May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and in addition to celebrating the rich history and culture, it's important to acknowledge the need for a more diverse representation in all fields, including film.
We're spotlighting four filmmakers whose contributions have been essential to creating a new canon of American cinema.
Sean Wang
In Dìdi (弟弟)—in theaters July 26—writer-director Sean Wang transforms his experience growing up in the Bay Area into a comic and poignant coming-of-age story. Set in 2008, the film chronicles the experience of a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy (Izaac Wang) as he navigates his identity on…
Nisha Ganatra
Nisha Ganatra found inspiration as a young artist in everything around her. “I was this nerdy Indian girl. Madonna, Raj Kapoor, the AIDS movement of the ’80s—all of that made me take up filmmaking as a career,” …
Eddie Huang
Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Taiwanese immigrants, Eddie Huang grew up between two cultures, which he has explored in his many different careers, from author to restaurateur to filmmaker. In Boogie, Huang wrote…
Mira Nair
Mira Nair moved to the United States to study acting and filmmaking at Harvard before returning to India in 1988 to make her award-winning film Salaam Bombay! In her work, she regularly…
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