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Smithsonian panel explores the importance of “Saving Chinatown”
23 June 2021 12:39 PM | No CommentsGrace Young, Brandon Jew, and Wellington Chen discussed the future of local Chinatowns during and towards the end of the pandemic.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: cryptik LA
12 May 2021 7:57 PM | No CommentsThis is part of a series of photo galleries in Meniscus Magazine featuring local and international artists at the POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020 festival in Honolulu.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: CKaweekS
10 May 2021 11:33 AM | No CommentsCKaweekS' finished mural, “Hip Hop Holo Holo,” featured a bonefish train on Coral St. in Honolulu.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Bethany Georges
20 March 2021 10:41 AM | No CommentsBethany Georges' mural made several key references to Hawaii, nature and female empowerment.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Alex Pardee
10 October 2020 1:37 AM | No CommentsAlex Pardee has completed numerous art projects related to fashion, film, music videos, comics and much more.
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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 […]