5 Asian American Pacific Islander-Led Films to Stream Now – And 2 to Watch Soon (Videos)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOscar-winning “Minari” and Awkwafina-starring “The Farewell” head a slew of additional titles at streaming service Rakuten Viki that aim to capture the Asian American experience.Over the coming weeks it will add 14 feature films available via transactional VOD while two popular documentaries, “American Revolution: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs” and “The Grace Lee Project,” are free to all viewers.Other titles include: “The Revenge of the Green Dragons,”

Antonio Ferme editorNBC has announced that submissions for the new music event series “American Song Contest” are now open.Based on “Eurovision Song Contest,” the world’s largest music event, the series will feature a series of live music performances from American contestants who are in competition to win the country’s vote for best original song. All 50 states, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S.

video above.“Look, I know this story has barely skimmed the surface of this subject,” Oliver concluded Sunday’s show. “But I hope that it’s at least introduced some of you to a bit of the history involved here.”“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is produced for HBO by Avalon and Sixteen String Jack Productions; executive produced by John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jon Thoday and James Taylor; directed by Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner.

Forest Hills StadiumThe former site of the US Open tennis tournament will be hosting many players of a different kind — the musical one — this summer. Among the artists scheduled to take the stage in the pastoral setting nestled in the midst of Queens are Halsey (July 16 and 17), Bright Eyes (July 31) and Wilco (Aug.

New Order and Pet Shop Boys have rescheduled their joint North American tour for the third time due to the coronavirus pandemic – this time with dates set for autumn 2022.The revised tour dates now include guest DJ Paul Oakenfold and take in an additional date at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York.

Hate crimes against Asian Americans have increased since the pandemic, and actress Jamie Chung joined a chorus of leading AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) voices to condemn the anti-Asian violence. “It came quite naturally, because honestly, I’m speaking from experience,” Jamie admitted to HollywoodLife.com in an EXCLUSIVE interview, when discussing her decision to open up about the hate she has experienced as a member of the AAPI community.

Big Mouth and The Other Two; and a fun and poignant performance as Jun Ho on NBC’s short-lived immigrant-centered comedy Sunnyside.

EXCLUSIVE: Snapchat’s parent company Snap has commissioned UK producer Barcroft Studios and BIPOC-owned CALICO to make As I Am, an original series spotlighting the stories of Asian Americans.

The American Federation of Musicians has filed an unfair labor practices charge against HBO, claiming that musicians on The Gilded Age, its 10-part miniseries filming in New York, were fired after they asked to be represented by the union. The charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House on Tuesday passed legislation addressing hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, (AAPI). Senate Bill 937 was passed by the Senate last month, and is in response to a massive uptick in attacks against AAPI Americans since the pandemic began.

A new report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that only 5.9% of the 51,159 speaking roles in the 1,300 top-grossing movies from 2007-2019 were played by Asian American and Pacific Island actors, and that only 3.4% of those films had an API lead or co-lead, with only six movies featuring an API woman in a leading or co-leading role.

© NETFLIX Halston Netflix: Where is Halston filmed The majority of filming for Halston took place on location in New York, US. In 2020, Ewan McGregor, who portrays Halston was spotted on Fifth Avenue, Manhatten filming scenes for the drama.