San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
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Okay, let's be honest, with so many film festivals in San Francisco -- from SF International to Frameline to DocFest -- it would be easy to overlook the Asian. Thank god I stumbled upon it years ago! For me, the variety of films, depth of content, fantastic parties and laid back crowd makes it a personal favorite.
This year, I was able to make the closing night film to see Joan Chen play a bi-polar MILF (well, not me personally) in Home Song Stories. Totally fell in love with her! How lucky is San Francisco to be able to lay claim to such an amazing actress? Then, at the after-party, Connie and I enjoyed free drinks and shish kabobs in the company of the crew from "Colma: The Musical!" It just doesn't get better than that.
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I've enjoyed and been wowed by the Asian American Film Festival every year,since I've lived in San Francisco.
The staff are on point. Not only do they create an oustanding line-up of films each year, but they also are consistent with their recruitment of a slew of exciting actors and directors, who manage to make it out for the festival each year.
The Asian American Film Festival does an extraordinary job of bringing diverse, high quality, and unique films, to the Bay Area that really challenge and inspire the viewer
If you have yet to really experience this festival, make sure you mark your 2009 Calendar ASAP. Be sure to try to go to their Opening or Closing ceremony as well (unfort, I wasn't able to make them this year.) Both are lauded as being nothing short of a blast.
((Disclosure - we've worked with the Asian American Film Festival this year and in the past - but my five star review still stands)
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I look forward to the SFIAAFF more than a kid looks forward to opening presents on Christmas. Seriously. When fellow OG Elite yelper and SFIAAFF Markeing Coordinator LeRoid D (http://www.yelp.com/elite - me on the left, and him on the right back in the day!) pitched a partnership between SFIAAFF and Yelp, I didn't even need to hear the pitch to say "SIGN US UP!" I have always been a huge supporter of Asian American independent filmmakers, and this film festival is the nation's largest showcase for their films, so come every March, you'll find me in theaters all week.
I'm always impressed by the diversity and caliber of the films showcased in SF and SJ. I'm doubly impressed by the festival-goers who take the week off of work just to see the films! I would too, if I could! This year, I was able to catch 5 films, which were all excellent:
- Always Be Boyz (about Korean B-boy culture)
- The Gentle Breeze in the Village (Japanese coming of age story)
- The Home Song Stories (tear-jerking true story of the Chinese-Aussie director Tony Ayres, mother played by the phenomenal Joan Chen - Go rent the DVD!)
- Amal (fable of a modern Indian rickshaw driver - winner of Grand Prize narrative film)
- Ping Pong Playa (title says it all: Yao Ming jersey wearing, ping pong playa)
Many filmmakers were present at the screenings to do a Q&A session with the audience. It always makes the film that much more exciting and meaningful to get background and inside scoop about the films.
The film festival staff are some of the most dedicated, passionate, and wonderful people I've ever met and had the honor of working with. Assistant Festival Director Taro Gato and Corporate Relations Manager (and star of Option 3) Theresa Navarro were AMAZING to work with, and with so many other sponsors to deal with during this tireless week, they always made us feel like we were the only ones.
Thanks to LeRoid, Yelp did partner with SFIAAFF and was able to bring a large audience of yelpers to the screening of "Harold & Kumar 2", and Elite yelpers and guests had the pleasure of seeing "Death Note" and "Ping Pong Playa."
I wanted to share my love for the film festival to my fellow yelpers, and I'm so happy that this year, the love was definitely spread.
p.s. If you take a look through this year's festival program, you'll find quotes in the cartoon bubbles from various yelpers!
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Each year, I tell myself I would go see a movie playing during the festival. I've finally done it this year and I'm so proud and so glad I took the time out to actually support my fellow Asian Americans. "Ping Pong Playa" had remnants of my own childhood (and traces of my adulthood for that matter) and I couldn't help but crack up at all the hilarity the movie has to offer.
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I've been meaning to check out movies at the festival for a while now but never had the chance. Last year there were some I wanted to see such as Justin Lin's Finishing The Game. This year though I finally made it out and saw Michael Kang's West 32nd starring John Cho, Grace Kim, Jun Kim, the doctor from the episode of Lost where Sun gives birth, and others.
The festival was very cool and I've always liked the idea of showcasing these Asian American films that you'd never get to see otherwise. I heard about West 32nd about a year ago and been wanting to see it but it only showed in NY at the Tribeca film festival and as much as I'd like to, flying to NY for a movie isn't my idea of a weekend trip.
The movie was awesome; it was very well done and I would recommend it to anyone. After the show the director and some of the cast including John Cho was on stage to take questions. They all seemed friendly and took the questions well.
My question I wanted to ask to John Cho was if he could say "Milf! Milf! Milf!", but I don't know if they'd appreciate it, so I refrained.
The movie was at the Castro Theatre and it was overall a very good experience. I am hoping to go back to watch more than one movie next year. I will most likely even volunteer to help out.
This was my first year attending the festival and I was impressed with the film selections. I only got to catch three films, but still enjoyed the vibe and crowd. Volunteers were excellent and helpful. Festival was also well organized.
Films I watched:
1. Kissing Cousins - Pretty funny. Glad this was the first film I watched.
2. Actually, Love - Series of shorts. Enjoyed most of the shorts. There was one that was ehhh... but overall was still good.
3. Pretty To Think So - This was just okay.
Tips for following years - Be sure to purchase tickets in advance. It'll reserve you a seat for films you really want to watch (i.e. Harold and Kumar).
I'm always anticipating this time of the year!!
They always have an AMAZING list of films (from documentaries to music videos), the organization really does a great job not just on their choice of films, and being able to bring the directors and actors for lectures and Q&A.
After attending this event for the last 7 years, make sure you purchase tickets ahead of time because it's a real bummer if you drive to Berkeley (from San Francisco) only to learn that the film has been sold out.
Lesson learned.
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This event rocks! It's not known as the "Cannes of the Asian American Film Festival Circuit" or "the Mother Lode of Asian American culture and identity" for nothing!
I see just about everything (through press screenings and devoted attendance for all 10 days of the festival) and almost never have seen a bad film. Granted, I'm always very excited for this festival, so I'm naturally predisposed to enjoy myself, but the organizers truly do an outstanding job of selecting films.
Definitely see the shorts programs, and then keep your ears open for the buzz about the indies. Opening and closing are good, solid bets, and great parties as well.
The Center for Asian American Media (www.asianamericanmedia...) is my favorite organization in the world - they bring Asia and Asian America to your doorstep every year.
The Festival returns to the renovated Kabuki this year, so it should be a special treat.
Yes, I've officially started getting excited for the SFIAAFF 2008!
(ok, I have been one of the bloggers for the festival, so I am a bit biased - or ultra-enthusiastic! Then, I do know someone who comes back to SF from Vietnam for the Festival, so I'm not alone!)
We saw some fabulous little shorts at the Asian American Film Festival months ago, and I'm just getting around to writing the review because:
1) I'm a lazy ass?
2) I'm a cupcake eating lazy ass?
3) I'm a cupcake eating, yoo hoo drinking lazy ass?
4) I just plain forgot?
5) All of the above? (duh)
Don't answer. Rhetorical questions.
I'm just happy to report there are, on occasion, some cute lil' Korean film in release out there, somewhere, that don't involve psychotic violence, unnatural and awkwardly icky sex scenes, and/or gross stuff in general.
Seriously, Korean directors...mommy issues, or what?! Didja watch Kill Bill and Sin City and think to yourselves..."hmmm...needs more blatantly glorified violent gore and blind killing...not enough desensitized bile-inducing sex...more borderline porn would be good right about...HERE...and HERE...and maybe HERE..."???
I'm just sayin'...I'm Korean. And everyone KNOWS Koreans are cray-cray. Actually, I think I can get away with doing some seriously f*ked up sh*t if I wanted to, and people would just pish-posh..."Oh, those silly Koreans...always getting into mischief and tom-foolery..."
I'll test my theory and get back to you...from PRISON.
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I've been attending for the past two years and have loved it every time!!!
The first year I saw "American Fusion" (starring Sylvia Chang) and it was soooooo funny!
The second year (2007) I saw a Japanese anime, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and it was so amazing. The artist is the same guy that did Princess Mononoke. The artwork is amazing. I've never been able to laugh really hard and cry really hard in the same film either. I will definitely get it once I find it on DVD somewhere.
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I love-love-love this event!
The film selection is never disappointing and always fascinating!
Of course I never get to see all the films I want, which is too bad.
But I wish the Organizers can somehow have their own online DVD store so we can all rent the movies shown during the festival.
If you, Asian American Film Festival Organizer, are reading this, would you please consider this idea of making the films available for all of us to see? I know you are non-profit and have limited budget, but maybe you can partner up with a private business group or something. It's just the films you show are just too good to be lost in my fading memory with only knowing the movie titles.
I think my back is ready to give out after sitting most of the day in Castro Theatre.
First, Pavement Butterfly. Anna May Wong is gorgeous and touching as a circus dancer who is framed for a murder and then theft. Live accompaniment by Robert Israel who was flown in all the way from Finland. What a great touch. Also, it's just great to go see a silent movie with an audience...if you have a chance, definitely try it out.
King and the Clown. Excellent plot and fast-faced dialogue starts this historical drama rolling quickly. The scenes where they show the minstrel actors doing their job, whether it's bawdy scenes, gymnastics, or the more mundane parts of their job such as putting on makeup or painting their own masks were interesting to see. I did wish they had more of the drumming, which is my favorite part of traditional Korean music. I thought that the performances by Karm Woo-sung as the clown and Lee Joon-gi as the actor always in the woman's role (since it's an all-male troupe, men were used to portray the women's roles) were moving. Lots to think about after this movie. But it's also enjoyable on the entertainment level...the bawdy humour throughout is really funny.
Umrao Jaan. The beautiful singing, the colors in the scenary, the dancing...all made it worthwhile to sit through this 3 hour movie. The singing and dance scenes alone are worth it. This isn't about a subtle art film plot...the plot is pretty obvious, and the acting (particularly from the more minor characters) is not so great. And they really needed to edit the subtitles better. Some of the subtitles had the audience laughing in the wrong places. However, I would sit through it all again for the pagaentry and the singing.
Will update with Woman on the Beach which I am seeing Tuesday night.
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Woman on the Beach update: I am glad to have caught at least one of director Hong Sang Soo's movies...and having watched Woman on the Beach, I wish I had caught more. All you East Bay folks, try to catch it while it's in your area.
Woman on the Beach is a love triangle, like so many of his movies (or from I can tell from the descriptions of his other movies). Critics often compare him to Woody Allen, but his movies are slyer and, in many ways, more interesting than that. Think French New Wave...Godard and Truffaut. Yet, even if you are not into the French New Wave, you will find a lot to appreciate in the dialogue and the surprisingly independent minded main woman character of the film. Hyun Jung Go is terrific in the role and steals every single scene she's in. The movie had me ruminating on lies within a relationship and the difficulty of trying to tell even the smallest truths to one another within a relationship. My favorite line from the movie, said by the female main character:
"This is why hell is so boring. Woman are the ones who are supposed to choose."
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An absolutely wonderful evening; the Opening Gala was a huge success n their 25th anniversary. The cast and crew of the opening flick were there with the never too far behind media pundits and news crews. The eats and beverages were plentiful and tasty, the crowd was fun and approachable, and the Asian Art Museum is a great venue.
The museum is one of my favorite in the City. A beautiful building, great staff, and fantastic calender of exhibits through out the year. Make a visit(s) to this museum happen in the near future.
The film festival is a wonderful showcase for Asian American film makers and aspiring talents. This year's festival runs eleven days and is sure to be another success.
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For one, I got to be in the trailer! Happy happy joyously bobbing head and towel-waving arm! Only the Film Fest folks could get together all these randoms (firemen, horse on a trampoline, swing dancers, lion drummers/dancers, drum corp, kazoo players, cheerleaders,...) and make a trailer!
For 2007 - watched "Mistress of Spices" and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"
For 2008 - watched "Ping Pong Playa" and "Happiness"
And of course, so many other films that I wished I could have seen. A great film festival with a wide selection of movies for all types of moviegoers. The volunteers and staff are fantastic. The whole event appears very organized. Love it, and some day I hope to make it a tradition to see a handful of festival films each year.
My only complaint - it's always in March, which is when I'm super busy at work, and so the two weeks ALWAYS fly by. I think I missed it in previous years because of this. It just comes and goes - blink of an eye. So sad.
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I'm always impressed with this festival. There's always a great selection of films to see and it's always so organized. The hardest thing is narrowing down your choices to one a night.
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I was lucky enough to watch the world premiere of "Shanghai Kiss" tonite at the lovely Castro Theater. If you can, go see David Ren's romantic comedy now!
The cast is awesome -- Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere from Heroes, and Kelly Hu. The movie is very cute and funny! It's not about looking right but feeling right :)
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The one time of the year that all of us who work for APA org's in SF can go out to see and be seen... the Festival turns me from being a two-movies-a-month watcher to seeing six hours of film in an afternoon.
Thanks to the skillful direction of Chih-hui Yang and Taro Goto, my film fest picks are much better than my NCAA bracket picks (which actually aren't so bad, this just being the first tourney weekend and all...) I've seen some of my favorite movies at the Festival over the past three years, like "China Blue" and "The Grace Lee Project." 2007's showcase of Chinese Americans in film has some gems, like "Hollywood Chinese" and the much-anticipated "Curse of Quon Gwon", a 1915 silent film that may be the very first ever Chinese American film (this is showing at the Oakland Museum on March 24, 2007.)
What I love most about the Festival is the sheer number of people coming out to support Asian American culture. Take a moment when you're at the Festival to check out some of the rad sponsoring organizations (cough cough) and extend your support of the community beyond these two weeks!
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Went to the festival about 3 years ago when 'Hero' was the opening night film at the Kabuki and had a blast. could've swore i saw Helen Zia in the crowd. the after party at the Asian American Art museum capped off a great evening and included hor d'eurves and plenty of alcohol. hoping this year will be just as great, and i just may try to check out the stuff playing in San Jose as well.
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I volunteer for the SFIAAFF.
I started as a SFSU student and it was required watching for AA Studies class- I was broke and couldn't afford to see them films at the time, so I volunteered to get a ticket - and I enjoy volunteering because it is great.
I learn alot here - some volunteers have been volunteers for 20+ years.
Its almost tear-jerking, as my heart swells with pride thinking of sell-out shows and people waiting 2 hours in rush line to see art. And there are Asian/Asian Am people in the films... there's something about having someone who looks like you on a big screen, who is telling stories that you might be able to relate to, that remind you of your history or are just creative. It's inspired me to try to make my own film.
I have ADD and I can do film fest movies - its the ability to meet the filmakers, ask questions, rate film and talk to everyone in line. I spoke with a woman who comes every year from New York because she says our film fest is the best in the country - that it has Asian and Asian-American film.
The volunteer coordinators are really organized and put alot of time and effort into this. Volunteer for this and other film festivals... you get to see movies, interact with people specifically happy to be there.
This year I saw:
Bolinao 52 - boat people desserted by US warship in 1988 and rescued by Filipino fishermen. it followed the story of a boat woman's struggles and her return to the Philippines and to confront a US solider who was on the boat that left them for dead. 52 Survived.
Blackout - Alcholism in the Phillipines - can't write more - it would spoil it.
Ang Pamana - Modern horror based on Filipino traditional beliefs. Can't say superstitions, because people really believe these supernatural things happen. Suspense.
Year of the Fish - NY Chinatown scened film has sex trafficking, mystical fish, love story. In technicolor and quite pretty.
2008 -
Blood Brothers - 1930's Shanghai 3 men seek fortune in the city, end up in a gangsta situation (yes Donna and I got pics w Daniel Wu)
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Cool festival. You never know who'll be there. I saw several top Indie filmmakers just roaming around the festival -- and even spotted Chris Lee one of the producers of Superman Returns and Final Fantasy movies.
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This was my first time experiencing the SF International Asian American Film Festival and I am truly impressed. The Center for Asian American Media really knows how to put a film festival program together. I've been in SF since 2003 and this year was the first where I actually saw the promotions EVERYWHERE (on the internet, on the tele, in the local newspapers and circulations...), plus, the word of mouth was great. Today my friend, Chris, cajoled me into a movie day. First we started off with "Pavement Butterfly", starring Anna May Wong. A silent movie, brought to life with the actual screen presence of Anna May Wong and the accompaniment by Robert Israel on the Mighty Wurlitzer. The whole ambiance of the royal Castro Theater just magnified the impact of the movie. One word: WOW
The second movie was quite different and was quite poignant in a tragicomedic way. "King and The Clown" touched on a variety of different topics: Korean history, pride, foolishness, love, homosexuality and true happiness.
All in all, I was SUPREMELY impressed with not only the selections on the film festival schedule, but also with the volunteers themselves. Thanks for making it such a great event to attend.
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This silver anniversary of the SFIAFF was a very difficult one for me. Mainly because the selection of movies being shown was all pretty interesting and top notch! There were so many good ones out there that my friends and I can't make up their minds to go which ones. So I ended only seeing two today. Thank God I have Hiromi and we manage to go see two excellent films today. Hiromi did a great job explaining which films we watched but I want to note that the first one we saw, "Pavement Butterfly" was especially a treat because of live music provided by Robert Israel gave us a throwback to another era. To experience that was truly surreal and was truly a joy to see that going on along with the film.
Volunteers was very helpful and orderly. Also saw my Friend there as a volunteer!
If you haven't check out any of the films yet. Go check it the website!
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Fab festival! I'm so excited about the upcoming season that I had to yelp! I used to volunteer as an usher to watch movies for free but got tired of only watching the beginning or the end. Always missed the middle. Now that I'm a grown up, I purchase the six pack (6 tix for $50) to enjoy films by myself and with friends.
This is also a great opportunity to see a who's who in the community. One year I bumped into Helen Zia THREE times. She was there all weekend watching movies! And one time (at band camp) Daniel Dae Kim said, "Thank you." to me! I showed him to his seat.
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I'm there every year without fail. I enjoy watching films from all over Asia. It's a wonderful opportunity to see all genres in great movies.
I've seen 3 movies:
1) "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" was a 5 star anime! Very cute and great story. Think...Quantum Leap meets Miyazaki.
2) "Mistress of Spices" with Aishwarya Rai & Dylan McDermott was DISAPPOINTING. It was really cheesy & painful to watch. The supporting characters (the grandpa & taxi driver) were the only good characters.
3) "Made in Korea" is an amazingly touching documentary about a guy born in Korea but adopted by Dutch parents when 3 months. He goes on a search for identity. The director & protagonist was actually there and we had a short Q&A session. It was really cool.
The film festival itself is wonderful and pretty well organized. The staff was helpful and let me put my late friend's tickets on will call.
Will definitely try to make this an annual tradition!
I love film festival season! This is my favorite film festival in San Francisco. I think it does a great job of getting a variety of Asian American and Asian films. One big way it differs from some of the other larger festivals is in getting smaller films that you cannot see elsewhere. I know with the International and Indie film fests if you miss a movie you can often get it on DVD in Netflix or it will show up in major theaters in a couple of months. While this has happened with the bigger films shown here, there are a couple that I enjoyed that I haven't seen pop up anywhere else.
Also, the shorts collections that I have seen are very strong... I still think the Fishbowls collection from two years ago was the best I've seen.
i first discovered the festival while in high school. My japanese teacher took us to watch Kikujiro and Welcome Back Mr McDonald. twas love at first sight.. sadly, i didn't come back for another 4 years ... I was reunited with the film festival when I interned here back in 2005 for an asian american studies field study course.. i practically lived in the volunteer break room for that week helping the coordinator, eyes twitching as the escalator's non-stop clackety clacking drilled into my brain... it was GREAT... and it still is probably my favorite time of the year... So far, I've only been to the fancy shmancy opening and closing night galas once in 05, but i definitely look forward to attending again in the future. [*screams like a little girl* because i totally met sung kang there *swoon] this year i was an extra on the trailer created by the colma folks.. score!! oh no.. that song is stuck in my head agAIN..
the festival offers a wide range of films, and it's always refreshing to see such creativity, and more asian american presence in the media. Uber exciting when films get picked up by regular theatres..
2005 films watched:
the grace lee project
house of flying pancakes
the year of the yao
fishbowl and silent years [shorts]
unleashed [special premiere]
brotherhood best
hana to arisu (hana and alice)
the motel
baytong
music video asia
cavite
third i south asian international shorts
oldboy
saving face
2006 films watched:
conventioneers
american fusion
kieu
the achievers
colma: the musical
eve and the firehorse
2007 films
the girl who leapt through time
mistress of spices
tie a yellow ribbon
2008 films
Blood Brothers
W 32nd
Ping Pong Playa
Happiness
now go watch some friggin good movies...
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In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of Asians in San Francisco and the Bay Area. If you would like to know more about us other than patronize the restaurants that our relatives own, please check out the Asian American Film Festival.
The movie selection is widely varied to represent all the different groups that fall under the Asian umbrella. The festival is well-organized with tons of earnest student volunteers who happily answer all of your questions and will direct you to the right theater. Come and learn more about the experiences of Asian America.
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This year's Festival focuses on the Asian American male, with Opening Night film AMERICANese and a Spotlight on James Shigeta.
This year's Opening Night film is the highly anticipated AMERICANese, directed by Eric Byler and starring Joan Chen and Kelly Hu. After the screening at the Castro is an afterparty with the AMERICANese cast and crew at the Asian Art Museum.
Several shows are already sold out, so advance tickets are always recommended. To avoid the phone/online service charge, you can purchase tix in person at the Kabuki 8 Theatres (1881 Post Street, San Francisco) 5-10 pm daily. Last year's evening shows at the Castro were packed, and this year should generate the same kind of excitement. Can't wait!
The Festival is an awesome place to see film, but it's also an amazing experience to see and meet people from all over the world who have come to celebrate Asian American film, from rush lines at the Kabuki Theatre to lines around the block at the Castro. There are happy hours daily at the DOT Bar in the Radisson Miyako Hotel from 5-7 pm where you can meet directors, actors, industry folks, and other attendees.
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I've been attending this Festival since 1997. I remember the first film that I saw, Tsai Ming-Liang's "The River". Little did I know that a few years later at this same festival I'd get to meet the lead actor, Lee Kang-sheng. And last year I got to meet Joan Chen! Such are the joys of a film festival! And this is one of the best. Chih-hui Yang and Taro Goto run a great festival. I've seen so many great films over the last almost 10 years, and I'm looking forward to more!
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Hello everyone!!
My name is Michael and this year will be my first Asian American Film Festival Experience!! I've been to the Santa Barbara Film Festival for the past two years, but I am really excited about this one.
I plan on seeing LINDA LINDA LINDA, KARATE KID 2 (Mr. Morita is so dope.... "WAX ON WAS OFF"), AMERICANese (yea, im giong to opening night!!).
For all you hip-hop heads go check out the Martial Arts Flicks what will be showing at the Pacific Film Archive Theater.... Who can turn down a movie title named "Dirty Ho"
I'm a fan of Korean movies so i want to go check out RULES OF DATING, a movie about two teachers who base their relationship strictly by sex..... I wonder if they have a word for BOOTY CALL in Korean?
The word is that alot of movies are selling out quickly, so go order your tickets NOW!!!
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These people know how to run a Film Festival. They really got a great line up 2006 and many films were sold out. Great sponsors. Taro Goto has gotta good game.
WOw..2008 better at Kabuki Sundance. Food. Free popcorn for Harold Kumar Guantanamo Bay's movie. Q and A with John Cho. Great talk on Hypersexualized Asian Women in Film...2 minute porno at the fest. with academic analysis. Fascinating. We are NOT anabelle chong or Asian Carrera...We are POWERFUL WIMMIN..SWIMMMIN ahead with the spermies...
Addition of the CLAY theatre. Prefer KABUKI for location of multifilms.
You know you are with a lotta Asians when you see them flippin out their cameras for photo opps with the celebrities. I for one, do NOT believe in being so silly as to think that is important for my flash memory card.
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