TwoOhSix Podcast

Coded Bias is a fascinating journey of discovery and a warning to the world that our freedoms, our thoughts, and our beliefs are under attack by programs and algorithms that are constantly dehumanizing the human experience. Shalini Kantayya took some time out of her busy schedule to talk about this documentary, what it means to her, and what it means to the world.

Ainu Mosir is a documentary that is currently being featured virtually in several film festivals around the country including the 2020 Hawaii International Film Festival. The film has also been picked up by Array Releasing for distribution and will premiere on Netflix on Tuesday, November 17th. Director Takeshi Fukunaga generously took some time to talk about the movie and to explain why telling a story about the Ainu people is so important as their culture and language has been slowly fading away.

The creators of The Old Ways, director Christopher Alender, writer Marcos Gabriel, and lead actress Brigitte Kali Canales, sat down virtually with the TwoOhSix Podcast to discuss what went into making the movie. This was a super fun interview and we had a great time discussing some really strange and interesting topics about how the movie was made as well as some of Brigitte's interesting career choices. Here's just a couple examples:

The Old Ways is a horror movie from Soapbox Films that recently premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain. The movie is a new twist on the classic exorcism story and goes deep into Mexican folklore to create an original and truly scary experience. 

Thank you to Christopher, Marcos, and Brigitte for taking the time to discuss their movie and thank you to Accolade PR for helping to bring everyone together for this special Halloween Horror edition of the podcast. And of course thank you for listening to the TwoOhSix Podcast!

Finding Yingying is a documentary that is currently being featured virtually in several film festivals around the country including the 2020 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival which is how I had the opportunity to see it. Director Jenny Shi generously took some time to talk about her movie and what it meant to her and to Yingying's family to document the life of a young woman who meant so much to so many.

Van Ditthavong is a director, a teacher, a producer, a business man, and just about any other title you can think of for someone who is all about their business. Born in Laos and raised in the US, Van has built an impressive resume even before releasing All Roads to Pearla, his first narrative feature film and I see nothing but success in his future. The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.

In 2018, So Yun Um hit the festival circuit with her autobiographical short documentary film Liquor Store Babies including a stop at the 2019 Seattle Asian American Film Festival and is currently working on the full feature version which is scheduled for release in 2021. So also has a strong social media presence especially when it comes to talking about movies, supporting her Korean American community in Los Angeles, and also expressing her love of all things K-Pop related. The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.

Nick Naveda's debut feature film Say You Will was a favorite of mine from the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival. As a matter of fact, I liked it so much I took advantage of an opportunity to sit down with him and two of the producers to discuss the film and then this year asked him to be on my podcast to discuss the new film Words on Bathroom Walls which he wrote the screenplay for.  The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.

After watching Yellow Rose during the 2019 Hawaii International Film Festival, I have been wanting to speak with Diane Paragas about this wonderful film so I was super excited when she agreed to be a part of this interview series. This Texas raised, Filipino-American filmmaker was recently selected for Goldhouse’s A100 list of Most Impactful Asians of 2020 and Yellow Rose will be in theaters around the country premiering on October 9th. The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.

Bao Tran, a Vietnamese American filmmaker, recently world premiered his debut feature film The Paper Tigers at the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival. This up and coming filmmaker, who was born right here in Olympia WA, seems to have a bright future ahead of him thanks to his experience in the industry and the early success of this film. The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.

Director of the celebrated and award winning movie Lingua Franca, Isabel Sandoval is breaking barriers left and right both as a director and as a trans woman from the Philippines. The movie can currently be seen on Netflix thanks to Array, Ava DuVernay's film distribution and resource collective. The New Directions In Film podcast series features interviews with directors about their latest projects and also about how both the pandemic and the recent protests have changed what it means to make movies.