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Teenage Nightmare: Horror Film Depicts Hardships of Immigrants

Instagram Facebook Youtube Teenage Nightmare: Horror Film Depicts Unique Hardships of Immigrants Amy Wang’s New American Perspective film Slanted recounts her own difficult experiences growing up as an Asian immigrant in Australia. Born in China, Wang and her parents moved to Sydney when she was 7. Wang did not know any English except for “A, […]

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Award Winning Director Explores Trauma and Healing in Latest Film

Instagram Facebook Youtube Award Winning Director Explores Trauma and Healing in Latest Film Filmmaker Nani Sahra Walker has built a career defined by curiosity, courage, and compassion. A director, writer, and producer, her work moves fluidly between documentary, narrative, and immersive media—all with a deep commitment to truth and humanity. Through her films, Walker explores

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LUCKY LU: Hope Springs Eternal in Lloyd Lee Choi Film

Instagram Facebook Youtube Lucky Lu: Hope Springs Eternal for Immigrants in Lloyd Lee Choi Film Korean-Canadian writer and director Lloyd Lee Choi captures the duality of the immigrant experience in his debut feature film Lucky Lu, a participating film in HIFF’s New American Perspective Program. Set in present-day New York City, the film follows a

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Director Shih-Ching Tsou Debuts LEFT-HANDED GIRL at HIFF45

Instagram Facebook Youtube Celebrated director Shih-Ching Tsou debuts Left-Handed Girl at HIFF45 Shih-Ching Tsou is a master of filmmaking. Across her career, she has excelled as a screenwriter, director, producer, costume designer, production designer, actor, and editor. Tsou’s talents are apparent in her latest film, Left-Handed Girl, which Taiwan recently selected as its official entry

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New American Perspectives: Sasha Rainbow’s GRAFTED

GRAFTED, the first narrative feature by New Zealand director Sasha Rainbow, draws connections between diaspora, belonging, and the contortions of conformity. Be sure to catch the US premiere and encore screening of GRAFTED on Saturday, October 12 at 9:15 PM and Sunday, October 13 at 8:30 PM. Sasha Rainbow’s feature debut, GRAFTED, is a striking

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Geoff McFetridge & immigrant artists talk about the creative process

(L to R) Geoff McFetridge; Sing J. Lee; HIFF Director of Programming Anna Page; Till Schauder; Nicky Nodjoumi; Sara Nodjoumi; Chiaki Yanagimoto; Debra Zmekhol New American Perspectives (NAP) presented by the Vilcek Foundation shines a spotlight on immigrant and foreign-born artists, celebrating the powerful impact that diversity has on contemporary cinema and media in the

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