This Fall has been a crazy season of work and travel. But I’m finally surfacing, and look forward to having the time and space to reflect on some of the gems from the last few months…starting with these amazing ALLY Project cards from our encore screening at Vancouver Asian Film […]
As our film makes its way onto the campus lecture circuit, I’m having more opportunities to step out from behind the film, and reflect on our 8-year journey from Worlds Apart to A Lot Like You. These talks run parallel to the film and provide more context about the the story behind […]
So delighted to be the featured Filmmaker Interview this month on our educational distributor Collective Eye‘s blog! (I’ve reprinted the interview below, but original can be found here.) What was the target audience that you were intentionally gearing the film towards when beginning production, and how has it changed?My […]
What an honor it was to be invited to screen A Lot Like You at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. Having this conversation about gender violence and the mixed-race experience in other parts of the world is opening new doors for me, and giving me a better understanding […]
“Tender, intellectual and reflective, Kimaro explores her intricate identity as Tanzania-Korean mixed race, first generation American. It lodges a personal lens to post-colonial and immigrant stories, confidently bringing out productive dialogue as well as significant silence. For me, it’s a very great documentary movie.”
“The film made me think about my roots and I wanted to start this conversation with my whole family, both older and younger so we could all communicate and learn from one another. It also made me think about our society and the values we have and teach to […]
It’s always interesting when I’m invited to talk with a group who have not seen the film. I have the joy, and the challenge, of taking them on a ride, from 0-60, live and in-person with no movie to fall back on. And because I want them to see […]
Intro by National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC): Oftentimes, we think of impact as something that is measured subsequent to an event or intervention of significance. But Eliaichi Kimaro suggests, in this artsENGAGE post, that impact is also valuable research for designing that particular intervention. Eli is the director of […]