stars in “Definition Please,” a dramedy which follows a former spelling bee champ still struggling to make good on her childhood promise while contending with a complex family life. Alongside Day the film stars Ritesh Rajan (Sonny), Anna Khaja (Jaya), Lalaine (Krista) and Jake Choi (Richie). The 90-minute drama follows the journey of Monica Chowdry, once a Spelling Bee champ, who...

Colorado Dragon Boat, a Denver-based group celebrating and promoting Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities across the state, had a tough 2020. The nonprofit was able to pull off last year's edition of the Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival. The annual event, which was launched in 2016, took place just before the cultural scene came to a screeching halt over COVID-19. But over the summer, the signature Colorado Dragon Boat Festival — which started in 2001, later giving rise to the film fest and other related activities — was canceled and replaced with a virtual event. While the ...

click to enlarge The cast of the NBC show Connecting . . . shot their parts on iPhones from their actual homes, peppered with a few props. The laundry room in the show is actor Parvesh Cheena's actual laundry room. The pink kettle in the kitchen is the actual kettle he bought on Amazon. He refers to the downstairs of his townhome as the "set," and his bedroom upstairs has served as his dressing room. His partner, Eric, even had a small cameo in the show as a delivery person. His character Pradeep is, mostly...