Over the past months, we’ve been touring the film at various festivals at a time when audiences are seeking a reprieve from the barrage of awful current events, particularly in the US. During the Q&As we have been heartened for those who came out to see our film, and who … Continue reading “ACTS OF COURAGE”
I got the news on Wednesday morning May 23rd that Elizabeth Sung had suddenly passed away the night before. As of this writing, while I’m still processing and struggling to write about her in the past tense, I wanted to share my thoughts on a person who has meant so … Continue reading “FOR ELIZABETH”
We spent the last week screening our film at the 34th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in downtown LA’s historic Little Tokyo neighborhood. And we were awarded the Grand Jury prize in the North American Narrative Feature category! To be honored in this way was not only a … Continue reading “PAVING THE WAY”
What a weekend. Producer Mike Gray and I are still recovering from our four days at the 17th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival, where our film received the Varsity Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. It was truly an honor to be considered amongst so many great films we saw … Continue reading “RAISING THE BAR”
Our film will have its Los Angeles premiere at the 34th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on May 7, 2018 at 7:30pm at L.A. Regal Live. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday April 6, 2018 at 5:00pm PST (http://festival.vconline.org/2018/films/for-izzy/). Cast and crew will be in … Continue reading “LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL”
We will be premiering our film at the 17th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival on April 12, 2018! You can purchase tickets here (http://www.ashlandfilm.org/FilmDetails.asp?View=Film&FilmID=1438) for the screening times below: Apr 12 Thu 12:10 PM Varsity 4 Apr 13 Fri 3:10 PM Varsity 4 Apr 14 Sat 12:10 PM Varsity 4 … Continue reading “ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL”
We did it! It all started in early 2015 in a conversation over ramen noodles with Jenny Soo – I wanted to write something for Elizabeth Sung, Jim Lau and Jenny, all of whom I worked with on prior films. After a year of multiple drafts, workshops, and finding Michelle … Continue reading “THE FILM IS IN THE CAN”
Simply put, I’m blown away by those who backed our campaign. Going into it, we had no idea how this would turn out. None of us had experience with crowdfunding, and frankly it was terrifying at first. What if people get annoyed? What if I look desperate? What will people … Continue reading “THANK YOU!!!”
As we’re closing in on the end of our crowdfunding campaign, it’s been quite a whirlwind and a learning experience, which I’ll get to in more detail in a future blog post. All I will say for now is that it’s a lot of hard work. You can’t just sit … Continue reading “A BIGGER PURPOSE”