After 30 years of making theater we’re off to make a film!
And we need your support. No amount is too small! You can use Donor Advisor Funds to La MaMa Experimental Theater Club @lamama.org or your tax-deductible checks earmarked for slantfilm to:
La MaMa E.T.C. 74 E 4th St. New York, NY 10003
“Three Extremely talented young Asian American Men” – New York Times
WaylanD Quintero
Honolulu HI
Richard Ebihara
Pittsburgh, PA
Perry Yung
Oakland, CA
The SLANT Performance Group was formed thirty years ago to explore and reveal the stories of the silenced martyrs, unsung heroes, and artists-activists who selflessly amplify the Asian American movement in the USA. Originally sponsored by Ellen Stewart’s La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (E.T.C.), New York’s oldest avant-garde theaters, the story of Slant is an essential strand in a legacy of alternative voices seldom depicted onscreen.
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Director Francisco Aliwalas
SLANT, to me, was an alarm clock, a call to arms, and a war cry. SLANT wrapped their loving, indignant arms around me, telling me: You’re not invisible anymore! – award winning filmmaker Francisco Aliwalas
ARTISTIC APPROACH to the Documentary
Part cinema vérité, part 1980s music video, part historical reckoning — this film thrusts the audience into the pulse of their rebellion. Through indelible music, cutting lyrics, and kinetic movement and humor, SLANT delivers its message with both a sledgehammer and a feather.
Their enduring friendship over three decades create a model for a healing practice in art and activism, and empower their community with the tools for unity, solidarity and change. Collective art and activism can cultivate joy and create a kinder, more inclusive America, where “We the People” includes everyone.
“SLANT has a way of throwing sticks of theatrical dynamite” – The Village Voice
Slant is more than a band or a performance group, it is a concept. Taking a potential slur and turning it around to create a vehicle for empowerment and solidarity. Slant represents our Pan-Asian American community through songs and stories that create a bond and addresses the commonalities between us with wit and urgency. – Executive Producer George Hirose
Perry with Karen Tsen Lee in Corky Lee’s Chinese Men Can’t Make Me Laugh 1992. Photo by Corky Lee
Their artistic endeavors have fed the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community for years. I am one for whom they have taught much of the cultural discrimination, activism, and sacrifice that continue to this day. My hope is that their message, through their craft, can reach a wider audience. –Karen Lee, Associate Producer/Community Liaison
Post Production Supervisor Brittany Huie Santiago
The film is in post -production. We are starting our official fundraiser May 2026!
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SLANT Performance Group 