The indie machine keeps on churning out hit after hit, particularly the Canadian indie machine. I view the 2023 film Riceboy Sleeps as a spiritual successor to the 1994 film, Double Happiness, both sponsored by various governmental arts agencies, and about Asian Canadians. First of all, independent filmmaking has come a long way. Mina Shum did a great job with the lower production value of the film, and embracing the kitsch and but Anthony Shim had to do no such thing, shooting a beautiful art film complete with the characteristic lighting, music, pace, and long takes of modern ‘cinema’. Nearly thirty years later, Canada has produced another great Asian American film.
I Can Show You the World: PYL In-Flight: June 26, 2023
It’s crazy that a month ago, my son Adam and I were in Amsterdam having departed SFO on May 24th for a post-college graduation…