‘Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó’ director Sean Wang on authenticity over acclaim

The Academy Award-nominated short film “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” was born out of the emotional juxtaposition of joy and silliness amid th...

Fan-made live-action ‘Nausicaä’ film earns big praise from Japanese viewers

Brazilian director Chris Tex’s live-action adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” film has garnered praise from...

Oscars shortlist: All the Asian-led documentary features and shorts that made the cut

On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their shortlist for ten categories, including Documentary Feature F...

NIKI releases short film shot in only 5 days

Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI dropped her first-ever short film “But I’m Letting Go” on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Music on Friday. ...

Malaysian short film ‘Plastik’ imagines a world where plastic pollution continues unchecked

A Malaysian short film produced for World Environmental Day shares the horrifying normalization of plastic pollution.  The short film, “Plas...

Godzilla battles Smog Monster Hedorah in special kaiju battle film for his 67th birthday

Godzilla engages in an epic battle against Hedorah in Toho’s new short film released on Godzilla’s birthday. Godzilla vs. Hedorah: To celebr...

Vietnamese filmmakers create visually stunning short about AAPI hate being as old as American history

Vietnamese filmmakers Sally Tran and Phuong Vo have created a short film about the history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S.  Wh...

Pixar’s Latest Short Has a Korean Grandma Struggling to Give Her Grandson a Better Life

“Wind,” Pixar’s latest short, is a tribute to the sacrifices of a woman who raised her children in the aftermath of the Korean War before br...

Chanel Miller Tells Her Story in Powerful Short Film Titled ‘I Am With You’

Chanel Miller, the sexual assault survivor of Stanford University rapist Brock Turner, is reclaiming her identity in an animated short film ...

Pixar’s Tear-Jerking Short ‘Bao’ Could Win an Oscar in 2019

The adorable Disney and Pixar short film “Bao” has been shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars. “Bao,” along with other Pixar and DreamWork’s...