Film - Rick Kinsel

Musa Syeed: A StrayOctober 2016

A young Muslim refugee in Minneapolis crosses paths with a stray dog, wandering their urban environment in search of acceptance. Written and directed by Musa Syeed as his second feature film.

Fresh on the Screen: Immigrants Take the Prime TimeWinter 2015

A partnership with Jeff Yang and NPR’s Code Switch to present interviews with Sara Ramirez, Aasif Mandvi, Nahnatchka Khan, and Yvonne Orji, four immigrant actors, writers, and producers, on the importance of telling diverse stories, how specificity creates universality, and...

Yen Tan: Pit StopFebruary 2012

Pit Stop premiered in 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. The film follows the lives of two gay men as they navigate love and loneliness in rural Texas.

The Gatekeeper of EnmyoinOctober 2008

Through the life of an old Buddhist priestess and her young heiress in rural Japan, a US-based filmmaker couple searches for the meaning of freedom and happiness. Written, filmed, edited, and produced by Japan natives Reiko Tahara and Max Uesugi,...

The RebelApril 2007

The Rebel is a 2007 Vietnamese martial arts film directed by Charlie Nguyen and starring Johnny Tri Nguyen, Dustin Nguyen and Veronica Ngo. It premiered on April 12, 2007 at the Vietnamese International Film Festival in Irvine, California. It was...

Owl and the SparrowFebruary 2007

Owl and the Sparrow is a 2007 film by Stephane Gauger that follows the fictional story of three Vietnamese individuals - a runaway child named Thuy, a zoo keeper named Hai and a flight attendant named Lan - over a...

Finishing the GameJanuary 2007

Finishing the Game is a 2007 mockumentary film directed by Justin Lin focusing on Bruce Lee's final movie Game of Death (1972), which was unfinished at the time of his death. Shot in 18 days, Finishing the Game comedically satirizes...