Panel Discussions

From Novel To The Big Screen:
American Knees to Americanese
Saturday, March 18

Accompanied by film clips, Director Eric Byler and Novelist Shawn Wong will discuss how the AMERICANese screenplay was written and translated for the screen, exploring topics ranging from a filmmaker’s artistic license, to casting, to the role of the author in this process.

Is Charlie Chan Dead?
Asian American Men On Screen
Sunday, March 19

In this session, immediately following a screening of the documentary THE SLANTED SCREEN, a dynamic panel of actors, academics and filmmakers will discuss the politics of representing Asian American men, the experiences of actors themselves, the complicated history governing media portrayals, working in Hollywood versus independent productions, and the future of Asian American cinema.

Abduction: Political Kidnapping, Japan, and the Koreas
Monday, March 20

In advance of the screening of the documentary ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story, directors Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim will join University of San Francisco’s Chiho Sawada, Ph.D. (USF Kiriyama Fellow) and Patrick l. Hatcher, Ph.D. (USF Kiriyama Distinguished Professor) to discuss the cultural, political and military dynamics of this important and under-told story.