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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”).
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]