The Illegal Immigrant, which featured non-professional actors, some playing themselves, and An Autumn’s Tale, with Chow Yun-fat, capture 80s New York’s violence, crime and poverty.
Key details: “She Marches in Chinatown,” which was directed by Seattle native Della Chan and is about the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, held its world premiere at the Asian American International Film Festival on July 26. A special Seattle screening was also held at The Egyptian Theater on Saturday. Telling their story: Chen hopes to tell the story of the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team through the 33-minute documentary, which is being touted as the “only one of its kind in the world" for combining Chinese operatic costumes and American military drills.
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a rally in Manhattan brought together striking actors preparing for contract talks and writers who had recently concluded their negotiations. About the rally: The event, held outside the Manhattan offices of Warner Bros. Discovery, also celebrated Asian American Pacific Islander culture in film and television. Key speakers included actors Joel de la Fuente, Perry Yung, Celia Au and Ivory Aquino, who highlighted the increasing visibility of Asian Americans in the industry.