Spencer Nakasako

A.K.A. Don Bonus

Sokly Ny, Spencer Nakasako

Sokly Ny

This diaristic documentary follows Sokly Ny, an under-priveledged and under-represented immigrant minority student, through his final year of high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ny, A.K.A. Don Bonus, provides commentary on his life, recounting the difficulty and triumph of his everyday experience. The drama builds to a crescendo as the day of his graduation ceremonies corresponds with the criminal trial of his brother. 

Kelly Loves Tony

Spencer Nakasako

Tony Saelio, Kelly Saeteum

A rare glimpse into the lives of two young people struggling to make their relationship work in the face of overwhelming obstacles like parenthood, gender issues and cultural and educational differences.

Refugee

Spencer Nakasako

David Mark, Mike Siv

Mike Siv has a plan: go to Cambodia with his buddies Paul and David, see the sights, have fun and reunite with his father and younger brother, whom he hasn't seen in 22 years. Harsh reality sets in before the journey even begins, however, as Mike, Paul and David have never been out of the U.S., and are the first in their families to visit Cambodia since fleeing the bloody regime of Pol Pot in the late 1970s.

Life is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Wayne Wang

Victor Wong, Lo Lieh

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.

Monterey's Boat People

Vincent DiGirolamo, Spencer Nakasako

This film closely examines the tension between the established Italian fishing community and the recently arrived Vietnamese fishermen in California’s Monterey Bay peninsula. It documents a specific facet of anti-Asian sentiment and the conflicts faced by an industry that is also fighting for survival.