CHRIS CHAN LEE'S "UNDOING" MAKES WORLD PREMIERE AT LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ON JUNE 24! AND JOIN APA FIRST WEEKEND FOR ALL OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN/ASIAN FILMS AT LAFF JUNE 22 - JULY 2 - IN WESTWOOD!
06.21 - Posted by APAFW
Dear APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB,
Join us in Los Angeles this coming week for the LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL(LAFF)! JUNE 22 - JULY 2, 2006 IN WESTWOOD -that's over by UCLA. If you live in LA, make sure you come out to see films and if you don't live in LA, come out and join us as we celebrate our filmmakers at the LAFF! Watch here for reviews and interviews with our filmmakers!
They have got a good line up of Asian international and Asian American films. And most importantly, they have the world premiere of CHRIS CHAN LEE's long awaited UNDOING starring SUNG KANG, KELLY HU, LEONARDO NAM, RUSSELL WONG and others! Here's the info on UNDOING -
UNDOING
Director Chris Chan Lee
USA/90 min.
The third feature from Chris Chan Lee will be showcased in the LAFF's Narrative Feature Competition. (they could win a prize!)
After mysteriously disappearing one year ago, Samuel returns to the mean streets of Los Angeles' Koreatown, determined to atone for the mistakes of the past. But balancing revenge with reconciliation is a tricky business. With beautifully understated lead performances from Sung Kang and Kelly Hu and striking imagery from cinematographer John DeFazio, UNDOING works as both a stylish exercise in neo-noir and a character-driven drama.
Writer/director Chris Chan Lee never allows his film's criminal action to overshadow its quieter moments, as Samuel struggles to make peace with his past and present.
SHOWTIMES
WORLD PREMIERE - June 24, 10:15pm, Landmark Regent Theatre - 1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood
June 27, 4:30pm, Landmark Regent Theatre - 1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood
June 30, 7:30pm, Laemmle Sunset 5 - 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
For tickets go to www.lafilmfest.com
MORE INFO ON THE LA FILM FESTIVAL AND A LIST OF ALL OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN/ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS!
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
TICKETS AND PASSES ARE NOW ON SALE!
To purchase passes or tickets and for more information about the films, call 1-866-FilmFest or visit www.lafilmfest.com
BOX OFFICE LOCATION
1087 Broxton Avenue
Los Angeles , CA 90024
Hours of Operation:
June 14-June 22 (10AM-7PM)
June 23- July 1 (10AM–10PM)
July 2 (10AM-7PM)
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The 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 22- July 2) is proud to present this year’s line up, which features a diverse selection of Asian and Asian American films. From special screenings to US/World premieres, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
Mingri Tianya
Special Screening
Director Yu Lik-wai
China/France/96 min.
In the near future of a China ruled by a bizarre cult, two brothers face an uncertain fate in this beautiful and slyly elliptical examination of fears in the new China.
Sat. July 1, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
THE ARCH
Dong Furen
Special Screening
Director Shu Shuen
Hong Kong/99 min.
This stylized period melodrama stars Lisa Lu as a widow who suppresses her requited desire for a virile young man, in favor of feudal virtue and her daughter.
Sun. June 25, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
BEFORE BORN
Jie Guo
Director Zhang Ming
China/104 min.
The paths of three people cross as they search for the same mysterious man. With echoes of Antonioni's L'Avventura, Before Born employs provocative character doublings, role reversals and disappearances to weave a mesmerizing study of isolation.
Fri. June 23, 2:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Sat. June 24, 7:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute
GRAIN IN EAR ( SOUTH KOREA/CHINA)
Mang Zhong
Director Zhang Lu
South Korea/China/109 min.
In this quietly beautiful film, single mom Cui Shunji sells illegal kimchi and struggles to adapt as best she can to her difficult circumstances, but nothing could prepare her for what lies ahead.
Fri. June 23, 9:45pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Sat. June 24, 4:45pm, Italian Cultural Institute
IN BETWEEN DAYS
Director So Yong Kim
USA/South Korea/ Canada/83 min.
Chronicling the daily life of Aimie, a young Korean immigrant who lives with her mother in the suburbs, this stunningly beautiful film offers a passionate study of cultural adaptation and adolescent longing.
Thu. June 29, 9:30pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
Sat. July 1, 7:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
MY MOTHER AND HER GUEST
Sarangbang Sonnimgwa Eomeoni
Special Screening
Director Shin Sang-ok
South Korea/103 min.
This classic of South Korea's Golden Age cinema is a subtle work of longing about a widow torn between propriety and her feelings for an artist renting a room in her rural home.
Sat. June 24, 7:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
PAPER DOLLS
Bubot Niyar
Director Tomer Heymann
Israel/84 min.
This sensitive, complex documentary follows a group of gay Filipino immigrant workers in Israel who spend their days caring for the Jewish sick and elderly, and their nights performing in drag.
Sat. July 1, 11:59pm, The Majestic Crest Theatre
Sun. July 2, 1:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
THE SEVEN SAMURAI
Shichinin No Samurai
Director Akira Kurosawa
Japan/207 min.
Japanese master Akira Kurosawa’s boldly elaborate chambara tale of wandering swordsmen who band together to protect a village against marauding bandits remains a touchstone of the genre and a classic of world cinema.
Sun. July 2, 6:00pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
UNDOING
Director Chris Chan Lee
USA/90 min.
Visual Communications and CAPE are pleased to co-present, as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, the long-awaited third feature film by locally-based director Chris Chan Lee (YELLOW, OBITS). Over three years in the making, UNDOING will be showcased in the LAFF's Narrative Feature Competition.
After mysteriously disappearing one year ago, Samuel returns to the mean streets of Los Angeles' Koreatown, determined to atone for the mistakes of the past. But balancing revenge with reconciliation is a tricky business. With beautifully understated lead performances from Sung Kang and Kelly Hu and striking imagery from cinematographer John DeFazio, UNDOING works as both a stylish exercise in neo-noir and a character-driven drama.
Writer/director Chris Chan Lee never allows his film's criminal action to overshadow its quieter moments, as Samuel struggles to make peace with his past and present.
SHOWTIMES June 24, 10:15pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood
June 27, 4:30pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood
June 30, 7:30pm, Laemmle Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
THE UNFORGIVEN
Yongseo-batji-motan-ja
Director Yoon Jong-bin
South Korea/122 min.
This poignant, compelling drama examines the strained relationship between a sensitive young man just beginning his mandatory Korean military service and a childhood friend who serves as his senior officer.
Mon. June 26, 9:45pm, Laemmle Sunset 5
Tue. June 27, 7:00pm, Mann Festival Theatre
VOICE
Yeo-go-gwae-dam Sa Mok-so-ri
Director Equan Choi
South Korea/104 min.
Equan Choi's atmospheric thriller layers tension with philosophy. In the hallways of their all-girls school, Sun-min still hears Young-eon's ghost begging for attention, forcing them to confront the limits of loyalty and remembrance.
Sat. July 1, 11:59pm, The Majestic Crest Theatre
Sun. July 2, 1:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
TICKETS AND PASSES ARE NOW ON SALE! To purchase passes or tickets and for more information about the films, call 1-866-FilmFest or visit www.lafilmfest.com
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2006 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL SEEKS VOLUNTEER
The Festival is looking for volunteers. If you think members of your
organization might be interested, please have them visit our website.
http://www.lafilmfest.com/volunteer.htm
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE 2006 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
June 22 - July 2 in Westwood Village.
http://lafilmfest.com or 1.866.filmfest
Film Independent's LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL DIVERSITY EXPO 2006
June 23, 2006
Please join us on Friday, June 23rd, as Film Independent (formerly IFP Los Angeles ) celebrates our 4 th Annual Diversity EXPO at the Los Angeles Film Festival. In addition to helping filmmakers and bringing audiences to independent film, Film Independent’s on-going mission is to increase opportunities for filmmakers from diverse backgrounds.
At the Diversity EXPO, filmmakers can network and meet with over 40 film companies and media arts organizations providing services and resources to filmmakers. New, emerging, and established filmmakers interested in expanding their industry and community contacts are encouraged to attend. The Diversity EXPO’s relaxed and cool vibe is set off with a live D.J., give-aways, and complimentary food and cocktails.
Preceding the Diversity Expo will be a free screening of the documentary film Spit, Rotimi Rainwater’s energetic, engaging and inspired exploration of several posses of poets each of whom aspire to enter and ultimately win the National Poetry Slam competition.
Screening: Spit 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Mann Festival Theater
10887 Lindbrook Dr. , Los Angeles, CA 90024
Diversity EXPO and Reception 6:00pm – 9:30pm
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles, CA 90024
(enter on Lindbrook Dr.)
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL PARKING LOT:
Lot 36 and Parking Structure 32 – Kinross @ Veteran
$6 Flat Rate: after 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and all day weekends,
Paid by Cash only at the entrance of parking structures on a space available basis.
To ensure a hassle-free parking experience we recommend that you park in the official festival parking lots and hop on the free festival shuttle.
See you in LA!
APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB
