Directed by Justin Lin • 2002 • United States
Starring Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang
Future FAST & FURIOUS franchise helmer Justin Lin got his big break with this acclaimed indie in which a group of overachieving Asian American high school students seek release from the pressures of perfection by descending into a life of increasingly serious crime. Knowingly subverting the “model minority” stereotypes, this brash, darkly comic thrill ride gives an almost entirely Asian American cast—including Sung Kang and John Cho—a chance to shine in complex roles.
Directed by Spencer Nakasako • 2003 • United States
Starring David Mark, Mike Siv, Sophal Meas
Growing up in San Francisco, twenty-four-year-old Michael Siv never knew the details of why he and his mother fled the Khmer Rouge while his father stayed behind in Cambodia. To reconcile his feelings ...
Directed by Roddy Bogawa • 2004 • United States
Taking its title from a silent classic by Yasujiro Ozu, this uncompromisingly personal diary film from Roddy Bogawa finds the director journeying through his memories, from his childhood in Hawaii to his involvement in the LA punk scene of the 1970...
Directed by Ramin Bahrani • 2005 • United States
Starring Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval
A modest miracle of twenty-first-century neorealism, the acclaimed debut feature by Ramin Bahrani speaks quietly but profoundly to the experiences of those living on the margins of the ...
