Sundance announces competition lineup -- several Asian American features included

11.29 - Posted by Editor

The Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2007 lineup, which includes the following films with Asian American stories or by Asian American directors:

Documentary Competition

"Protagonist," Director: Jessica Yu
"Protagonist" explores the organic relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men--a German terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist, and a martial arts student. World Premiere.

"White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," Director: Steven Okazaki
"White Light/Black Rain" offers a visceral, topical and moving portrait of the human cost of atomic warfare. World Premiere.

Dramatic Competition

"Never Forever," Director and Screenwriter: Gina Kim
When an American woman and her Asian-American husband discover they are unable to conceive, she begins a clandestine relationship with an attractive stranger in a desperate attempt to save her marriage. World Premiere.

Click here for the full lineup at IndieWire.