06.18 - 06.20 - Five shorts from Johnny Wu at the Wreck Beach Int'l Film Festival
06.18 - Posted by Editor
Kudos to Cleveland based Asian American filmmaker Johnny Wu for getting five (count 'em, five!) films programmed into the the 2004 Wreck Beach Int'l Film Festival!
From the official press release:
Cleveland Filmmaker's Five Shorts at 2004 Wreck Beach International Film Festival in Ontario, Canada
June 5th, 2004, Cleveland, Ohio. Five short films directed by Johnny Wu will be shown at 2004 Wreck Beach International Film Festival, an outdoor film festival held from June 18 to 20 at Wreck-Beach near the shores of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada.
The festival consists of live music performed by bands during the day while films screening after night falls till daybreak. Wu's short films will be spread between Thursday and Saturday.
"We are excited, especially two of them are screening for the first time at Wreck Beach," said Johnny Wu.
Films screening at Wreck Beach International Film Festival include:
- Tetelestai – Mini Documentary, a behind-the-scene look at the people who brings a contemporary musical passion play about the last week in Jesus' life into reality. Produced by Cleveland Performing Arts Ministries. 2004, 13:45 mins, World Premiere. http://www.mdifilm.com/act1
- The Chase, follows the plight of a young beauty as she flees from a pursuer through the halls of an abandoned building. The Chase is the result of a self-imposed challenge by the filmmakers to produce a silent, yet compelling martial-arts driven story in an enclosed environment. Containing highly-choreographed fight scenes, stunt performers, wire-work and stylized lighting; The Chase is an attempt to create a live-action Anime. Screened at various film festivals, national sci-fi conventions, and featured at internet sites such as kungfucinema.com and atomfilms.com. 2003, 3:32mins, Canada Premiere. http://www.mdifilm.com/thechase
- Roger and Dave, a fictitious short based on a personal experience that tells a story of a person with DID: The story of a typical day for the “brothers” Roger and Dave until they are caught between a woman. Include music video "Untitled #1" from Sigur Ros. 2003, 9:58mins, Canada Premiere. http://www.mdifilm.com/RD
- John Doe's Vigilante, Wu's first short film, distributed by IndieClub.com and Shortkutz.com, John Doe is part of a series of short films where the stories doesn't relate to each other but it would make sense if played back-to-back. The Vigilante depicts of John Doe discovering people congregating inside an abandon warehouse and took matters into his own hand. 2001, 8:25mins. http://www.johndoeshorts.com
- Playing for Keeps, a classical pianist throws a special party at his house; little do the guests know that one of them will never leave the house alive... 2004, 14:08mins, World Premiere. http://www.mdifilm.com/playing
About Wreck Beach International Film Festival
Wreck-beach is located at "The Rocks" a well known landmark near the shores of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada; it is about 50 miles north of Toronto. Over the years, the park has attracted musicians, visionaries, filmmakers, and artists'. Limited camping space available, ticket prices are: Day Pass $10; Overnight privileges: $20 ($25 at the gate). For more information, visit http://www.wreck-beach.org/filmfestival/index.php
About Media Design Imaging (MDI)
MDI creates video that captivate the essence within an artistic flavor. MDI had also organized and hosted several yearly events including the annual DP Workshops which is part of the Independent Pictures film festival programming. MDI films has been featured on the Internet such as Atomfilms.com, Ifilm.com, KungfuCinema.com and many others. These films also has been seen on television networks across the globe, film festivals, and national hosted sci-fi conventions. For more information about MDI, please visit http://www.mdifilm.com.
