We’re excited to announce that A Lot Like You will be screening on July 24 at 8:30pm at the Kigali Public Library. The festival theme this year is “Our Mothers, Our Heroes”… And in a stroke of Uncanny coincidence, check out the name of the other film playing at the same […]
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 […]
“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 a treat to hear how people choose to introduce this film at various events. Often times, they pull info straight from our website. Occasionally, someone will abandon this well-worn safety net, and just speak from the heart. These are my favorite, because I learn so much from how […]
Just back from DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, and waking up to the news that ALLY won the Jason D Mak Award for Social Justice!!! Hope we continue to live up to this honor moving forward! Thank You to our dear friends in Eugene… Congratulations to all the […]
The centerpiece film is “A Lot Like You,” a documentary written and directed by Eliaichi Kimaro. The tagline for the film is “The Truth Has No Borders,” and it centers on Kimaro’s search for herself, growing up as a multiracial first-generation American. “I think if there’s a film that really […]
Sweet review in the City Paper: “A Lot Like You” Filmmaker Eliaichi Kimaro’s intensely personal documentary grew from a desire to explore her roots. Born to a Tanzanian father and Korean mother, but raised in America, Elaichi felt trapped between cultures, truly belonging to none. In an attempt to connect […]
This film moved me in a powerful way because not only do the experiences that Eli went through ring true for me, but also many of my friends and family members. Through this sort of medium (film/art), it helps making important issues such as identity, rape, abuse, etc. easier to […]