ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS HIT FRONT AND CENTER AT UPCOMING LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 18 - JULY 1, 2007 IN WESTWOOD

06.07 - Posted by APAFW

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
STEPHANE GAUGER'S MOVING FILM AT THE LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL THIS JUNE!

Join Visual Communications and the APA FIRST WEEKEND FILM CLUB as they present with Film Independent the world premiere of

OWL AND THE SPARROW

A FILM BY STEPHANE GAUGER

WORLD PREMIERE - 2007 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL

SCREENING TIMES:
Sat. Jun 23, 5:00pm, Landmark's Regent
Tue. Jun 26, 7:00pm, Majestic Crest

SYNOPSIS:
Writer-director Stephane Gauger's gentle and luminous film unfolds on the tough but hopeful streets of urban Vietnam. Headstrong and irrepressible, 10-year-old Thuy runs away to Saigon after causing trouble on the job at her uncle's factory. Alone in the city, selling roses on the streets, she eventually befriends two lovelorn strangers: Lan, a beautiful but heartbroken flight attendant, and Hai, a zookeeper more comfortable with his animals than people. Pham Thi Han, in her first film role, is a true discovery as the spirited Thuy, and Gauger directs the young star with an assured, understated hand in this romantic tale of love and loneliness.

Q&A follows each screening with the director and cast members of the film. This is an amazing amzazing film.
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Film Independent's 2007 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL runs from Thursday, June 21 Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Westwood Village.
For event information and tickets, call 866.FILM.FEST (866.345.6337) or visit LAFilmFest.com.
Passes are available beginning May 17. Individual tickets go on sale June 8.
For more info go towww.lafilmfest.com

ADDITIONAL ASIAN FILMS AT LAFF 2007
Does Your Soul Have a Cold?
This intimate look at shifting attitudes toward depression in Japan centers on a handful of fascinating personalities whose disease has left them isolated but whose treatment has put them on the forefront of societal change.
DIRECTOR Mike Mills
SCREENING TIMES: Thu. Jun 28, 4:30pm, Majestic Crest
Fri. Jun 29, 9:30pm, Mann Festival

Exiled (Fong juk) China
Each bullet counts in Johnnie To’s latest and greatest, a fantastic amalgamation of brilliantly choreographed action and themes of loyalty and friendship as former gang mates come together to protect one another from each other.
DIRECTOR Johnnie To
SCREENING TIMES: Tue. Jun 26, 10:00pm, Mann Festival
Sun. Jul 1, 5:00pm, Majestic Crest

Ad Lib Night (A-ju Teuk-byul-han Son-nim) South Korea
Director Lee Yoon-ki weaves a richly observed family portrait after desperate friends and family convince a random look-alike to pretend she is the estranged daughter of a dying man. DIRECTOR/WRITER Lee Yoon-ki
SCREENING TIMES: Sat. Jun 23, 7:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Sun. Jun 24, 2:15pm, The Landmark

The Elephant and the Sea Malaysia
Part of the Malaysian New Wave, Woo Ming Jin's second feature is an energizing blend of fable and kitchen-sink reality as two men attempt to adapt to the changing landscape around them.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Woo Ming Jin
SCREENING TIMES: Mon. Jun 25, 5:00pm, Italian Cultural Institute
Wed. Jun 27, 7:30pm, Italian Cultural Institute

Dynamite Warrior (Khon fai bin) Thailand US PREMIERE
A lone Muay Thai warrior searches for the man who killed his parents and pits an arsenal of rockets against the evil Black Wizard in this explosive martial arts film.
DIRECTOR Chalerm Wongpim
SCREENING TIMES: Thu. Jun 28, 10:00pm, Landmark's Regent
Fri. Jun 29, 4:30pm, Majestic Crest

Komaneko: The Curious Cat (Komadori Eiga Komaneko) Japan NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
An instant classic of stop-motion animation, this adorable film showcases the whimsical adventures of a filmmaking kitten and her family and friends.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Tsuneo Goda
SCREENING TIMES: Sat. Jun 23, 11:00am, Landmark's Regent
Sat. Jun 30, 11:30am, Italian Cultural Institute

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Hei yan quan) Taiwan/France/Austria
Taiwanese new wave maestro Tsai Ming-liang returns to his native Malaysia for this moody, deliberate meditation on desire and communication starring Lee Kang-sheng adrift in multiethnic contemporary Kuala Lumpur.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Tsai Ming-liang
SCREENING TIMES: Mon. Jun 25, 7:00pm, Billy Wilder Theater
Tue. Jun 26, 4:30pm, Landmark's Regent

Syndromes and a Century (Sang Sattawat) Thailand/Austria/France
The foremost Thai creator of mysterious cinematic objects, Apichatpong Weerasethakul derives his latest magical concoction from the lives his own parents led before they became lovers.
DIRECTOR/WRITER Apichatpong Weerasethakul
SCREENING TIMES: Sun. Jun 24, 7:00pm, Billy Wilder Theater
Tue. Jun 26, 9:45pm, The Landmark

Film IndependentĹfs 2007 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL runs from Thursday, June 21 Sunday, July 1†
in Westwood Village.† For event information and tickets,
call 866.FILM.FEST (866.345.6337) or visit LAFilmFest.com.††
Passes areavailable beginning May 17.† Individual tickets go on sale June 8.

For more info go to†www.lafilmfest.com