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![The "Chapter 5: Reparation" collection from [ savoar fer ] featured a skilled usage of mixed materials.](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/savoar-fer-Fall-2019-Paris-Fashion-Week_190228_01-75x75.jpg "[ savoar fer ] Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week")
[ savoar fer ] Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week
15 May 2020 9:15 PM | No CommentsThe "Chapter 5: Reparation" collection from [ savoar fer ] featured a skilled usage of mixed materials.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Beyond (beyond.graffiti)
24 April 2020 8:19 AM | No CommentsBeyond is one half of the Dutch artist duo, Karski & Beyond. They specialize in the types of murals featured at POW! WOW! Hawaii.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Kim Sielbeck
19 April 2020 9:44 AM | No CommentsKim Sielbeck's mural, "Blue Tiger," is located in Honolulu at the corner of Cooke and Pohukaina Streets.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Crisselle @crissellem
11 April 2020 10:34 PM | No CommentsCrisselle Mendiola is an illustrator based in Santa Ana, Calif.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: YOHEYY
05 April 2020 5:35 AM | No CommentsYOHEYY is a Japanese artist whose works have been featured in Bulgaria and the United States.
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Singapore Archive
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Busan 2019: Eric Khoo reflects on “Mee Pok Man” 24 years later
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsKhoo shared his thoughts on his debut film, his upcoming HBO series on food and other topics at the Busan International Film Festival. -
SGIFF Q&A: Director of “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 6, 2019 | No CommentsLeonardo Cinieri Lombroso spoke to attendees at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival about his documentary featuring four Asian directors. -
Yeo Siew Hwa’s “A Land Imagined” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 31, 2019 | No Comments"A Land Imagined" tries too hard to showcase a side of Singapore that is the polar opposite of the squeaky clean image advertised in tourism brochures. -
“Lang Tong” (靚汤) – 2014 Singapore Film Review
Meniscus MagazinePosted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsThe question should not be how "Lang Tong" managed to get past Singaporean censorship regulators, but how the film managed to even get past pre-production. -
Review: “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsThe documentary, which screened in Busan and Singapore, focuses on four directors: Brillante Mendoza, Pen-Ek Ratanaraung, Garin Nugroho and Eric Khoo. -
“Ms J Contemplates Her Choice” – 2014 SGIFF Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 7, 2014 | No CommentsJason Lai's debut feature is an ambitious mystery-thriller that doubles as a critique on the uneasy melange of cultures in Singaporean society. -
“Letters From the South” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 31, 2014 | No CommentsAn eclectic anthology of six short films dramatizes the experiences of the Chinese diaspora in southeast Asia. -
Anthony Chen’s “Ilo Ilo” – 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 11, 2013 | No CommentsChen, who won the Camera D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, set his semi-autobiographical story "Ilo Ilo" in Singapore circa the 1997 Asian financial crisis. -
![On Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/when-hainan-meets-teochew-115x115.jpg "Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”")
Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”
Eric HungPosted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsOn Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […] -
![“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/chiew01-115x115.jpg "Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review")
Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 16, 2006 | No Comments“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […]