Digital Histories

05/16/2019

Congrats to you amazing filmmakers!!! 👊
Visual Communications

08/12/2016

New Interview! Michi Tanioka did a great interview with us about her DH experiences. If you feel inspired by our amazing fellows, support us at vconline.org/donate

http://www.vconline.org/latest-news/2016/8/9/senior-in-motion-digital-histories-fellow-michi-tanioka

A veteran of the Digital Histories program since 2006, Michi Tanioka has produced a body of documentary works that comment incisively on the world in which older Asian Pacific Americans find themselves. In an interview with Visual Communications Development Associate Connie Oh, Michi talks about her...

08/09/2016

Hot off the press! Here is a great interview with DH filmmaker Fran Ito. Check out the whole story here and donate to DH at vconline.org/donate to support our inspiring filmmakers.

http://www.vconline.org/latest-news/2016/8/9/never-too-old-digital-histories-fellow-fran-ito

While not one of the original set of fellows who signed on for the Digital Histories program at its inception in 2004, Fran Ito's many short documentaries have proven to be among the most-anticipated offerings at recent editions of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. How does a woman in her...

07/16/2016

Check out VC's interview of DH filmmaker NJ Nakamura!

Read the whole story here and support DH by donating to vconline.org/donate !

Visual Communications Development Intern Connie Oh recently had a chance to ask Digital Histories fellow NJ Nakamura about her short documentary COOK IT YOURSELF, which had its World Premiere screening last April at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Nakamura, a recently-retired oncology n...

06/02/2015

These guys are the best...talented filmmakers and lovely people. Keep following them for the next Digital Histories screening/event coming soon this summer!

04/16/2015

Thanks for getting those tickets! For those without a ticket, come the day of the screening (April 26) and be with the other cool slackers in the standby line to see if you get into our screening! Yeah! Click here for info: http://laapff.festpro.com/films/program/digital_histories_2015

Like good recipes, these delicious stories are being passed down from our senior citizen filmmakers to you! In its eleventh year, Digital Histories presents films about creating music and art, overcoming struggles, and Hello Kitty. Feast on these unique stories and pass them on to friends, family, a…

04/13/2015

Hello Kitty and Her Fans! Here's a description of DH filmmaker Fran's short film: http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/hello_kitty_and_her_fans_2015. Come to the film festival to see it and other interesting films!

Sanrio created Hello Kitty and began her Globalization in 1974. She is not a cat, does not have a mouth but is an ambassador of friendship. Hello Kitty connects with people and brings them together globally. Her motto is your can never have too many friends!

04/03/2015

Amanda, DH's former intern, wrote an article/interview of Jake Shimabukuro for Audrey Magazine! Check it out: http://audreymagazine.com/meet-jake-shimabukuro-the-ukelele-virtuoso-who-stirs-the-soul/. Great job, Amanda!
Come join Amanda and the DH senior filmmakers at our movie screening: http://laapff.festpro.com/films/program/digital_histories_2015!

Meet Jake Shimabukuro, The Ukelele Virtuoso Who Stirs the Soul by Amanda Walujono March 31, 2015 Post Comment After stepping inside the lavish Segerstrom Center Concert Hall, it seemed a little absurd that we were here to see just one ukelele player perform. After all, the concert hall is expansive…

03/19/2015

We're taking a break from finishing our films to post some photos of us in class and out of class learning hard! We're proud to say that our films will premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2015 vconline.org/festival! More info to come...

02/19/2015

DHers Michi and George and instructor Janet just got back from the Seattle Asian American Film Festival. Congrats to them and Steve (who couldn't make it) for great screenings! That's Michi giving a Q&A in the top photo! And we ran into former instructors, Chris and Jeff who are also in the second photo.

02/09/2015

Let there be light! Our guest cinematographer, Jean Kim, shows the DH students some lighting techniques.

01/22/2015

Meet out newest DH filmmaker, Glen! He'll be making a short film about his 99 year-old mother and her experiences. To find out more about our other upcoming short films, check out our website and click on the filmmaker's names: https://sites.google.com/a/vconline.org/dh/home!