AsianAmericanFilm.com is proud to announce that it is serving as community co-sponsor for four programs of the Asian American International Film Festival, which begins this Thursday in New York City. See below for information about the four programs, and check out AsianAmericanFilm.com on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/aafilm ) for information on how to win tickets to the shorts programs!
For more about the Asian American International Film Festival, visit http://www.aaiff.org/2010/
The programs co-sponsored by AsianAmericanFilm.com include:
It's a Little Bit Funny...
Friday, July 16, 6:45 pm, Quad Cinema
...the films included in this one of a kind collection of shorts. Take a whirlwind journey into these unexpectedly humorous takes on life, from a Tarantino-esque New York revenge story to the surprising work of an undercover cop in sunny San Francisco. A hop, skip and a flight away lies the trivial suburbs of the Hawaiian Islands where the term "Forbidden Fruit" takes on a whole new meaning. Prepare to LOL during this lighthearted program. We dare you to stay in your seat when you'll want to ROFL.
Kilo, dir. Phil Lorin and Kiel Murray
Father Sister, dir. Soyeon Kim
Lychee Thieves, dir. Kathleen Man
Empire Corner, dir. JP Chan
Wu is Dead, dir. Rich Wong
http://www.aaiff.org/2010/shorts/its-a-little-bit-funny
Back to the Future
Friday, July 16, 9 pm, Quad Cinema
Brace yourself for the ultimate travel experience through time. This series of short films dabbles with the idea of how time shapes the course of our lives. The ambitious filmmakers included in this program show us that time is a force that cannot be taken for granted. While Fish In Barrel pushes the visual and narrative boundaries, with beautiful, extreme slow motion camera work, Memento Mori puts an unexpected twist on the linear narrative in Memento Mori.
Fish in Barrel, dir. Randall Okida
Boond, dir. Abhishek Pathak
Once More, dir. Hiroo Takaoka
Mr. Green, dir. Greg Pak
Memento Mori, dir. Yohko Shiraishi
Transparent Movement, dir. Soyeon Kim
http://www.aaiff.org/2010/shorts/back-to-the-future
Untold Stories
Sunday, July 18, 6:30 pm, Quad Cinema
In this collection of documentaries, a unique and diverse ensemble of stories bring us to all corners of the world. From a bookstore in Bangalore to a small village in Cambodia, a quiet wheat farm in rural China to a hair salon in Queens, New York, or going back in time to reconsider the Korean war, these insightful films demonstrate that no matter the place, there is always is a story worth recounting and a perspective worth considering.
Memory of Forgotten War, dir. Deann Borshay Liem and Ramsay Liem
Born Sweet, dir. Cynthia Wade
Mr. Shanbag's Shop, dir. Asha Ghosh
Turn of the Harvest, dir. Tani Ikeda
Fine Threads, dir. Adele Pham
http://www.aaiff.org/2010/films/untold-stories
Work-in-Progress screening
Monday, July 19, 7 pm
Cuny AAARI
Award-winning filmmaker Greg Pak (Robot Stories (AAIFF'05), Mister Green (AAIFF10)) is back to lead our annual Work-in-Progress Workshop which will guide filmmakers through the process of molding an unfinished work into its final cut. This event is organized as part of the Media Coalition for Artists of Color Networking Salon.
http://www.aaiff.org/2010/workshop/work-in-progress
