Directed by Tanuj Chopra • 2006 • United States
Starring Misu Khan, Nina Edmonds, Hassan El-Gendi
Tanuj Chopra’s bold feature debut is a searing look at South Asian identity in post-9/11 New York City. It’s there that Mameet (Misu Khan), a Pakistani American teenager growing up in the diverse neighborhood of Elmhurst, Queens, has his world upended when his basketball-star brother is gunned down in a robbery at the family’s convenience store. Over the course of a sweltering summer roiled by racial tensions, Mameet confronts feelings of grief and guilt that threaten to boil over into rage.
Directed by Richard Wong • 2006 • United States
Starring H. P. Mendoza, Jake Moreno, L. A. Renigen
This charming DIY musical from director Richard Wong and screenwriter-composer-costar H. P. Mendoza follows three best friends from the eponymous Northern California town (most famous for its prepo...
Directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath • 2008 • United States
Codirected by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s epic journey from Laos in the aftermath of the secret war waged by the United Stat...
