Bertha Pan's "Face" is a New York Times Critic’s Pick & Sundance Grand Jury Prize Nominee. An Asian-American woman with little interest in tradition, Kim (Bai Ling) has a fling with Daniel (Will Yun Lee), a younger man. When she discovers that she's pregnant, Kim marries Daniel out of obligation....

Three diverse female comics riff on sex, love and life.

Kimberly McVicar accidentally became a comedian at the age of five, by blurting out, “don’t worry mom, I know to lie!” when asked about her family during the Canadian version of Star Search (Tiny Talent Time). Kimberly has performed stand-u...

Documentary about pioneering Asian Aviatrix Katherine Sui Fun Cheung, a Chinese immigrant who defied racial and gender bias to become a daredevil stunt pilot during the Golden Age of Aviation in the 1930s. Directed by Ed Moy, an award-winning journalist. He was recipient of the Leukemia & Lymphom...

Thirty-five year old JUJU DING has been living in Los Angeles for the past ten years as one of thousands of aspiring actor-writer-directors at the bottom of the Hollywood ladder. His life is ordered and comfortable – but empty. All of this changes when he meets PENELOPE SONG, a spunky thirty-thre...

'The People I've Slept With stars Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, James Shigeta, Archie Kao, Lynn Chen.

"A slut is just a woman with the morals of a man," says Angela's best friend, Gabriel.

But there's one thing a man can't get, and that's pregnant. Quentin Lee's bright, winning romantic comed...

From silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold & Kumar Go to Whitecastle, THE SLANTED SCREEN explores the portrayals of Asian men in American cinema, chronicling the experiences of actors who have had to struggle against ethnic stereotyping and limiting roles. The film presents a critical examin...

"Love will tear us apart, according to Joy Division, which may explain why Ethan Mao (2004) still tears me apart.

Ever since I saw it on videotape, prior to its world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles in November 2004, Ethan Mao and filmmaker Quentin Lee have held a special place in my heart. ...

"Comisery" is the first feature film produced and released during the 2020 COVID lock down. “Comisery” is co-directed and co-written by two proverbial mad geniuses. One is out gay Asian director Quentin Lee (“White Frog,” “Shopping For Fangs”). The other is writer Adisakdi Tantimedh, author of th...

"‘Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house of Lauren Lee (Tamlyn Tomita) are trembling signs that it’s the 20th anniversary of some unsavory unfinished business. By nightfall, she’s deeper into a bottle of champagne than she is the novel she’s struggling to write, when knocks on...

"SF Public Defender by day, family man by night, Lord knows how the talented Jeff Adachi finds time to make phenomenal documentaries. His award winning “The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film & Television”, won at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and the Berkeley Film &...

0506HK documents filmmaker Quentin Lee’s returns to Hong Kong, where he was born and raised. As he explores his desire to move back there from Los Angeles, he interviews local artists, filmmakers, friends, and family about why they are in Hong Kong and why they choose to be there.With humor and w...

Gay Hollywood Dad chronicles the first six months of single gay dad Quentin Lee juggling between raising his newborn baby by himself and making his means as an acclaimed independent filmmaker in Hollywood.

"Newly restored, SHOPPING FOR FANGS crisscrosses over a Los Angeles inhabited by a flirtatious waitress in a blonde wig, a woman who receives mysterious but alluring phone calls, and a man who thinks he’s turning into a werewolf. In this sparkling new edition, an astronomical improvement over the...

Restored with the support of the Outfest Legacy Project and UCLA Film & TV Archive, Flow is a feature collection of Quentin Lee's student short films made at UCLA Film School. Four stories revolve around crimes of passion, matricide, vampires and two college roommates. The film was first premiere...

This acclaimed gay drama is directed by Quentin Lee. Ryan, a writer, has been with his boyfriend Joel for three years when he meets the handsome Leo at a party, and comes to the decision that Leo must be his soulmate. Having broken up with Joel, Ryan discovers his newfound freedom may not be ever...

Darla and Elisa, two best friends, struggle to catapult their talented but directionless garage band to stardom. Called "elegant and affectionate" by the LA Times, this lighthearted romp across the Eastside of Los Angeles offers a funny and realistic portrait of what it's like to be in a fledglin...

ACHIEVING EQUITY FOR ASIAN CANADIANS IN MEDIA
Presented By the Asian Canadian Film Alliance

The panel took place on Sep 1, 2021, at 3 pm PT / 6 pm ET.

MODERATED by QUENTIN LEE (Producer/Director, "Shopping for Fangs", "The People I've Slept With", "White Frog", CMPA and PGA Member)

PANELLISTS...

Chink is a thriller about the first Asian American serial killer in the making who transforms from a lonely office worker to a full-fledged psychopath leaving a bloody trail of victims behind. World premiered in 2013 at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Chink won the titular lead Jason...

World premiered on May 30, 2024 at 8 pm Pacific Time, Laugh Proud is a first feature film of its kind spotlighting nine diverse LGBTQIA+ comics each performing a short set hosted by Jazzmun, a drag queen hostess the mostest.

Loosely inspired by the life of Yoko Ono, Y. Tries to come to terms with the death of her husband John. Daniel Mohn, the visionary founder of Monosoft, reminds her that the Cold War wasn't won by missiles, but by artists like herself and her late husband.

STREAMING WORLDWIDE on October 11, 2024, Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend Friday! From Vancouver, British Columbia, to Hong Kong and Nashville, Tennessee, Sing My Song chronicles an Asian Canadian woman’s dream to get her song sung and recorded. In this entertaining and personal journey, filmmaker/a...