Award-winning TAA ’04 alum Greg Pak (Robot Stories) led the annual WORKS IN PROGRESS program at the Asian American International Film Festival, guiding filmmakers through the process of molding an unfinished work into the final cut. This year, Pak led a workshop on Going Beyond Japan by Kyoko Gasha.
GOING BEYOND JAPAN
Every day, thousands of Japanese women leave Japan to come work in New York. What compels their immigration abroad? What are they getting in New York? A single mother, journalist Kyoko Gasha, who survived 9/11 with her daughter, explores this contemporary phenomenon through interviews with Japanese women in a range of fields, such as a young entrepreneurial restaurant owner to a top New York lawyer. By examining the livelihoods of these diverse women, Gasha discovers unexpected responses and learns something new.
This event was held at Tribeca Cinemas and was FREE for members of ACV, Asia Society, and Media Coalition of Artists of Color.
The Works in Progress was organized as part of the Media Coalition For Artists of Color Networking Salon.
