A Music Video History of Asian America

It's like a fun, overly informative Asian American version of 'Pop-Up Video.'



You wanna teach the kids a little something about Asian Americans in music? Point them to A Music Video History of Asian America, created by our friends at Pacific Arts Movement. Their team spent 130+ hours putting together this epic 35-minute compilation of 46 music videos that crafts a 46-year oral history of Asian America. It plays like a fun, overly informative Asian American version of Pop-Up Video.

This will probably be the only time you'll see the likes of Yellow Pearl alongside Jocelyn Enriquez, alongside Das Racist, alongside Ruby Ibarra, alongside Japanese Breakfast... alongside...

Check it out:

Pacific Arts Movement Presents: Right to Resist

Sunday, April 23 at the San Diego Asian Film Festival's Spring Showcase



San Diego film fans! As part of Pacific Arts Movement's 7th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase, you are invited to Right to Resist: From 9066 to 2017, a series of documentaries and short films highlighting those who spoke up against Executive Order 9066 and those who spoke up against the post-9/11 treatment of Muslim Americans, as well as those of South Asian and Middle Eastern descent today.

Right to Resist will screen Sunday, April 23 at Ultra Star Mission Valley Cinemas-Hazard Center. Admission is free for ages 17 and under. Here are some more details about the program:

15th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, November 5-14



Hey, San Diego film fans! It's time for one of the best events of the year! Pacific Arts Movement presents the 16th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival -- the largest showcase of Asian cinema on the West Coast, with ten packed days of more than 130 films and program from 20 countries. The festival runs November 5-14, with things kicking off this Thursday with the Opening Night Presentation of Miss India America.

Take a look at the festival trailer:

Chew The Scene: San Diego Asian Film Festival Launch Party

Get hungry for SDAFF, October 1 at the Corky McMillin Event Center.



San Diegooooo! This one's for food and film lovers alike. Our friends at Pacific Arts Movement invite you to join them at Chew The Scene, the official launch party for the 16th San Diego Asian Film Festival, where they'll unveil and announce what's on the menu for this year's film festival. Be the first to see the lineup! It's happening Thursday, October 1 at the Corky McMillin Event Center in San Diego.

Here are some more details about the event:

5th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, April 16-25



San Diego film fans, this is gonna be goooood. Pacific Arts Movement, the folks behind the San Diego Asian Film Festival, present their annual Spring Showcase, running April 16-25. They've put together another incredible 10-day lineup of some of the best Asian and Asian American films on this side of the calendar year.

The 5th Annual SDAFF Spring Showcase kicks off on Thursday, April 16 with the Opening Night screening of the Sundance documentary In Football We Trust, directed by Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn, which follows four young Polynesian NFL hopefuls using football as a way out of poverty and gang violence.

Here's this year's Showcase trailer:

15th San Diego Asian Film Festival

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, November 6-15



San Diego film fans, this one's for you. Make some plans. Our good friends at Pacific Arts Movement present the 15th San Diego Asian Film Festival, November 6-15. They're getting everybody together for ten days of 140 films from 21 different countries. From big international features to independent Asian American debuts, as well as the world premiere of the hot ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, they've got a little bit something for everyone.

If you've never been to the San Diego Asian Film Festival, I can attest that they know how to throw one heck of a party. The festivities kick off with the Opening Night screening of the Martin Scorsese-produced crime drama Revenge of the Green Dragons on Thursday, November 6 at the Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15.

Here's this year's SDAFF trailer:

Awesome Asian Bad Guys screening in San Diego!

Friday, September 12 at Pacific Arts Movement



The Awesome Asian Bad Guys tour continues! National Film Society's action/comedy webseries makes its way to San Diego for a Film Forum special screening presented by Pacific Arts Movement. It's happening Friday, September 12 at Pacific Arts Movement's offices in Liberty Station.

In Awesome Asian Bad Guys, Stephen Dypiangco and Patrick Epino direct and star as down-and-out filmmakers who must recruit an unlikely team of Asian American heroes -- a motley crew that includes Al Leong, Yuji Okumoto, Tamlyn Tomita, George Cheung and Randall Park -- to take down a ruthless crime lord. The series is an homage to your favorite nameless Asian movie character actors of the 1980s and 90s.

Here are some more details about the screening:

Pacific Arts Movement presents King Hu in Taiwan, June 5-7

First-Ever San Diego Retrospective of the Greatest of All Martial Arts Directors



For all you film fans in the San Diego area, make plans for some old school classic kung fu... Our friends at Pacific Arts Movement present the first-ever San Diego retrospective screening series honoring the legendary King Hu, one of the greatest martial arts directors of all time. They'll be showing Dragon Inn, A Touch of Zen and The Valiant Ones, June 5-7 at the Museum of Photographic Arts.

Here are some more details about the series:

Pacific Arts Movement's 4th Annual Spring Showcase

April 17-24 at UltraStar Mission Valley



San Diegooo! We've got some films for you to watch. Our friends at Pacific Arts Movement present the 4th Annual Spring Showcase, a presentation of eleven dynamic films from nine countries from Asia and beyond. They've got a pretty darn sweet lineup of films this year, so make plans, bring a friend and catch some cinema. It runs April 17-24 at UltraStar Mission Valley. Watch the Spring Showcase trailer:

18 Mighty Mountain Warriors in San Diego

April 18-20 at Mission Valley UltraStar Cinemas



Hey, San Diego! Catch a live multi-media performance by the award-winning sketch comedy troupe 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, presented by Pacific Arts Movement in partnership with Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company. It's happening April 18-20 at Mission Valley UltraStar Cinemas. Kim Jong Un? Lorde's Asian boyfriend? Katy Perry performing as a Geisha? Nothing is too sacred for 18MMW. Here's more info:

Job: Marketing & Outreach Director, Pacific Arts Movement

San Diego nonprofit media arts organization seeks awesome individual with marketing skillz

Looking for a cool marketing job? The good people over at Pacific Arts Movement, a nonprofit media arts organization based in San Diego, are seeking a creative, outgoing, and highly motivated Marketing & Outreach Director to advance the organization to the next level.

Got what it takes to help Pacific Arts Movement bring Pan Asian media arts to the people? They're doing some pretty awesome work. This is a full-time position that requires a great attitude, marketing acumen, fierce work ethic, and flexible work schedule including some weekends and evenings.

Here are some of the Marketing & Outreach Director's responsibilities:

14th San Diego Asian Film Festival, November 7-16

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement



Hey San Diego film lovers! It's on. Pacific Arts Movement presents 14th San Diego Asian Film Festival, running November 7-16 and boasting a ten-day lineup of over 140 films from 15 countries. This is one of my favorite events of the year, and if you peruse the jam-packed schedule of screenings, parties and other special events, you'll see why. There's something for everybody.

The festivities kick off this Thursday, November 7 at the Birch North Park Theatre with SDAFF's Opening Night presentation of the romantic comedy Finding Mr. Right, one of China's biggest box office hits. Director Xue Xiaolu is scheduled to attend from Beijing for the Q & A.

Here's the festival trailer to get you pumped:

San Diego Asian Film Festival Kick-Off Party, October 4

Friday, October 4 at Qualcomm Hall



What's up, San Diego film fans? The 14th San Diego Asian Film Festival is coming up soon, and they're officially announcing the lineup next week at the annual Pre-Festival Kick-Off Celebration, happening Friday, October 4 at Qualcomm Hall. There will be food, drinks, friends and the inside scoop on what's hot at this year's festival.

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Pacific Arts Movement presents Spring Showcase, April 18-25

Hey, San Diego! If you're a film fan looking for the latest and greatest in Asian and Asian American cinema, Pacific Arts Movement invites to its 3rd annual Spring Showcase, a week-long 12-film presentation happening April 18-25 at Birch North Park Theatre and Digiplex Mission Valley. Program highlights include...