Alan Ng

My Neighbor, Miguel

By Alan Ng | January 2021

In the 1980s, San Francisco was a city that was larger than life, but also a city decimated by the AIDS crisis. In Danny…

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In the 1980s, San Francisco was a city that was larger than life, but also a city decimated by the AIDS crisis. In Danny Navarro's short film, My...

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We only have one life to live, and no one wants to spend their last day working at a gas station in the middle of the night located smack dab in the middle...

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Laurynas Bareiša's Dummy is an exercise of masculine micro-aggressions set in the world of forensic crime. It's a beautiful day in the nearby woods. A...

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What good are children? Well, they bring some unexpected clarity or purpose to our lives. Inspired by a true story, a young girl brings said clarity to the...

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Growing up in the 1970s and 80s, there weren't many Asian actors, or, as they say, "people who look like me," in film or television. For me, I could count...

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If you're not going to make your animated short for kids, you might as well lean heavily into very adult themes. This brings us to co-directors and...

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The power of film often involves evoking strong emotions in its audience, and that's precisely what Aly Migliori's short film, Twist, does quite...

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There are few shortcuts in life. But finding one is half the fun in the Iranian short film, Funfair, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri and written by him and...

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I've had the chance to review several films from filmmaker Jon Jacobs, including D.J. Hound Dog and Lucinda's Spell. I find it fascinating that Jacobs...

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I have a great deal of admiration for stand-up comedians. I've been a fan of stand-up since its boom in the 1980s. I lived near the Comedy & Magic Club...

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