Diane Paragas is named a 2022 Fellow of United States Artists
This award was generously supported by the USA Ambassadors. Diane Paragas is an award-winning writer/director, editor, cinematographer, and producer of narrative features, document
Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere: Zafar
A Pakistani immigrant juggles demanding ride share customers while talking on the phone to his mother in Pakistan. “Zafar” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Our new in
The 1.4 Awards of Brilliant Film Making: Ipseity – Nicholas Stachurski
Nick is a very self-motivated Director, with a passion for diving deep into story structure. His focus is discovering the raw elements of personal stories and finding ways to pull
“luisa and anna’s first fight” by lena tsodykovskaya
deep down, we’re all longing for a time when life was less serious—when days were defined by their lack of definition. hanging with friends. doing dumb sh-it. https://www.shor
disney launchpad unveils directors for inaugural shorts incubator program
as diversity becomes more of a staple rather than a trend in hollywood, disney is stepping up to the plate to amplify underrepresented voices with the inaugural disney launchpad: s
SXSW 2022 Premiere: Awayy
Ivy, 22, a small town waitress is about to move to New York City to pursue theater with her best friend, Taz, when a solar flare disrupts all airline travel and forces her to stay
Malala Calls Out Hollywood: Muslim Actors Only Make Up 1% of Popular TV Series Leads
Malala Yousafes invites Muslin-American Director Aqsa Altaf to sit at her table for the Variety Power of Women 2022 event in honor of her commitment to telling Muslim stories. htt
diane paragas’ ‘yellow rose’ marks a milestone in filipino american cinema
the texas-raised director’s debut feature, recently acquired by sony pictures, tells the story of a filipino teen chasing her dreams amidst the us immigration crisis. https://fre
austin film festival review: yellow rose
fifteen years in the making, ut alumna diane paragas’ austin-set yellow rose is a refreshing and strikingly original coming-of-age drama interwoven with an undocumented mother
disney+ releases new featurette, “embrace yourself”
the goal of disney’s “launchpad” is to diversify the types of stories that are being told and to give access to those who have historically not had it. inspired by life’s j