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Last Friday, several IW LA team members spent the afternoon volunteering with @asianyouthcenterorg (AYC) in San Gabriel, CA đ
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AYC is a nonprofit supporting low-income and immigrant communities through youth development, mental wellness, and family services in the 626 and greater LA area. In 2025 alone, they provided nearly 130K meals to local families.Â
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Our team had the pleasure of putting together 90 food packages for the community. Thank you to AYC for having usâand for the incredible work you do every day!
"Imagine, we have a mine that has been undiscovered of Latino stories and Latino perspectives."
Director Patricia Riggen pointed to the success of 'KPop Demon Hunters' and 'Sinners' during the "High Risk, High Reward" panel at the DGA Theater.
She said comparable Latino stories are "right there, and they just have not been able to break through."
She also praised The Ankler himself, moderator Richard Rushfield, during the discussion sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
See the entire panel - link in bio
"Ryan made a dope-ass 24-hour horror movie with vampires that's about two brothers who want to throw the dopest party of all time."
Franklin Leonard told The Ankler's Elaine Low that audiences showed up for 'Sinners' because it sounded like a great time at the movies. They left saying, "Well, damn, cultural economies are really complex in America."
Leonard, the founder of The Blacklist, encouraged filmmakers to take a cue from Ryan Coogler and make sure people are saying "Oh my god, I have to see that."
It was all part of "Changing the Game," a panel at the DGA Theater sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
See the entire panel at the link in bio
"Whatever the hell you need to do" is how to think about sustaining a career as a director, according to Barry Jenkins.
"I worked at Banana Republic for three and a half years while I had a deal at Focus Features and an agent at CAA," the Oscar-winning 'Moonlight' director and co-writer told fellow director Anu Valia ('We Strangers').
Their conversation, entitled "Breaking the Glass House," was part of a packed day at the DGA Theater sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
The two filmmakers talked candidly about the difficulties of making films in the current landscape, sharing their experiences and insight.
You can catch the entire discussion at the link in bio
To Carlos LĂłpez Estrada, an indie filmmaker cracking the studio system is "an impossible journey."
"But once you get there, it becomes the start to a bigger, more impossible journey," the 'Blindspotting' director told Richard Rushfield. That bigger journey isn't talked about as often.
Estrada was part of "High Risk, High Reward," a panel at the DGA Theater sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
The discussion moderated by Rushfield featured an all-star lineup of filmmakers: Estrada, Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You), Patricia Riggen (G20), Rachel Morrison (The Fire Inside) and Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters).
Watch the entire panel at the link in bio
'Sinners' and 'KPop Demon Hunters' gave director Lee Isaac Chung hope. The two films proved "the audience is responding to something that's new."
During the panel "High Risk, High Reward," his fellow director Patricia Riggen suggested that those movies' success points to a "mine" of Latino stories as well.
The entire discussion, part of the "Behind the Chair" series, is sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
Riggen also called moderator Richard Rushfield "a hero." See why and read Richard's thoughts at the link in bio.
"The biggest discovery I made that helped me in my filmmaking career was to realize nobody knows what the f*** they're doing."
Director and writer Boots Riley told Richard Rushfield that it's an artist's job to embrace knowing nothing, and so-called "expertise" is part of Hollywood's structural bias.
It was all part of "High Risk, High Reward," a packed panel at the DGA Theater sponsored by IW Group in partnership with the Directors Guild of America.
The lively panel discussion moderated by Rushfield featured an all-star lineup of filmmakers: Riley (Sorry to Bother You), Patricia Riggen (G20), Rachel Morrison (The Fire Inside), Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters), and Carlos Lopez Estrada (Blindspotting).
The entire panel, along with Rushfield's thoughts, is at the link in bio.
Hop into the Year of the Fire Horse! đĽđ´
We celebrated the release of @pixar #Hoppers this weekend with a special Lunar New Year screening, complete with a lion dance, red envelopes, calligraphy art and a special message from Daniel Chong and @pippiphooray1 ! Thank you to @thecrunchbros for hosting!
Catch the film in theaters this Friday, March 6th!
đŹ The countdown starts now.â¨
From bold premieres to award-winning features, insightful documentaries to unforgettable shorts, this yearâs lineup at the Napa Valley Asian American Film Festival is a celebration of voices that deserve the spotlight.
For more information on showtimes, ticketing, and events, visit nvaaff.comâthe link in our bio.
See you there!
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