In honor of Veterans Day, join us in Waimea (11/9 @ 6pHST) and in Honolulu (11/10 @ 1:45p HST) for complimentary screenings of Sky Blossom, a documentary featuring Hawaii's own Kapanui family. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director and voices from Hawai'i's caregiving community.
Join NBC News/MSNBC Anchor Richard Lui; Kamaile Kapanui (from the film Sky Blossom); Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow Ilihia Gionson; and PBS Hawai'i President & CEO Ron Mizutani for a special webinar in honor of Veterans Day, presented by AARP Hawaii.
CAAMFest will bring you the best in Asian and Asian American stories through live virtual film screenings, on-demand screenings, and at San Francisco's only drive-in theater at Fort Mason FLIX.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, David Hyde Pierce, Montel Williams, Jean Tsien, Joe Mantegna, Richard Lui, host Maria Teresa Kumar — discuss first major film of the year to bring together Latino, Black, Asian, Native, and White American narratives.
San Francisco IndieFest is a nonprofit film festival drawing over 20,000 moviegoers annually. For 23 years, IndieFest has supported and celebrated maverick filmmakers and their work.
The journalist team behind the film shares their experiences in bringing diverse voices both in front of and behind the camera with Harvard students and faculty.
Join composer Maria Lineva, and veteran animator Davy Liu for a virtual conversation on the art, animation, and music behind the film.
Join award-winning filmmaker Yung Chang (This is Not a Movie) for a fireside chat with Sky Blossom Director Richard Lui and Producer Alex Lo.
In tonight's film, we meet the Grier Family, residing in Pennsylvania. Rob Jr.'s full-time job is caring for his dad, a football Civil Rights icon. Junior's daughter sees how his caregiving has taken a cost, his divorce from her Mom just finalized. The Grier family doesn't falter--each having cared for different family members almost their entire lives. This event is live only and a recording will not be available after the event concludes.
In tonight's film, we meet the Allen Family, residing in Tennessee. Cheer, ballet, Friday night lights. Deryn lives in the “heart of America.” Only when she gets home, she puts on Dad's legs, like when she was eight. “I'm always with him,” Deryn realizes college will change that. The tight family of four will be missing her. This event is live only and a recording will not be available after the event concludes.
Sky Blossom will screen for Dolby Labs employees and invited tastemakers as part of the Dolby@Home “For Your Consideration” series.
Join Ramcess Jean-Louis. Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Verizon Media, in conversation with Director Richard Lui. NOTE: This event is exclusive to Verizon Media employees.
Join Richard Lui in conversation with representatives of the Walmart Foundation and Associate Resource Groups. This event is exclusive for Walmart Associates.
In addition to an exclusive screening, a new study on student caregiving to be discussed, first public panel with one of the film's featured families, the Alvarados of Long Beach, CA. Also first live panel with the director and Lead Sound Engineer who was instrumental in the film's completion. In addition, regional community leaders share the differences and similarities of caregiving in communities of color.
A first-ever, pop-up drive-in theater at the Kennedy Center, hosted by Montel Williams. 50 socially distanced cars on both the North and South Plazas represent each American state.
Sky Blossom will have its Academy Award® qualification run at Los Angeles premier arthouse venue, the Laemmle Monica Film Center from November 6-12, with two screenings daily.
The LAAPFF is Hollywood's largest film festival dedicated to showcasing films by and about Asians and Pacific Islanders around the world, and is an Academy Award® qualifying festival for short films.
Justice Film Festival is the premier showcase for films that celebrate social justice and affirm the sacred dignity of the human person. Since 2013, JFF has been dedicated to creating a platform for redemptive stories of marginalized people and ecosystems bravely overcoming challenges and bringing hope, compassion and light to a world in need of inspiration.
