"Asian Americans" (2020) was a 5-part series produced by documentary filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña.
courtesy PBS
October 14, 2021
Featured on the October 14th, 2021 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Paula Poundstone, the offbeat comedian and longtime panelist on the NPR show Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! is appearing at The Fox Tucson Theatre on October 28th. Find out what her quarantine experience taught her about appreciating an audience, and who exactly is listening to her podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone?.
Paula Poundstone, doing what she loves best.Courtesy of Paula Poundstone
- Documentary filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña will be a featured guest in the 2021 Tucson Humanities Festival on October 19th. She shares details with Mark about creating the series Asian Americans for PBS, an ambitious chronicle of the history of immigrants, racism and civil rights. The University of Arizona College of Humanities presents “Asian Americans: A History of Identity, Contributions & Challenges” by Renee Tajima-Peña on Tuesday, October 19th. The lecture is free, but seating is limited and will follow COVID protocols. Online registration is required. It will also be available via live stream, all part of the 2021 Tucson Humanities Festival.
"Asian Americans" trailer
- Essayist Chris Dashiell reviews three selections from Film Fest Tucson: Vagabonds, The Winter House, and the documentary Kubrick by Kubrick. Film Fest Tucson runs from October 14th - 17th, with screenings both in-person and online.
Chris Dashiell is a regular contributor to Arizona Spotlight.
A photo of Stanley Kubrick from "Kubrick by Kubrick".
courtesy Film Fest Tucson
Lili Taylor in "The Winter House", a selection in the 2021 Film Fest Tucson.
courtesy Film Fest Tucson
- And, Southwest troubadour John Coinman was recognized this year with a special award for the video for his song Long Way Home. A collaboration between Coinman, his wife Jo, and photographer Michael Hyatt, the song’s portrayal of immigrants on the U.S. / Mexico border has won the International Music Video category at the 2021 Procida International Film Festival in Italy.
John Coinman in the desert.
© John Coinman
"Long Way Home" by John Coinman / featuring photography by Michael Hyatt
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