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 1970s and ’80s. Like Ozu, Bogawa uses a rigorously minimalist style to explore themes of family and generational change—but through the lens of a second-generation Asian American working through the layers of his identity.
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 ...
Directed by So Yong Kim • 2006 • Canada, South Korea
Starring Taegu Andy Kang, Bokja Kim, Jiseon Kim
So-yong Kim’s revelatory debut feature is an intensely intimate immersion into the world of a teenage immigrant recently relocated from South Korea to Toronto as she navigates both the challenges...
Directed by Ham Tran • 2006 • United States
Starring Kiều Chinh, Long Nguyen, Diem Lien
Inspired by the true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled their land after the fall of Saigon—and those who were forced to stay behind—JOURNEY FROM THE FALL follows one family’s struggle for freedom. April...
