Perry Meas
“Becoming Human” follows the unexpected friendship between a journalist and the spirit guardian of...
The afterlife can be quite lonely. In Polen Ly’s “Becoming Human” (2025), Thida, the resident spirit guardian of an abandoned movie theatre, watches the world move...
Artists Against Apartheid gathering in CID urges artists to take a stand
On August 10, artists and cultural workers across genres and disciplines gathered at the Seattle Liberation Center in the Chinatown International District (CID), to...
CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival features two ANHPIA stories
They Call Me the Tattoo Witch
Hanoi-based tattoo artist Tran Ngoc has a special talent for helping others make peace with difficult pasts—she is a...
A preview of local filmmaker Vee Hua’s upcoming multilingual buddy comedy feature
Sipping green juice and stumbling into the wrong meeting on the way to your sobriety celebration can unleash cosmic consequences. That’s what two friends,...
Wuhan-based rock band Chinese Football takes stage in Seattle
On October 24, the Yangtze and Duwamish rivers met on the shores of the Puget Sound as Wuhan-based indie rock band, Chinese Football, captivated...
Tasveer Film Festival’s 2024 lineup highlights emergent South Asian cinema
Blossoming, emergent South Asian cinema and key milestones take stage at the 19th Tasveer Film Festival. This year’s festival screens 110 films and 91...
‘Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell’ shows a man searching for faith amidst tragedy
In director Phạm Thiên Ân’s Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, Thiện, a young drifter in Saigon, is troubled by a mundane existentialism that leaves...
SAAFF 2024: ‘The Harvest’ explores a Hmong family’s tension between tradition, modernity
During the tumultuous harvest season in the deep Laotian mountain countryside, life begins anew. A Hmong mother, Youa, struggles to deliver her child. Amid...
SAAFF 2024: Opening night film captures experience of being blind, undocumented
A new documentary, unseen (2023), follows the journey of Pedro, a blind undocumented immigrant building toward a career in social work and mental healthcare....
A preview of ‘The Qingming Kid’ and ‘From Yeondoo’ shorts, screening at the Seattle...
In Qingming Kid, Eugene can’t remember the last time he had his birthday all to himself. He has the unique circumstance of sharing it...
