From the official release:
The 2005 DC APA Film Festival schedule is here! Please visit our new website to read all about this year's program of films and events. The site will be updated frequently with the latest information.
http://www.apafilm.org*****
QUICK OVERVIEW
-Introducing new venues AFI Silver Theatre, Landmark‚s E Street Cinema, and Regal Gallery Place
-14 feature length narratives and documentaries and over 60 short films/videos
-8 special events, including musical performances, receptions, parties, and a showcase of films directed by local Asian American youth
-Several screenings will have free admission. Ticketing information coming soon.
-Over 20 filmmakers and guests are scheduled to attend*****
FILM HIGHLIGHTS
-The Opening Night Presentation is THE MOTEL, an Official Selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Starring Sung Kang (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW). Director/Writer Michael Kang is scheduled to attend.-On October 11, the festival is pleased to host the US Premiere of INITIAL D, currently the top-grossing movie in Asia.
-Several documentaries will make their Washington, DC premieres, including a fascinating portrait of the ex-President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori (THE FALL OF FUJIMORI, Sundance Film Festival 2005), and GRASSROOTS RISING, a documentary on Asian American labor activism.
-A number of films will highlight Asian Americans in the music industry, from a Filipino American Las Vegas act (Justin Lin‚s SPOTLIGHTING), to South Asian Americans in hip hop (BROWN LIKE DAT).
-NO SLEEP TIL SHANGHAI follows Jin Ah-Yeung, the first Asian American rapper to be signed to a major recording label, on his tour throughout Asia. Jin is scheduled to give a special performance after the screening of the film.
-In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution‚s Asian American Studies Program, 10 programs will be presented at the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the American History Museum, including a selection of award-winning shorts by Hawaiian filmmakers, a documentary on Vietnamese Amerasians, and a program about South Asian labor issues in the US and abroad.
-Closing Night Presentation is CAVITE, a thriller filmed in the Philippines, which premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival. Filmmakers Ian Gamazon and Neill dela Llana are scheduled to attend.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
See trailers from some of the films and find out more at our two festival kickoff parties coming up in the next two weeks:DJs Yellow Fever
September 22, 2005
10 pm - close
Saint-Ex
1847 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
No cover. FREE Heineken from 10pm-11pm.
http://www.saint-ex.com/gate54.html (U Street Metro)
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Festival Kickoff Party
September 29, 2005
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Dragonfly
1215 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC
No cover. Food and drink specials, sneak previews, trailers, and more. Co-sponsored by Filipino Young Professionals and other Festival community sponsors. Metro: Dupont Circle
