My friend and fellow-writer Jessica Renslow is an Associate Producer on this fascinating documentary project that addresses the subject of infidelity in cultures around the world.

The production is seeking a funding subsidy from KickStarter.com and is asking interested individuals to make a donation to the cause. The various pledge levels, some of which are quite modest, include some pretty nice perks.

For more info, or to make a donation, visit the KickStarter Discretion and Faith page. Click here to view a video trailer.

“The art of the bards, singing story-tellers from the dawn of time, still exists today as a living, vital art form in many places on the globe…In India’s Rajastan, in African Mali and in trans-Himalayan Ladakh, the bard’s songs tell ancient tales that simultaneously entertain, entrance and teach the stories specific to each culture, the [...]

“Rehka Kumar is a strong-willed, aspiring writer with massive finance problems and a serious chip on her shoulder about her father’s decision to leave her and her mother ten years ago.” –Katherine Geiger Visit the Cinequest website for details on Troublemaker. My Cinequest Film Reviews will be posted on ThingsAsian on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Parvati’s life in rural Sri Lanka seems perfect–she and her sister are both promised to be married in a matter of months and their family is close knit and happy. Then the unthinkable occurs: Parvati’s life is washed away by a tsunami. With her family and her home both gone, she moves to Canada to [...]

“Based loosely on the Ramayana tale of the kidnapping of Ram’s wife Sita, Tamil director Mani Ratnam’s first film in his native language in six years is virtuoso kinetic filmmaking…Filmed simultaneously in both Hindi and Tamil versions with slightly different casts, this preferred Tamil version is exciting evidence of a vital new cinema from southern [...]

“Director Anna Luif conjures a multicultural love story incorporating Bollywood style song and dance into a delightful celebration about the fact that what sets us apart, also makes us attractive.” –GB Brookshire Visit the Cinequest website for details on Madly in Love. My Cinequest Film Reviews will be posted on ThingsAsian on Tuesday, March 8, [...]

“Filipino-American director Ian Gamazon (Cavite, Freud’s 2nd Law) crafts a deceptively simple revenge tale in which Mr. Thanh, (Long Nguyen, Journey of the Fall, Heaven and Earth) is kidnapped and brutally tortured by a mysterious woman (Quyn Ton).” –GB Brookshire Visit the Cinequest website for details on Living in Seduced Circumstances. My Cinequest Film Reviews [...]

“In the small village of Hanoi, 6-year-old Bi lives with his mother and aunt and has become used to the absences of his father, an alcoholic who spends time pursuing a relationship with his masseuse, while Bi’s mother turns a blind eye.” – Kylie Brusch Visit the Cinequest website for further details on Bi, Don’t [...]

It’s time for one of my favorite annual events. For the next eight days, I will be covering the Cinequest Film Festival for ThingsAsian. Each day I will be featuring of the Asian film entries and will post a link to ChopstickCinema. Once Cinequest is over, I will post a collective review of all the [...]

While watching an episode of Tony Bourdain’s No Reservations last week, one in which he visits Venice, there was a mention of one of my favorite films: Big Night starring Tony Shahloub and Stanley Tucci. And since my son Will had never seen it, he didn’t get the reference. So I decided to rent it [...]