Tag Archives: Film

Tyrus Wong at his home in Sunland, CA 2004. Photo © Peter Brenner, Mural by Tyrus Wong © 1955

Tyrus Wong: Chinese American Artist Broke Barriers, Reached Back Centuries to Create Bambi

Heard on Voice of America – A look back at the inspiring legacy of Tyrus Wong, who’s best known for creating the look of the film “Bambi.” He passed away at the age of 106.

‘Moana’ Making Waves Around Globe

Heard on Voice of America – Disney’s animated movie “Moana” is riding a wave of popularity around the globe.

A new documentary, Linsanity, captures the unlikely rise of NBA star Jeremy Lin. Heidi Chang produced a radio story about it for Voice of America.

‘Linsanity’ Details Rise of Asian-American Basketball Star

Heard on Voice of America – The documentary captures the story of Jeremy Lin, an underdog trying to break through barriers in a sport where Asian-Americans are extremely rare.

Film critic Roger Ebert and reporter Heidi Chang at the 2010 Hawaii International Film Festival

Remembering “At the Movies” with Roger Ebert

Hawaii Tales Blog – Remembering film critic Roger Ebert who helped put the Hawaii International Film Festival on the map.

Gabby Pahinui

Soundtracking “The Descendants” With “Real” Hawaiian Music

Heard on NPR – The Oscar-winning film “The Descendants” is the first Hollywood movie scored entirely with Hawaiian music.

The Descendants

“The Descendants” leads L.A. critics awards

“The Descendants,” starring George Clooney, has been chosen as this year’s best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association according to the the Associated Press.

Bertha Bay-Sa Pan, Kelly Hu and Tina Chen

Hawaii International Film Festival Celebrates American Immigrant Filmmakers

“Almost Perfect” director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan premieres her new film at the Hawaii International Film Festival, starring Kelly Hu and Tina Chen.

A.K.A. Don Bonus – Young Cambodian Documents His Life in America

Heard on NPR – After fleeing war-torn Cambodia in the 1970s, a young refugee escapes to San Francisco, where he goes by the name of Don Bonus. He documents his life and struggles in the film “A.K.A. Don Bonus.”

Picture Bride

“Picture Bride”

Heard on NPR – In the early 1900s, thousands of Japanese women crossed the Pacific to marry Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii. Because those marriages were arranged through photographs and letters, the young women became known as “Picture Brides.” Their story is told in a new movie.


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