Back in May 2022 when promoting Fire Island, filmmaker Andrew Ahn shared with The Queer Review the impact that seeing Ang Lee's Oscar-winning classic The Wedding Banquet had had on him when he watched it at home with his parents when he was only eight years old. "It was really special. It showed me, as... Continue Reading →
When stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster had the genius idea to rework Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as a modern-day rom-com set on Fire Island centering queer Asian American characters, he turned to Andrew Ahn to direct his screenplay. The queer Korean American filmmaker caught the attention of critics and the entertainment... Continue Reading →
The Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 28th to February 3rd, has just announced this year's series of talks, panels, and events including the lineup for The Big Conversation, discussions that explore what's fuelling the imaginations of today’s independent artists. Among the program is Barbed Wire Kisses Redux which will see film scholar B. Ruby... Continue Reading →
