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We're covering another amazing documentary at the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Festival, The Donut King! The doc follows the life of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who lived through both the rise and the fall of the American Dream - by way of donut. We chat with director Alice Gu about how the story kept progressing into so much more,  why it was important to add historical context about the genocide in Cambodia, and how hard she worked to get Wu Tang Clan to approve the use of their song. This is a great documentary that really takes you for a ride!

Click here to stream The Donut King, it also airs on PBS on May 24th! (check your local listing for times)

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We're (virtually) covering the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) Film Festival, and bringing you a conversation with director/co-writer Iman Zawahry and co-writer/star Aizzah Fatima from the film Americanish. This is the first American Muslim romantic comedy made by an American Muslim director, and it's about damn time! We get into what it took to get this film made, racism (both outside and inside our own communities), the personal decision to wear a hijab, and the true definition of a feminist. We had a great time with this conversation and loved their energy! 

Americanish is screening virtually for anyone in California on May 23rd @ 5:00pm, you can but tickets here!

To watch Americanish at the Fort Mason Drive-In on May 23rd @ 5:30pm, buy tickets here!

You can follow director/co-writer Iman Zawahry on IG & Twitter & FB

You can follow co-writer/actor Aizzah Fatima on IG & Twitter & FB

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Thank you to CAAMFest, we had the honor of hosting their spotlight panel with dream Bitch Talk guest, Margaret Cho and filmmakers Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum to talk about their horror short - Koreatown Ghost Story.  

Since this was a live (virtual) panel, you will hear an interview with comedian/actress/activist and SF native Margaret Cho talking about her lengthy career, the MeToo movement and its affect on women comedians, being a germophobe, and so much more. Then you'll hear Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum enter the conversation to talk about their film Koreatown Ghost Story and how Margaret got involved, their favorite horror directors, and the not-so-fun filming during a pandemic at the height of L.A.'s 2020 holiday Covid surge.

It was a dream come true to have Margaret Cho on the pod and hope we can welcome her back on again in the future for a Basic Bitch cause she is one of the baddest bitches out there. 

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The documentary WUHAN WUHAN  follows five stories as the Covid-19 epidemic is at its worst in the Wuhan province in China during February and March of 2020. Director Yung Chang was not in Wuhan filming as this part of the pandemic was unfolding, but was fortunate to receive the footage from a team of filmmakers that were in Wuhan by chance at the time.  The stories give a snapshot of how some of the citizens of Wuhan were dealing with the lock down in real time and how humanity and science can work together.

 All of the stories in WUHAN WUHAN are important as we emerge (carefully) from a 14 month shutdown to understand how our fellow humans across the world dealt with Covid, the toll it took on their community, and to put faces to the political rhetoric and hate that was and is still prevalent now. 

You can follow Yung Chang on IG, Twitter, and at his website

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If you listened in to our last episode with Dante Basco, you heard us mention his sister, Arianna Basco. She's one of the co-writers of the film The Fabulous Filipino Brothers and in our humble opinion, takes the movie to the next level. Arianna is a spoken word artist, musician, author, producer, and is the founder of the Palms Up Academy .  When she's not hustlin' for herself or the community, she's a single mother of two and is the only girl in a family full of Basco boys. Arianna, or Lady B as she is called, is certainly an artist and bad bitch in her own right, the Basco bros have so much to learn from their baby sis. 

We vibed so hard with Arianna and felt like we could have talked another 30 min...we hope this isn't the last time you'll hear from her on Bitch Talk.  Enjoy!

You can find Arianna on IG and Twitter

You can donate to and find Palms Up Academy here

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Bay Area, REP-RE-SENT! We're so excited to bring you our chat with the writer/director/star of The Fabulous Filipino Brothers, Dante Basco. We get into his process of writing the film, starring alongside  his real life family, and what it feels like to bring his film back home to the Bay. We discuss our shared love for Hip Hop activist Ruby Ibarra, and he gives us some insight on his 30+ years in the entertainment industry. As kids watching him on shows like Moesha and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, this was a really full circle interview, and we're so glad we had people like Dante to pave the way for more Asian American representation. 

You can follow Dante Basco on IG & Twitter & FB

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We're so excited to be a part of CAAM (Center for Asian American Media) Fest 2021!  Every year they compile the best in Asian and Asian American stories, and this year they've really outdone themselves. We get into our historic past with CAAMFest (including the one time Captain Party had to wear makeup), and all the great people we've met along the way. We also peel back the curtain and talk about our first two interviews for the film The Fabulous Filipino Brothers, with siblings Dante Basco and Arianna Basco. So sit back, enjoy, and we hope to see you on Sunday, May 16th, for our panel with Margaret Cho! You can RSVP here

For tickets and info on CAAMFest, click here

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In 2014 comedian Jessica Watkins walked across America as a shtick to get noticed. (You have to have a shtick as a comedian to get a Netflix special, duh.) What Jessica didn't know was that heading out on her own to walk across the U.S. , meeting strangers and relying on gut would completely change her life. 

We spoke with Jessica about her comedy, her legendary mom, dumb DJ questions, making a documentary, and more in this episode as her film about her 8 month trip, SPECIALish debuts tomorrow on all streaming and on-demand services.  SPECIALish is just the kind of story we need as we emerge out of the pandemic and sheltering in place. There's so much humor and truth as the film unfolds that it's 100% relatable. We loved the film and love Jessica's stand-up. Once you watch it, we think you will too!

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Welcome to Flash Back Friday! 

This week we're taking you back to Sundance 2020 with our Honorary Bitch John Wildman of FilmsGoneWild.com, when we sat down with writer/director Danny Madden and stars Shirley Chen and Will Madden of the film Beast Beast. This is a coming of age story that follows three high school kids in the age of technology and social media. There are surprising twists and a roller coaster of emotions. And unfortunately, today, the crisis at hand is more relevant than ever. 

Beast Beast is streaming right now, on the free platform Tubi.  Support independent filmmakers, and we hope you enjoy our interview as much as we did!

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You can follow actor Will Madden on IG

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It was an absolute joy talking with filmmaker/writer Alanna Brown about her independent film Trees of Peace that just debuted in April at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Alanna spent 10 years writing, developing, raising funds, then finally shooting this indie movie about the 1994 Rwandan genocide.  Alanna is also one of the writers of the upcoming Blindspotting tv series coming out this summer on Starz. Obviously we're excited about her work on one of our favorite films turned tv shows and wishing her the best on her upcoming projects! Let's get into it. 

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