Category Archives: Media

  1. Southern California Fall 2011 Tour Recap

    It’s been two years since we had our first Autumn Gem screening in Southern California at the Pacific Asia Museum. Since then, we’ve had over one hundred screenings around the world, including stops in Australia, Canada, Texas, the Southwest, the Midwest, and the East Coast. This past week, we returned to Southern California for a [...]

    Posted on October 1, 2011 in Media, News, Screenings, Travel | No comments

  2. Autumn Gem in the Epoch Times

    The Epoch Times attended our screening at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum in Downtown San Diego last weekend. The newspaper just posted its review of the screening. 曹健鏗與張蕊在影片放映後舉行的招待會上和聖地亞哥中華歷史博物館館長莊紹文合影（攝影: 楊婕／大紀元） 加州華裔後代拍「秋瑾」巡演百場 【簡體版】 【不顯現/顯現圖片】 【大紀元2011年06月03日訊】（大紀元記者楊婕美國聖地亞哥報導）值辛亥革命成功、中華民國建國百年，來自北加州的華裔後代曹健鏗和張蕊夫婦再次攜帶兩人合拍的「秋瑾」記錄片回到聖地亞哥，於5月28日在中華歷史博物館放映，自3年半前完成該片來在各地巡迴放映已過百場。 張蕊畢業於加州大學柏克利分校藝術系，喜愛舞蹈和傳統繪畫。她介紹說，幾年前讀到一本秋瑾傳記，深受感動，因為很多西方人，以及像她這樣在美國長大的華裔從來沒有聽說過秋瑾。秋瑾作為一個性格剛烈的女性民族英雄，給她留下很深的印象。她想，如果能拍一部秋瑾生平事跡的記錄片，讓更多的人，尤其是西方人知道，應該是很有意義的事。 張蕊的想法得到先生的支持。雖然曹健鏗畢業於史丹福大學計算機軟件專業，他也是專業攝影師，對藝術的興趣不亞於太太，兩人也希望有機會成為獨立電影製片人。張蕊於是辭去職位，為拍片全力以赴。 夫婦倆介紹，他們自籌資金，花了兩年多的時間拍片。期間他們到多家圖書館、博物館查找資料， 並到中國參觀了紹興的「秋瑾紀念館」，訪問了秋氏後人，還錄製了美國漢學專家對秋瑾的評價。影片以豐富的史料為主線，加入一些表演鏡頭，由前中國女子武術冠軍、好萊塢華裔女演員李靜飾演秋瑾，使記錄片內容更加全面、更容易讓沒有中國歷史背景的觀眾看懂。 自該片2009年在曹健鏗的母校，聖地亞哥私立學校「La Jolla Country Day School」首映以來，一年多的時間裏，這對年輕的夫婦足跡從美西到美東，並到加拿大。他們除了向公眾放映，還應邀到學校做教學介紹。所到之處，很多人對影片表現出極大興趣。今年十月他們將到香港介紹他們的作品。 張蕊和曹健鏗說，在製作過程中，雙方父母都給予很多幫助和支持，比如他們會幫忙把一些中文資料翻成英文等。這次在中華歷史博物館的放映，也靠曹健鏗的父母，聖地亞哥華裔畫家梁潔貞和先生曹進美牽線搭橋。 2011-06-03 14:47:30【萬年曆】

    Posted on June 4, 2011 in Interviews, Media, News, Screenings | No comments

  3. Houston Chinese Community Center Screening Recap

    In September and October of 2010, we embarked on our first international tour, flying to Australia for seven screenings in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. In November, we went to our second country for three screenings in Canada. We then headed to Texas, which some would argue is a whole other country in itself! The adage [...]

    Posted on November 17, 2010 in Interviews, Media, Screenings, Travel | No comments

  4. Autumn Gem Coming To University of Texas, San Antonio

    Autumn Gem is featured in UTSA Today, the online newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio. We’ll be screening there on Sunday, November 13, 2010 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Here’s the article, copied below. UTSA East Asia Institute to screen documentary on China’s first feminist By Kris Rodriguez Public Affairs Specialist [...]

    Posted on November 11, 2010 in General, Media, News, Screenings | No comments

  5. Life Matters Interview at ABC Radio

    There’s a popular public radio program in the United States called All Things Considered; in Australia, a similar program is called Life Matters on the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio station. We were interviewed by Sydney-based program host, Richard Aedy, in the Melbourne station on Tuesday morning prior to our screening at Deakin University. This [...]

    Posted on September 29, 2010 in Interviews, Media, Screenings, Travel | No comments

  6. 3CR Community Radio 855 AM Interview

    On Saturday, we were interviewed by 3CR Community Radio 855 AM in Melbourne. Peter Krausz and Melinda O’Connor from the Media Moves program interviewed us about Autumn Gem and our upcoming screening tonight at RMIT University. I’ve been interviewed before on radio, but this was Rae’s first time. I thought we did a pretty job, [...]

    Posted on September 26, 2010 in Interviews, Media, Screenings, Travel | 1 comment

  7. World Journal Article About 5/2 Saratoga Screening

    Autumn Gem was featured in an article in today’s World Journal, San Francisco, newspaper. Check it out!

    Posted on April 28, 2010 in General, Media, News, Screenings | No comments

  8. Autumn Gem for the iPad Wins The Future of Publishing Award at iPadDevCamp!

    Autumn Gem for the iPad wins the Future of Publishing Award at the inaugural iPadDevCamp! Autumn Gem for the iPad introduces the incredible story of Modern China’s first feminist, Qiu Jin. Drawing on the innovative and interactive features of the iPad, users can learn about Qiu Jin’s efforts in the Women’s Movement in China and [...]

    Posted on April 18, 2010 in Awards, General, Media, News | No comments

  9. Interview on ICEPN Television

    During our screening at Kean University, Rae and I were interviewed by Lili Greene from ICEPN Television in New Jersey. Check it out!

    Posted on April 17, 2010 in General, Interviews, Media, News, Screenings | No comments

  10. World Journal Coverage of Autumn Gem

    We’ve had a number of articles written about Autumn Gem in recent weeks as part of our Spring 2010 marketing. Check out the articles below (in Chinese): April 3 – Recap of University of Maryland, College Park, screening on March 30 Coverage of our upcoming Boston-area screenings Las Vegas Chinese Cultural Center announcement of supporting [...]

    Posted on March 31, 2010 in General, Media, News, Screenings | 1 comment

  11. World Journal Article About This Week’s Las Vegas Screenings

    The World Journal published an article today about this week’s screenings in Las Vegas. Check it out!

    Posted on March 22, 2010 in General, Media, Screenings | No comments

  12. Interview with UC Irvine’s China Beat

    Following the screening at UC Irvine, the China Beat blog interviewed Rae about the film. Check out the Q&A here!

    Posted on March 18, 2010 in Interviews, Media | No comments

  13. World Journal Article on Upcoming Las Vegas Screening

    The World Journal has an article on our upcoming screening in Las Vegas. Check it out!

    Posted on February 5, 2010 in Media, Screenings | No comments

  14. World Journal Boston Article

    Somehow, we missed this article about the Autumn Gem screening at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

    Posted on February 5, 2010 in Media, Screenings | No comments

  15. Palo Alto Weekly Article on Autumn Gem

    The Palo Alto Weekly has an article on Autumn Gem this week. The writer, Be’eri Moalem, came to our house a few weeks ago following our screening at City College of San Francisco. Back in 2002, I interned for a month as a photographer for the Weekly, photographing dozens of stories. Tomorrow is our big [...]

    Posted on November 30, 2009 in Interviews, Media | 1 comment

  16. Autumn Gem at Stanford 11/30

    Here’s a poster for the upcoming screening of Autumn Gem at Stanford University on Monday, November 30, 2009, from 7:00-9:00 pm. The free screening will be held at Cubberley Auditorium, located at 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, California 94305.

    Posted on November 10, 2009 in General, Media, Screenings | 1 comment

  17. Press and Blog Reviews from East Coast Tour

    Here are a couple of reviews from bloggers who saw Autumn Gem during our recent Midwest/East Coast tour. Enjoy reading them! Sing Tao Daily – Boston Screening Autumn Gem: The Life of Qiu Jin – J.B Spins, New York Screening “Maidens, take up arms!” – The Fword Online, University of Pennsylvania Screening “Autumn Gem: A [...]

    Posted on November 2, 2009 in General, Media | No comments

  18. Radio Free Asia Article on Li Jing and Autumn Gem

    Found this article on Autumn Gem and our lead actress, Li Jing, via Twitter. The interview was conducted during our Pasadena screening at the Pacific Asia Museum. The article was originally published on September 17, 2009.

    Posted on September 25, 2009 in Interviews, Media | No comments

  19. Autumn Gem in 9/21/2009 World Journal

    Autumn Gem is in today’s World Journal. The article talks about the documentary/docudrama and advertises the two upcoming Bay Area screenings in San Francisco on September 25 and Santa Clara on September 30.

    Posted on September 21, 2009 in Media, Screenings | No comments

  20. Pacific Asia Museum Screening Recap

    Rae and I returned last night from Pasadena, where we screened AUTUMN GEM at the Pacific Asia Museum. The museum had been holding a weekly film series for the past few months, and we were the last film on its summer schedule. PAM’s Becky Sun (Community Outreach Coordinator) and Amelia Chapman (Curator of Education) organized [...]

    Posted on August 22, 2009 in General, Media, Screenings, Travel | 4 comments

  21. Li Jing in China Daily News

    Li Jing, the actress who plays Qiu Jin in Autumn Gem, was featured this past weekend in the Southern California edition of the China Daily News in an article titled, “Hollywood actress, Li Jing, is Qiu Jin, China’s Celebrated Hero.” 華裔武打女星李靜扮演秋瑾一角　期讓更多主流人士認識秋瑾 http://news.sina.com 2009年07月12日 00:09 中國日報 （記者蔡宜礽╱洛杉磯縣報導）中國武打女星李靜擔任一紀錄片「秋瑾」中的女主角，希望讓更多西方的主流人士了解秋瑾，這位奇女子的英勇事跡。 「秋瑾」一片是由一對華裔曹氏夫妻集資而拍攝而成的，當初曹氏夫婦看到秋瑾的故事，相當感動，因此有了將「秋瑾」拍攝成紀錄片的想法，但礙於經費有限，所有的拍攝場景都是在很克難的情形之下完成，而當中飾演秋瑾的演員，名為李靜，從小在中國北京的武術學院學功夫，是中國知名的功夫明星李連杰的學妹。李靜表示，希望能透過不同的管道，讓更多人看到「秋瑾」這部紀錄片，進而有興趣，將它改拍成電影，讓更多人知道秋瑾32年短暫而燦爛的一生。 李靜表示，到美國約有十年之久，最早在加州柏克萊大學進行武術教學，她認為弘揚中國的武術，透過教學的效果最大，一個班級幾十個人，畢業之後都可以成為推廣中國武術的種子。後來大約五年前，李靜因緣際會進入好萊塢電影圈發展，華裔女子一人支身在電影圈闖蕩已經很不容易，更何況是在武打的領域，艱辛可想而知。 身為武打演員的李靜表示，拍攝武打片受傷是免不了的，不過在好萊塢拍片，能夠透過大量的彩排，減少受傷的機會。另外李靜還表示，由於武打片需要的人力、場景的工程都較為浩大，這也是為什麼武打片的拍片成本都較龐大的原因。 如今民衆常常可以在各大好萊塢的電影中，看到李靜的武打身影，例如尖峰時刻三、東京甩尾、千機變等電影作品，最近李靜才剛殺青一部名為「The Last Air Bender」的好萊塢電影。李靜的官方網站為www.jingaction.com。 Until we [...]

    Posted on July 15, 2009 in General, Interviews, Media, News | No comments

  22. Autumn Gem in World Journal 6/22

    Autumn Gem made it into the 6/22/2009 edition, section B2, of the World Journal again. Here’s a short article about the film and the screening in San Diego. We had another interview with a writer from the World Journal stationed in New Jersey. We’ll be screening the film at the New Jersey Chinese Community Center [...]

    Posted on June 27, 2009 in Media, Screenings | No comments

  23. Autumn Gem in World Journal 5/28

    Catching up on the press mentions of Autumn Gem. The World Journal posted a recap from our screening in San Diego at La Jolla Country Day School. Here’s a scan of the article. Click on the picture to see a larger version. Here’s a translation of the article, with some minor factual corrections. Husband-Wife Team [...]

    Posted on June 27, 2009 in Interviews, Media | No comments

  24. Interview on BoomTown

    The other day, Kara Swisher from AllThingsD.com interviewed us about Autumn Gem and making documentaries in the digital age. We talk about the genesis of the film, the production schedule, and provide hints at where we see the film being distributed in the future. Check it out!

    Posted on June 15, 2009 in General, Interviews, Media, News | No comments