Backstory hits up the west coast on this edition of the Road Trip series, joining Brian Hu, Artistic Director of San Diego Asian Film Festival, to discuss the long history of Asian American cinema, the importance of film criticism in a world of takes, and the future of Asian American filmmaking beyond Hollywood.

San Diego Asian Film Festival is hosted by Pacific Arts Movement. Follow them on social media @pacartsmovement.

Mentioned in this episode (get your Letterboxd ready):

• Brian’s article for the LA Times: "The 20 best Asian American films of the last 20 years"
• Asian American Filmmaking 2000–2009 - The Criterion Channel
• Saturday School podcast, hosted by Brian Hu and Ada Tseng, specifically season 8 on Asian-American sci-fi
• My Sight Is Lined with Visions: 1990s Asian American Film & Video, curated by Keisha Knight and Abby Sun, and its accompanying Criterion Channel collection
• Brian’s essay for My Sight Is Lined with Visions: "They Were Asian American, But…"

More from the Road Trip series:

• Part 1 with Selena Yip (Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival)
• Part 2 with with Melissa Bisagni (Washington DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival)

This episode uses or mentions the following multimedia samples and sources:

• “Sailing” by Telecasted
• “Anything You Can Dream” by The Whole Other