In his 10 years with the festival, he has seen a lot of films by and about Asians and Asian Americans. My guest is Brian Hu, artistic director of PacArts' San Diego Asian Film Festival. In this episode, I explore a diverse array of films that take us from Charlie Chan to 'Chan is Missing' to Shang Chi.
On the previous Episode 215 I spoke with director Cretton, who was a San Diego State University film student, about making 'Shang Chi' and creating characters that looked like him and his friends. Not only did Asian Americans have a hero that looked like them on the big screen but also an Asian American at the helm in Destin Cretton. Read more →Īired: Septem| Transcript + Subscribe to this podcastĮarlier this month, 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ring' scored a box office hit with the first Asian superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Earlier this month Marvel delivered its first Asian superhero in its cinematic universe with 'Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.' But it’s been a long hard road.
