Among the more than 200 features and shorts set to unspool at this year’s Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival are over a dozen by Southern California filmmakers and two dozen by international female filmmakers.
Maya Erskine, who also stars on the Hulu series"Plus One," opposite Jack Quaid in the rom-com"Plus One," which will screen at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
The films and filmmakers “share the common theme of not waiting for someone to greenlight them in Hollywood,” says Magdael. “Instead, they … created these films and created opportunities for artists and film crews.” “The problem was they were trying to make it as ‘authentic’ as possible, which is a strange requirement they don’t have of other comics’ shows,” she says. “They brought in ‘experts’ to make sure everything we did was ‘authentic.’ It was very weird, trying to make those adjustments.
Marina Alofagia McCartney, whose Samoan segment finds Vai in her 40s, says: “The Samoan piece is a reflection of my own insecurities about being a diasporic New Zealand-born Samoan/Geordie and how this affects my connection to Samoa and Samoan culture. … The piece weaves together my experiences, influences, thoughts and hopes with those of … other women and matriarchs in my family.”
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