By: Amanda Guarragi “They say innovation was born out of desperation.” Take Out Girl is a modern family drama that depicts the life of minorities and low income families living in Los Angeles. Tera Wong (Hedy Wong) is a desperate, twenty-year-old Asian girl, who wants to give her family a better life and help their failing restaurant. To make some extra money, Tera uses her family … Continue reading Cinequest 2020: Take Out Girl Review
By: Amanda Guarragi Alan Yang’s directorial debut Tigertail is a story about generational values and decision making. He tells the story about a Taiwanese factory worker, Grover (Hong Chi Li/Tzi Ma), who leaves his homeland to seek opportunity in America. We watch his story unfold, as he reflects on his life and how ended up in his current position. Yang wrote a very moving and introspective script, … Continue reading Tigertail Review
Photos Courtesy of Parveen Shah Productions By: Amanda Guarragi In light of recent events, the COVID – 19 pandemic has raised some questions about the Entertainment industry and how it will function moving forward. The first big hit the industry took was SXSW being cancelled, while other film festivals like Tribeca and Cannes have been postponed. SXSW is known to select a diverse slate of … Continue reading Film Festivals are Important: Why Iram Parveen Bilal’s “I’ll Meet You There” Deserves to be Seen
| Header Courtesy of Gray Hat Productions | BY: AMANDA GUARRAGI Lynn Chen’s directorial feature debut, I Will Make You Mine is a film about three women at different stages of their lives. Erika, Rachel and Yea-Ming all have one thing in common and his name is Goh. It is also the final instalment of the Surrogate Valentine trilogy, written and directed by Dave Boyle. … Continue reading SXSW 2020: I Will Make You Mine Review
BY: AMANDA GUARRAGI Swallow is a film about a young housewife named Hunter (Haley Bennett). She appears to be in a “perfect” marriage, with her new husband Richie (Austin Stowell) and she finds out that she is pregnant with their first child. Hunter is then haunted by her traumatizing past and goes on a journey of identifying who she truly is. Carlo Mirabella – Davis addresses … Continue reading Swallow Review
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