By Ben Hoffman
I am surrounded by the overbearing traditional Chinese family.Let me back up. If you couldn’t tell by my byline, I’m not Chinese. How could an overbearing traditional Chinese family possibly surround me? Well, that’s not what I said. Simply, I have either had the misfortune to only meet people of Chinese descent with the worst… Continue reading Red Doors Reviewed
By Kyle Francis
Most people assume that any kind of film classified as ‘Asian’ must be subtitled, include at least one back flip, and be laden in extra campy, ham-fisted dialogue. It’s exactly this type of generalization Ben Tsui hopes to overcome with the annual Calgary ImaginAsian Film Festival. Screening over 20 films in three venues over the… Continue reading ImaginAsian Film Festival diary 2006
ImaginAsian’s Sunday lineup included six short, family-oriented films from a variety of different directors and influences. For no particular reason, here are six reviews comprising of six lines each. A Fish With a Smile A Taiwanese short about a guy who buys a fish, goes on an adventure with it, and in so doing asks… Continue reading Six short reviews for six short films