Tag: asianamerican
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See Silent War at the Columbia Maryland Film Festival!
Everything You Need to Know About This Early Screening Are you going to be near Columbia, Maryland on Tuesday, September 9th? Then you should visit the Maryland Innovation Center and get a ticket to an early screening of Silent War! Last month, we were notified that our documentary was selected to be in the Columbia…
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A Special Celebration Beyond the Screen
Director Changfu Chang Celebrates Silent War Interviewee, Gurbinder’s wedding Last week was extra special for the Silent War team: Director Changfu Chang was invited to the wedding of one of the film’s main interviewees, Gurbinder. It was a touching reminder of the beautiful bonds that come out of documentary filmmaking. When we think of who…
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Silent War Selected for Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest
Still Batting 1,000! Your well wishes worked! Just yesterday, we were notified that Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health was selected to be included in the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest! This was an extra pleasant surprise as we weren’t anticipating to hear back on the status of this submission until the end…
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Silent War Accepted Selected for the Columbia Maryland Film Festival
A Strong Start to the Film Festival Circuit Kicking off the wee—and the festival circuit—with an amazing start. Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health has been selected to be included in the Columbia Maryland Film Festival! This is particularly special as director, Dr. Changfu Chang, resides in the area, as well as one…
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Behind the Scenes of Silent War: A Look Back at 2021
From Set to Screen: Revisiting Sandy’s Interview as Silent War Nears Its Premiere We’re throwing it way back today for #throwbackthursday! This is from September 2021 on the set of Silent War at director Dr. Chang’s house. This was a retapping of Sandy’s interview. Each day, we get closer to festival season and the grand premiere at…
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Film Stills from Silent War
Join Us in North Carolina for the Grand Premiere! Some more film stills from Silent War! We’re exactly a month out from the Columbia Maryland Film Festival, and are awaiting to hear the acceptance status on a few other festivals this month. We’re also about a month and a half out from UCA WAVES upcoming…
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Meet the Team: Lily Chen
Meet Our Producer, Lily Chen In addition to being the founder and Executive Director of WAVES, Lily Chen, RN, PhD(C), CNE is also the producer of Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health. Since 2016, she has been a leading force behind national efforts to bring culturally responsive mental health education to AANHPI communities.…
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Meet Our Crew
“Lily is a public health nurse educator and activist for Asian American and minority health…”
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Too Long a Taboo
“Despite being one of the populations with the highest rates of mental illness, Asian Americans are also among the least likely to pursue professional care for it. Did you know that…”
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The Work of Changfu Chang
“Changfu Chang is a U.S.-based writer and filmmaker. Over the past two decades, he has produced and co-produced a dozen acclaimed documentary films…”