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· Carl Samson
Here are the Asian films, directors in Sundance 2024
Organizers on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of next year’s Sundance Film Festival, with Asian American star Steven Yeun leading one of the most anticipated titles. About the lineup: The Sundance Institute announced 82 feature films, eight episodic titles and a New Frontier…
· Ziye Wang
12 Awesome Asian Films You Need to Check Out
With the recent release of “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Searching,” much of the discourse surrounding the success of these Asian-centric films has been focused on the issue of representation — and for good reason. Within the bubble of Hollywood, there’s no doubt that steps towards…
· Chandler Treon
10 Asian horror films for a truly terrifying Halloween
Horror films are a staple of any Halloween celebration, and no one does horror like Asians. Whether you’re looking for a slasher gorefest steeped with blood or a psychological horror that will leave you sleeping with the lights on, let NextShark be your guide through the…
· Bryan Ke
TikToker films her roommate’s Asian father telling her boyfriend to ‘go back to your country’
A TikTok video showing an Asian father telling a university student to “go back to your country” has recently gone viral. What happened: The video, posted by TikTok user @graccxx on Sunday, has been watched more than 6.4 million times, at the time of this writing.
· Bryan Ke
Australian Man Films Himself Racially Abusing Asian Woman on Sydney Train
An Australian amateur rapper caused outrage online after sharing a now-deleted video of his confrontation with an Asian woman on a Sydney train last weekend. The rapper Fleks City, also known as Torian Agnew, hurled racial insults at a train passenger and referred to her as a…
· Ryan General
Asian Family Films, Laughs at Unmasked Racist Woman Harassing Them in La Jolla
A woman walking her dog was captured on film racially harassing an Asian American family along Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla in San Diego. Racial profiling: Jane Woo, her husband and their 1-year-old daughter were on their way to the beach on Thursday when they crossed paths…
· Jin Hyun
How ‘Parasite’ Smashed Hollywood’s Misconceptions About Asians and Foreign Films
Koreans are plastered with plastic surgery, they’re manufactured and they lack originality. Asians aren’t expressive enough to be good actors. Asian culture is too bizarre and exotic to connect with an international audience. These are just some of the misconceptions Hollywood…
· Khier Casino
The New York Asian Film Festival’s Winter Showcase Puts Asia’s Best Films in the Spotlight
2018 was a big year for Asian-American films such as “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Searching,” but the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) aimed to spotlight other movies coming out of Asia. The first night of the festival’s inaugural winter showcase at SVA Theatre in the New York…
· Bryan Ke
Ken Jeong Films Himself Convincing Bros to Watch ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Instead of ‘The Meg’
If Ken Jeong isn’t saving lives during a stand-up show, he and director Jon M. Chu are convincing people to watch “Crazy Rich Asians” instead of going to watch “The Meg” in theaters. The 49-year-old actor and former physician managed to “convince” three young men to watch “Crazy…
· Carl Samson
New Netflix Film is One of the First Films Led By an Asian American Woman in 25 Years
Netflix released a teaser trailer for “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” an upcoming film based on the young adult novel of the same title starring Lana Condor. The movie follows the story of Lara Jean Song Covey, a Korean-American girl who writes letters to her crushes and…
· Editorial Staff
MMA Fighter Who ‘Secretly’ Films Sex With Asian Women Now Back on Pornhub Selling Videos
Last month, American MMA figure Jaymes Schulte was outed on Taiwanese social media for his behavior towards women during his travels in Asia. The 32-year-old Hawaii resident was accused by a Taiwanese woman on the Facebook group 爆料公社 for having one-night stands with women and…
· Ryan General
DC Films Has a New President and He’s Asian American
After an arguably tumultuous year for DC movies, Warner Bros. has decided to excite everyone with the announcement of a leadership change in the beginning of 2018. At the center of this massive change is the promotion of talented film producer Walter Hamada, who will oversee the…
· Bryan Ke
‘Drunk’ Scottish Man Films Himself Attacking Asian Group With Racial Slurs
A Scottish man is now under fire after he deliberately posted a video of him throwing racial slur towards an group of what appears to be Asian tourists at Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The short clip was posted on Twitter by a user who goes by the handle @_IamMunz_, and…
· Editorial Staff
White Guy Travels Around the World Picking Up Asian Women, Films It
David Bond, the American pickup artist infamous for exploiting Asian women around the world and then teaching other men to do it for money, is back with his latest video compilation showing all the women in all the different countries he’s allegedly picked up. Armed with a GoPro…
· Michelle De Pacina
Sibling stars of ‘American Girl: Corinne Tan’ on representing Asian girls, blended families
While siblings Miya and Kai Cech from California braced the chilly Canadian weather for Mattel’s live-action film “American Girl: Corinne Tan,” the teenage actors discovered warmth in the unique experience of working together along with canine companions. “American Girl: Corinne…
· Carl Samson
Asian roles on streaming depicted with ‘proximity to whiteness’: study
Asian characters in the top 100 titles on streaming platforms in 2022 were frequently shown in “close proximity to whiteness,” a recent study has found. About the finding: Researchers at the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California, in partnership with Gold…
· Editorial Staff
NextShark and Third State Books Forge a New Chapter in Asian American Storytelling
NextShark is proud to announce a landmark partnership with Third State Books (TSB), a visionary publishing start-up poised to transform the literary landscape for Asian American voices. This collaboration heralds a new era of representation, where stories from the Asian…
· Ryan General
‘Joy Ride’ director Adele Lim says Hollywood opportunities for Asian filmmakers are increasing
“We have these troves of untapped stories, that have the potential to really have a lot of cross-cultural appeal,” Lim said
· Michelle De Pacina
Chow Yun-fat speaks out about China’s censorship of Hong Kong films
Hong Kong acting legend Chow Yun-fat expressed his concerns about China’s strict censorship in the film industry while acknowledging the financial significance of the mainland Chinese market for filmmakers. Chow’s concerns: Chow, who was named Asian Filmmaker of the Year ahead…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chow Yun-fat named Asian Filmmaker of the Year by Busan International Film Festival
Hong Kong movie icon Chow Yun-fat was named Asian Filmmaker of the Year ahead of this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Celebrating Chow: Chow’s win will reportedly be celebrated with a screening of his most iconic films, including Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger,…
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