SDAFF 2017: “Birds Without Names” – One might do anything to protect their nest Faith Orcino January 13, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Director Kazuya Shiraishi adapts Mahokaru Numata’s 2006 novel “Birds Without Names” into a dismal drama for the silver screen. Towako...
SDAFF 2017: “Before We Vanish” – Humanity’s greatest weapon lies within Faith Orcino January 13, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Last year’s film “Creepy” director Kiyoshi Kurosawa returned to the San Diego Asian Film Festival in the form of his latest work “Before...
SDAFF 2017: “Love and Goodbye and Hawaii” – Relationships can be far from those fabled happy endings Faith Orcino January 12, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews The latest film from Director Shingo Matsumura is a showcase of rarer versions of modern romance. Rinko (Aya Ayano, “Shimotsukare Girl”)...
SDAFF 2017: “A Beautiful Star” – Intervention from above doesn’t always go as planned Faith Orcino January 11, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Festival organizers brought the strange dark comedy “A Beautiful Star” from director Daihachi Yoshida for the first time in the U.S. Based...
SDAFF 2017: “COCOLORS” – A search can reveal other hidden secrets of the heart Faith Orcino January 10, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Interviews, Reviews The San Diego Asian Film Festival brought over Toshihisa Yokoshima's award-winning film "COCOLORS" for animation fans to enjoy. Fuyu is a very...
SDAFF 2017: “Shinjuku Swan II” – Severed ties can reopen old wounds Faith Orcino January 9, 2018 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews The cast and crew of Director Sion Sono’s 2015 “Shinjuku Swan” return to bring fans the continuation of their adaptation of Ken Wakui’s...
SDAFF 2017: “Kita Kita (I See You)” – True love is in the eyes of the beholder Faith Orcino December 21, 2017 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews “Kita Kita (I See You)” is the latest from Filipino director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo that breaks away from some rom-com conventions within the...
SDAFF 2017: “Close-Knit” – Life weaves people into each other’s’ lives many ways Faith Orcino December 20, 2017 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Viewers followed 11-year old Tomo (Rin Kakihara, “Erased”) who was a girl that had to grow up faster than her body could. Her mother Hiromi...
SDAFF 2017 brought out the beauty in the small things Faith Orcino December 19, 2017 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Each year, organizers of the San Diego Asian Film Festival pride over their compilations of the short submissions. This year has ten that focuses on...
Los Angeles Comic Con Cosplay Charlotte Arielle November 13, 2017 Articles, Conventions, Events We visited Los Angeles Comic Con back in October and let me tell you, the cosplayers came out with a nostalgic vengeance. There were many throwbacks...
