Diya is an acclaimed film director who appears on Sam’s talk show to promote her latest film. But Sam insists on unearthing a decision from Diya’s past that she would rather not discuss on live television. Director Biography -&nbsp;Viren Shinde<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/252ae143627c285d8ae1ed2d45e95259.jpg" width="101"> Viren Shinde is a filmmaker based in Philadelphia, PA. He currently works full time in IT, but brings that algorithmic and problem-solving mindset to his films. Viren considers himself a writer first and director second. If the story doesn’t move him, Viren doesn’t roll the camera. Viren was brought up watching movies from a variety of different film industries. Hollywood taught him technique, Bollywood taught him drama, and old-school Jackie Chan flicks taught him how to throw a punch on camera. Viren hopes to one day transition into being a full time filmmaker and showcase his South Asian American heritage on screen.

The Everyday Show

David Letterman meets TMZ in this late night talk show interview that goes in the wrong direction.

Grandma Soo Yung is a righteous woman who often offers a helping hand to those being bullied or attacked. Yet, without any proper training, she is often wounded and hurt. After being on the edge of getting blinded, she finally understands the importance of external help and becomes better prepared to defend herself and those that need help. As she comes across another group of bullies and a young victim, she struggles to fight back, and must decide how to best protect the weak and herself. Director Biography -&nbsp;Kadi Tsang<a href="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/001/991/685/original/6f1228d6bd-headshot.jpg?1642997273" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/001/991/685/thumb/6f1228d6bd-headshot.jpg?1642997273" width="157" style="border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;"></a>Kadi grew up in a multilingual society and spent her time both in the East and the West. Her culturally diverse experience influences her works, which often focus on self-identity and human connections, with an aim to eliminate misunderstandings through art.&nbsp; She has worked on various international films, television shows, and music videos, as well as produced exhibitions and live performances in the past. Her short films have been included in multiple international festivals and won awards such as the NYU Undergraduate King &amp; Wasserman First Prize Award, the Carl Lerner Award for Social Significance at First Run Film Festival, and the Best Narrative Short at Destiny City Film Festival. Kadi is interested in aging, gender roles, and mental health related issues in our society. She devotes herself to facilitating cultural exchange and mutual understanding. In her free time, she enjoys connecting with others through painting, photography, music, and culinary.&nbsp; Director StatementWith the rise of hate crimes around the globe, it is definitely heartbreaking to witness all the meaningless harassments and violence. Nothing is more important than mutual understanding among different groups and taking the initiative to learn more about one another. At the end of the day, we are all homosapiens living on the same planet, and sharing the same resources. We do not have to be identical in order to connect, we should be embracing the differences. It requires a collective help to solve the endless and pointless attacks to make this world a better place for all of us.Ratings

Kung Fu Grandma

An old lady who hopes to become a superwoman and fight against hate crimes struggles with the lack of real power.

An immigrant, Sugihara is struggling with his marriage due to the pandemic as well as cultural differences with his wife Sophie. He is tired of the couple’s arguments, so he goes to a nearby park to clear his mind but something else ends up bothering him… Director Biography -&nbsp;Masataka Ishizaki<a href="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/002/006/925/original/4d34d4b94e-headshot.jpg?1644731107" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/002/006/925/thumb/4d34d4b94e-headshot.jpg?1644731107" style="border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="124"></a>Masataka Ishizaki is an actor, director based in New York City. He was born in Boston, USA, and raised in Osaka, Japan. For over 10 years, he has been working as an actor for films, televisions, commercials in Japan as well as in New York, USA. As for the director, his short film project “Cookie” has been screened at some film festivals such as NewFilmmakers NY 2020, MANHATTANHENGE FILM FESTIVAL 2021, Festival of Cinema NYC 2021.

NO REASONS

A fourth-generation Chinese American, filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford explores her family's relationship to Honolulu's Chinatown and examines the parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1899-1900 bubonic plague in Hawai'i. Director Biography -&nbsp;Kimberlee Bassford <a href="https://ff-storage-p01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/002/032/185/original/33b731ceec-headshot.jpg?1647339071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://ff-storage-p01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/002/032/185/thumb/33b731ceec-headshot.jpg?1647339071" style="border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="175"></a> Kimberlee Bassford combines her love for storytelling with her background in journalism to bring stories from Hawai‘i and the Pacific to the world. She is currently in production on several feature-length and short documentaries and previously directed and produced the documentaries WINNING GIRL (2014, The World Channel, Women Make Movies/Java Films), PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY (2008, PBS, Women Make Movies) and CHEERLEADER (2003, HBO Family, Documentary Educational Resources) and was a producer on two national PBS documentary series: UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK? (2008) and THE MEANING OF FOOD (2005). She has garnered numerous honors for her work, including film festival audience awards and grand jury prizes, Firelight Media’s Spark Fund Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, Student Academy Award and CINE Golden Eagles. In 2021, Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking recognized the significance of her work in a short documentary about her for its docuseries REEL WAHINE OF HAWAI‘I. Kimberlee’s films have been supported by the Sundance Institute, CNN, PBS, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Islanders in Communications, International Documentary Association, Film Independent, Firelight Media, Chicago Media Project, Fund for Investigative Journalism, Australian International Documentary Conference, Doc Edge, Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc), Women in Film, Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) and Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking. She has served on juries for the Hawai‘i International Film Festival, ‘Ohina Short Film Showcase and Guam International Film Festival and is a member of A-Doc, BGDM, Documentary Producers Alliance and Film Fatales. Kimberlee holds a BA in psychology from Harvard University and a Master of Journalism from the University of California Berkeley. She owns Making Waves Films LLC, a documentary production company in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

My Chinatown, With Aloha

When faced with a life changing decision, a woman summons a special guest to help her make a choice, and ends up getting an answer she doesn’t expect. Director Biography -&nbsp;Dorothy Xiao<a href="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/001/969/731/original/817d534595-headshot.jpg?1639882421" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://filmfreeway-production-storage-01-storage.filmfreeway.com/press_kits/headshots/001/969/731/thumb/817d534595-headshot.jpg?1639882421" style="border: none; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.95px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; position: relative;" width="136"></a>Dorothy Xiao is a Los Angeles based narrative filmmaker whoseeks to inspire empathy and build cross cultural connectionsthrough her work. Her experiences as a second generationChinese American drive her to create thoughtful and honeststories, showcasing the vulnerability, universality, and strengthof the human condition. Her short films have amassed over600k+ views online and screened at film festivals, and her mostrecent film DIVE BAR is on Alaska Airlines as part of the in flightentertainment lineup.

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