KollabCast

On this episode of the KollabCast, Marvin chats movies with two new friends that he met last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gretel Truong and Christina Jang. Together, we discuss the films that we saw at the festival with Asian American connections including Hustlers, Parasite, Just Mercy, and the Personal Memoirs of David Copperfield. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at...

On this Kollabcast, we chat with two of the stars of the new Netflix series WU ASSASSINS, Celia Au, who plays mystical guide Ying Ying, and Li Jun Li, who plays restaurateur and fight club aficionado Jenny Wah. We chat about what it was like making the series alongside a mostly Asian cast, as well as how and why they got started acting. Listen to their story and go catch them on Netflix! Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send...

We're still in hiatus mode, but wanted to give our subscribers a little bonus for staying with us while we're figuring things out. A few weeks ago we chatted with Michael Golamco, who co-wrote the Netflix Original Movie "Always Be My Maybe" with his friends Randall Park and Ali Wong. Michael shares his early days with the UCLA Asian American Theater Troupe and Randall co-founded and how that led to him to a career in writing for the stage and screen. We also discuss Keanu Reeve's master bill...

On this episode, we chat with Hoon Lee and Dianne Doan from the Cinemax Series WARRIOR, based on the writings of Bruce Lee, which just finished up its first season last week with a Season 2 already on its way. We chat with Hoon and Dianne about their roles as Wang Chao and Mai Ling, and how they feel about being a part of Bruce Lee's legacy. Learn more about WARRIOR at https://www.cinemax.com/warrior Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration AltantaAlum, Uzuhan As...

On this episode, we're introducing you to the newest podcast from our team at Kollaboration SF, Gold & Great! If you like what you hear, follow the podcast at https://anchor.fm/gold-and-great/ or on your favorite podcast app! ------ Gold & Great Episode 1: In our debut episode, we get to talk with actor Simu Liu, who plays Jung on Kim's Convenience. We'll chat with Simu about how the idea of Asian masculinity has affected his experiences as an actor and a role model in the AAPI community....

Presenting part 2 of our coverage from the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! On this installment, we chat with more Asian American actors, producers, and filmmakers about their projects that screened at LAAPFF, including catching up with some old friends! Featured on this episode are: Bao Nguyen & Jeff Chang from We Gon' Be Alright Kevin Kreider, Doris Yeung, Bianca Kuijper, & Bing Wang from The Ugly Model Mandi Li, Celia Au, & Yi Liu from In a New York Minute Kulap...

On this special episode of the KollabCast, we bring you part one of our interviews from the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which took place over the first week of May in LA. We chat with some amazing Asian American filmmakers about their films and what it means to be screening at one of the largest Asian American film festivals in the nation. Featured on this episode are: Elizabeth Ai from A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem Andrea A Walter, Osric Chau, Dante...

On this week's KollabCast, we bring you our Filmmakers Panel from last month's 2019 EMPOWER Creative Leadership Conference. Moderator William Yu leads a fascinating discussion with four amazing Asian American film directors. Featuring panelists Andrew Ahn (Spa Night, Driveways), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Tanuj Chopra (Staycation, Punching at the Sun), & Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose)! Learn more about Visual Communication’s 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival at...

Our guest for this week's KollabCast is Vera Chow, a costume designer who has worked on several tv and movie projects including Marco Polo, Deadbeat, The Blacklist, and more! We chat with Vera about how she got started as a designer, growing up in Hong Kong, and the need for more representation in below the line roles. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about...

The closing night film of the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is Empty by Design, a story of two filipino millenials who return home after some time abroad and find themselves drawn together through their mutual loneliness. On this episode of the KollabCast, we chat with director Andrea A. Walter, Producer/Actors Osric Chau and Chris Pang, and editor Brian Merrick about their work on the film, their challenges as indie filmmakers, and their thoughts as they prepare to world...

On this episode of the KollabCast, we begin the road to APA Heritage Month with a preview of one of the month's biggest events, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, hosted by our community friends at Visual Communications. Deadline Hollywood editor Dino-Ray Ramos joins the podcast along with Festival programmers Eseel Borlasa and Lindy Leong to talk about why Asian American film festivals are important, as well as give us a preview of the hottest films coming to LAAPFF 2019. Learn...

On this special episode of the KollabCast, we chat with the newly minted 2019 HBO APA Visionaries finalists at the EMPOWER 2019 kickoff event at RED Studios in Hollywood. Minji chats with Julie Zhan, Nirav Bhatka, and So Young Shelly Yo about their making their films and being named finalists by HBO. Stream all three finalist films on HBO Now and HBO Go in May and catch the premiere on May 3rd at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival! Intro & outro music for this episode is “Star in...

It's a KollabCast Pop Culture Roundtable! This week, we gather a panel of pop culture experts to talk about what to expect from Asian American led film and television in 2019. We also chat about guilty pleasure reality TV shows, problematic favs, groundhog day stories, and our favorite regency era stories. Our guests this week are Phil Yu from Angry Asian Man, Hanh Nguyen from IndieWire, and Jess Ju from CAPE. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Star in my Eyes” by Kollaboration...

On this episode, we chat with actor Dallas Liu, who plays Shuji Ishii-Peters on the Hulu original series Pen15. Dallas shares his experiences learning about what it was like to be a teen in the year 2000, including learning about AIM for the first time. We also chat about how Dallas started acting, and how he balances his budding acting career and school. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Dear Dancer” by Kollaboration Toronto Alum, The Plaitwrights As always, send us your listener...

Multi-talented actor and comedian Sherry Cola joins the KollabCast this week to chat. We talk about her role as Alice (who we must protect) on the hit Freeform series Good Trouble. Sherry also tells us about her personal story of how she ended up becoming a performer and shares a few of her reality TV guilty pleasures. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Dear Dancer” by Kollaboration Toronto Alum, The Plaitwrights As always, send us your listener emails at...

On this special supersize episode of the KollabCast, we bring you interviews recorded at the 2019 Sundance film festival with Asian American filmmakers, actors, and directors. Featured in this episode are: Lulu Wang, Director of The Farewell Justin Chon (Director), Alex Chi (Producer), and Chris Dinh (Co-Writer) of Ms. Purple Tiffany Chu, Lead Actor in Ms. Purple Kelly Sry, Co-Lead Actor in Mope Tim Tsai, Director of Seadrift Intro & outro music for this episode is “Dear Dancer” by...

On this mini-episode of the Kollabcast, Minji chats with Ludi Lin, known best as the new Zack in last year's Saban's Power Rangers Movie, on his new role as Captain Murk in the upcoming DC blockbuster, Aquaman. Minji and Ludi talk about how he got started acting, whether he prefers acting in action or drama films, and more. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Dear Dancer” by Kollaboration Toronto Alum, The Plaitwrights As always, send us your listener emails at...

On this episode, we return to San Diego for the 2018 San Diego Asian Film Festival to chat with our friend Brian Hu. Brian is one of the co-hosts of fellow Potluck Pod Saturday School as well as the Artistic Director of SDAFF. Long-time listeners know that this guy knows his movies and we have a blast reflecting on the outstanding year Asian Americans have been experiencing on the big screen. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Dear Dancer” by Kollaboration Toronto Alum, The...

It's a full house on this episode of the KollabCast. This week we welcome the full cast of East West Player's production of Vietgone, the critically acclaimed play by Qui Nguyen about his parent's love story in a relocation camp in Arkansas after the fall of Saigon. Paul Yen, Sylvia Kwan, Jane Lui, Scott Ly, and Albert Park share their experiences working on the play, and Paul and Scott share their thoughts of playing Vietnamese refugees as Vietnamese American actors. Also a bonus anecdote...

On this episode, we catch up with Singer-Songwriter Inch Chua, one of Singapore's biggest Indie artists and also a Kollaboration Alum. Past guests and fellow Kollab Alum Priska and Alfa join Marvin as special co-hosts as Inch chats about what she's been up to lately, the growth of independent art in Singapore, and the imminent ecological disaster caused by climate change. She also makes bird sounds! Intro & outro music for this episode is “MouseDeer” off the album Letters to Ubin by our...