Summer’s Camera is writer and director Divine Sung’s debut feature film, but it’s hard to tell while watching it; the film’s natural depth and stunning composition carry the mark of a much more experienced filmmaker.
In the place where life, death, and everything in between coexist, Resident Playbook (2025) takes us back to the Yulje Hospital universe in the form of young blood.
With enough driving force to keep you latched onto every medical malady, though, you’d assume The Pitt is another stock series full of shock value cases and genius treatment plans. Instead, The Pitt is a jarringly intimate look at the inside of a Pittsburgh trauma center that is understaffed and underfunded—with all the ideological weight these settings and circumstances must bear.
Noémie Merlant’s The Balconettes is a femme-powered comedy/thriller/drama that met some of my hopes and expectations, fell short of others, and surpassed my imagination, leaving me in awe at times and horror in others.
Having premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, The Rose: Come Back to Me (2025) is an intimate look at the global rise of the Korean indie rock band, The Rose. I got the chance to talk to the film’s director, Eugene Yi, and producer, Diane Quon, about the band, being Asian American creatives, and filmmaking.
In today’s ever-regressing landscape, Andrew Ahn’s 2025 multi-layered reimagining of The Wedding Banquet is sure to become a fruitful place for vivid responses and discourse. At a roundtable discussion alongside other vibrant AAPI journalists, 0613focus had the opportunity to hear directly from the cast of The Wedding Banquet prior to its official theatrical release on the experiences and themes embedded within their performances.
We spoke to director, writer, and stop-motion artist Lucy Davidson about her experiences watching her film come to fruition, the value of comedy in emotional storytelling, and the influence of personal preferences on creating and developing artistic styles.
A Lien (2023) is a 15-minute short film directed by brothers Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz, highlighting the burdensome process of obtaining U.S. citizenship. We spoke with Filmmaker David Cutler-Kreutz about the complexities in the U.S. immigration system, challenges during production, and the future plans of the filmmaking duo.
As an adult who is constantly bogged down by the realities of life and making compromises, My Neighbor Totoro is my go-to escapist film. But more importantly, it is a much-needed lesson in learning how to have faith again, and in being brave and believing.
Andersen’s original tale is tragic, displaying the hefty price of love and selling your soul for immortality, while Disney gives the characters the most fairy tale-like ending. Miyazaki’s more nuanced approach is a profound interpretation that factors in a fresh perspective of youthfulness, nature and its interconnectedness, and a whimsicality that earlier versions don’t have.
“Not just a green flag, but a whole green forest” became a popular phrase throughout the Asian drama fandom space in 2023, alluding to the likeable personality of the characters in the Chinese drama Hidden Love (2023). Of course, my curiosity was piqued and I had to see why everyone was watching this show. During my first watch of Hidden Love, I had no idea that its sequel, The First Frost (2025), was in the making, or that I’d love that sequel so much that I’d rush straight back into a rewatch.
Oh Ae-sun is a regular girl with hopes and dreams, but her story is emotional and profound. Through her, the series empathizes with women’s stories and puts them to the forefront, spotlighting earnest messages on our struggles, relationships, and joys.
