HBO celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with short film program
Source: HBO Press Release
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so in celebration, HBO will premiere the second installment of Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film program featuring the works of emerging Asian American directors on May 7th.
The trio of films, which explores historical and timely issues of immigration, racism, and assimilation, will be available to stream across all of HBO’s on-demand and digital platforms (including HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand, and streaming partner platforms) through the end of the month.
About the films:
Launched in 2016, the contest was created to help further the dialogue about race, diversity, and representation in Hollywood while also identifying new cinematic storytellers who offer unique perspectives of the Asian Pacific American experience. The winner of this year’s competition will be announced on May 7 at www.hbovisionaries.com.
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so in celebration, HBO will premiere the second installment of Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film program featuring the works of emerging Asian American directors on May 7th.
The trio of films, which explores historical and timely issues of immigration, racism, and assimilation, will be available to stream across all of HBO’s on-demand and digital platforms (including HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand, and streaming partner platforms) through the end of the month.
About the films:
- "Remittance," directed by Maritte Go, is the story of a Filipino cruise worker who receives a call informing her that her son is in the hospital.
- ‘June," directed by Huay-Bing Law, is set on an American college campus during the 1960s and chronicles the experience of a young Chinese woman as she attends her husband’s graduation.
- ‘Jiejie,’ directed by Feng-I Fiona, is a portrait of two young sisters being raised by a single immigrant mother in Los Angeles during the 1990s.
Launched in 2016, the contest was created to help further the dialogue about race, diversity, and representation in Hollywood while also identifying new cinematic storytellers who offer unique perspectives of the Asian Pacific American experience. The winner of this year’s competition will be announced on May 7 at www.hbovisionaries.com.
