On this last day of #AsianAugust, our guest is one of our favorite independent filmmakers, Tanuj Chopra, director of 2006 Sundance Selection Punching at the Sun, and last year's fun festival favorite Chee & T. We chat about his newest film Staycation, premiering next month at the LA Film Festival, as well as dive into how he got started (and fell in love with) making movies. Special guest co-host Jess Ju from CAPE fills in for Minji. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Set Free” from Singer Songwriter & Kollab Alum Travis Atreo As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Tanuj Chopra@Chopsfilms Jess Ju@JessJuTweets Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective

Episode 181 - Tanuj Chopra is the Coolest Dude

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On this episode of the KollabCast, Marvin chats movies with two new friends that he met last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gretel Truong and Christina Jang. Together, we discuss the films that we saw at the festival with Asian American connections including Hustlers, Parasite, Just Mercy, and the Personal Memoirs of David Copperfield. Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests: Gretel Truong, Director of Comms at Represent Justice (IG: @greteltruong) Christina Jang, Director of Film Programming at UCLA (IG: @jangchristina) Learn more about the Toronto International Film Festival at https://tiff.net/ Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

Episode 202 - TIFF 2019 Recap Roundtable

On this Kollabcast, we chat with two of the stars of the new Netflix series WU ASSASSINS, Celia Au, who plays mystical guide Ying Ying, and Li Jun Li, who plays restaurateur and fight club aficionado Jenny Wah. We chat about what it was like making the series alongside a mostly Asian cast, as well as how and why they got started acting. Listen to their story and go catch them on Netflix! Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests: Celia Au@ItsCeliaAu Li Jun Li@lijunli Watch Wu Assassins on Netflix Follow our hosts at: @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

Episode 201 - Celia Au & Li Jun Li from Wu Assassins

We're still in hiatus mode, but wanted to give our subscribers a little bonus for staying with us while we're figuring things out. A few weeks ago we chatted with Michael Golamco, who co-wrote the Netflix Original Movie "Always Be My Maybe" with his friends Randall Park and Ali Wong. Michael shares his early days with the UCLA Asian American Theater Troupe and Randall co-founded and how that led to him to a career in writing for the stage and screen. We also discuss Keanu Reeve's master bill paying skills and Mike's hopes for the future of Asians in entertainment.  Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration Altanta Alum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Michael Golamco@michaelgolamco Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

KollabCast Episode 200 - Chatting with Michael Golamco

On this episode, we chat with Hoon Lee and Dianne Doan from the Cinemax Series WARRIOR, based on the writings of Bruce Lee, which just finished up its first season last week with a Season 2 already on its way. We chat with Hoon and Dianne about their roles as Wang Chao and Mai Ling, and how they feel about being a part of Bruce Lee's legacy. Learn more about WARRIOR at https://www.cinemax.com/warrior Intro & outro music for this episode is “Uzuhan” by Kollaboration AltantaAlum, Uzuhan As always, send us your listener emails at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Hoon Lee @MisterHoonLee Dianne Doan @diannedoan a podcast about the creative life from an Asian American perspective

Episode 199 - Hoon Lee and Dianne Doan from Cinemax's Warrior

On this episode, we're introducing you to the newest podcast from our team at Kollaboration SF, Gold & Great! If you like what you hear, follow the podcast at https://anchor.fm/gold-and-great/ or on your favorite podcast app! ------ Gold & Great Episode 1: In our debut episode, we get to talk with actor Simu Liu, who plays Jung on Kim's Convenience. We'll chat with Simu about how the idea of Asian masculinity has affected his experiences as an actor and a role model in the AAPI community. But first, we meet our hosts Long and Elsa! Send your questions, comments and episode ideas at goldandgreat@kollaboration.org. Follow Simu Liu: Twitter and Instagram: @simuliu   Follow Gold & Great: Twitter:  @GoldandGreat  Follow KollabSF: Instagram: @kollabsf Facebook: www.facebook.com/kollab.sf Website: www.kollabsf.org

Episode 181 - Tanuj Chopra is the Coolest Dude

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