A Lot Like You

A Film by Eliaichi Kimaro

Category Archives: Production Notes

Breaking the Silence Through Art–part 2

March 17, 2013

On 3/7/2013, I was invited to speak at API Chaya’s 18th Annual Candlelight Vigil.Given time constraints, I took the talk in a slightly different direction.And so I thought I’d share the talk I originally planned to give.What follows is Part 2 of 2.  (Click here to read Part 1.)…………………………………………… Thoughts for the API Chaya […]

Meet Anna Goren — ALLY’s Outreach/Engagement Intern

March 13, 2013

I’m thrilled to join Eli and the A Lot Like You [ALLY] Project. This film and project cover a huge breadth of subject matter familiar to me, having participated in anti-racism and social work, and studying International Development; race, social empowerment, cultural relativism, women’s rights, and more. The heart of […]

Breaking the Silence Through Art–part 1

March 10, 2013

My original intent for this blog was to create a space where we (the A.L.L.Y. team) could reflect on our evolving journey with this film, and hopefully invite readers to share their own ideas and experiences.  But lately, I feel this blog has lost its way because I just haven’t […]

Lake Washington Girls Middle School–ALLY Project

March 5, 2013

I was delighted to be invited to share A Lot Like You with Lake Washington Girls Middle School today.  Their 8th grade class is about to launch into a memoir writing unit–which is just the context I needed for this screening/discussion, given that the seeds of this film were planted in my […]

One week to go!

January 15, 2013

With just one week to go before A LOT LIKE YOU’s broadcast premiere, it’s getting pretty busy over here!!   We’re excited to be kicking off the fifth season of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.  With its focus on contemporary life, art, and pop culture across the African Diaspora, this documentary series is […]

Rejections Be Damned!!!

October 31, 2012

found this note after putting lucy to bed. it was sitting on the kitchen table. this kid has clearly witnessed her mother weathering a relentless sea of rejection and disappointment getting this film funded, made and out into the world…(last word = “filmmaker”).

A Lot Like You inspires CPB partnership!

October 1, 2012

We are so very excited to share that the hour long version of A LOT LIKE YOU, which we cut this summer, will have its broadcast premiere on January 22, 2013 on the PBS series, AfroPoP:  the ultimate cultural exchange. From CPB’s website: Public Broadcasting has a fundamental commitment to develop […]

Our DVD is oh so pretty!!

September 27, 2012

So delicious!!! I  just approved our beautiful DVD cover design. And it’s simply too lovely to keep to myself.  If you’re needing print/web design work, I can’t recommend our friends at The Medium highly enough! (Update:  Our DVDs are now for sale direct from our webstore.  And if you’re interested […]

A Lot Like You Wins Best Documentary at AAIFF '12

August 7, 2012

So happy to find out this morning that A Lot Like You won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at this year’s Asian American International Film Festival!!! Tender, intellectual, and reflective, director/writer Eliaichi Kimaro explores her intricate identity as a Tanzanian-Korean mixed-race, first-generation American in her award-winning documentary. A […]

Stories: My Own and Why I Tell Them – from Guest Blogger Kausar Mohammed

July 17, 2012

Stories mean a lot to me.  I was the kid with thick glasses in kindergarten because I kept reading Harry Potter books under the covers, even after my mom turned the lights off.  I enjoyed hearing improvised tales from my grandma about princesses, who fought ghosts and angry fathers.  Then […]

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