From silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle, the Slanted Screen examines portrayals of Asian men in film and television, and how a new generation of independent filmmakers are re-defining age-old stereotypes.

The Slanted Screen includes interviews with actors Mako, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, James Shigeta, Dustin Nguyen, Phillip Rhee, Will Yun Lee, Tzi Ma, Jason Scott Lee, comedian Bobby Lee, producer Terence Chang, casting director Heidi Levitt and directors Gene Cajayon and Eric Byler. The film contains over 50 film clips of depictions of Asian American male characters from Hollywood films spanning almost a century.

The Slanted Screen asks why stereotypic portrayals of Asian men continue to persist, and what needs to be happen to reverse this trend. The film was written, directed and produced by Jeff Adachi, co-produced and edited by Alex Yeung, with titles by Sean Dana and music by Michael Becker. For more information, visit www.slantedscreen.com.

— Jeff Adachi