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Sartthar Tharchai’s Delicious Thailand

When location scouting in Bangkok, my friend Thomas Nahm (Production Supervisor on Netflix’s Street Food and Chef’s Table) introduced me to a young filmmaker Sartthar…

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Rika Ohara on Yoko Ono and The Heart of No Place

Rika Ohara’s The Heart of No Place has just premiered on CHOPSO whose senior writer Quentin Lee has seized the opportunity to interview her about…

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Evolution of Kenneth Bi

Hong Kong born Canadian citizen Kenneth Bi is a veteran film director currently based in Hong Kong. Here, he discusses his oeuvre in Chinese cinema…

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Koji Steven Sakai’s 422

Not only is Koji Steven Sakai the CEO of CHOPSO, he is an author of several novels and graphic novels. Based on one of World…

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Sunsets of Michael Aki and Eric Nakamura

The ultimate indie Asian American filmmaker Michael Aki has restored his first feature, Sunsets, co-wrote, co-directed and photographed by his cousin Eric Nakamura, the founder…

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Evolution of Young Man Kang

I met Young Man Kang in the 90s when he was a prolific feature filmmaker in Los Angeles. After making a dozen of features or…

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Brian L. Tan’s Holdout

Filmmaker Brian L. Tan (aka BLT) talks about his latest short film “Holdout” which will world premiere on Dec 7 at 7 pm in Los…

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“The Anniversary” by Art Chudabala

CHOPSO interviews the director Art Chudabala on his short The Anniversary now streaming on CHOPSO.  C: What’s Anniversary about?  “The Anniversary” is a psychological thriller about one…

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When Africa Meets Yan Cui

Filmmaker Yan Cui began her career in 1995 debuting her first Canadian Chinese feature titled Chinese Chocolate at the Berlin International Film Festival. She has…

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Aviatrix: The Baddest Asian American Woman Ever

CHOPSO interviews the director Ed Moy on his feature Aviatrix now streaming on CHOPSO. C: What is Aviatrix is about? Ed: “Aviatrix” is a documentary film about…

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