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A-DA-DA
Directed by: Sung Hwan Kim
USA | 2002 | trt 20min | Video | Color |
Experimental | some Korean w/ES
A-DA-DA is an onomatopoetic name given to
a person who stutters. A-DA-DA is conceived
as a stuttering film, not a film about stuttering.
The film endeavors to tell of the relationship
between a Korean born foreigner in America
and his father in Korea, seperated both
culturally and generationally by the communication
gap between them. The film assumes multiplicity
in its filmic style and concept, similar
to the way in which a stutter repeatedly
stops the speech that he started. The multiple
aspects of the film put the audience through
a series of different modes in terms of
their engagement with the story, from total
detachment to forced emotional involvement;
it delays the viewer's definition of the
film's identity.
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A
DAY FLY
Directed by: Tae-gon Yoon
USA | 2002 | trt 15min | Video | B & W |
Experimental | Korean w/ES
Korean guy who wants to live in the U.S.
because he thinks he could have a better
life here. His days are mundane and pointless.
In spite of that, he tries to find a solution
for human desires in his tedious life.
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AMERICAN
ALOHA: HULA BEYOND HAWAII
Directed by: Lisette Marie Flanary
USA | 2003 | trt 53min | Video | Color |
Documentary
For Hawaiians, hula is not just a dance
but a way of life. From the traditional
to the contemporary, master hula teachers
living in California struggle to preserve
their culture and bring the Hawaiian community
together by celebrating their heritage.
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BUTTERFLY
Directed by: Tanuj Chopra
India | 2003 | trt 23min | Video | Color
| Narrative | some Hindi w/ES
Ghani, a Blind traditional Muslim man calls
Doctor Aadam to his home to check up his
only daughter Miraal. However, the only
way Dr. Aadam is allowed to inspect Miraal
is through a hole cut in a large curtain
hanging in the middle of the room. When
Dr. Aadam discovers that Miraal shares a
love of butterflies, a romance is sparked
leaving Miraal and the doctor with a chance
to determine their future free from Ghani's
rule.
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CARNAL
NOISE
Directed by: Francisco Aliwalas
USA | 2002 | trt 5min | Video | Color
| Narrative
What goes around comes around in this
psychological thriller about a man who
seals his fate by his cruel intentions.
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CHOCOLATE
Directed by: Ron Domingo
USA | 2003 | trt 5min | Video | Color |
Narrative
CHOCOLATE depicts the covert mission of
a boy who must smuggle chocolate to his
Lolo. The only obstacle is the all knowing
and all-seeing eye of Lola.
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COOLEYVILLE
Directed by: Stephen Bay
USA | 2002 | trt 14min | Video | Color |
Animation
A day in the life of a young Asian American
teenager Peter Lee, a typical high school
student who lives with his eccentric extended
family in quiet suburbia. Along with a bossy
cousin, and the arrival of his older sister
and new Canadian brother-in-law, this comedic
animation illustrates issues of Asian American
youth.
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DON'T
PLAY PLAY
Directed by: Liew SengÊTat
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 6min | Video | Color
| Animation
One of Liew's several animations, the past
rescues the present when a young boy takes
tea with grandpa and gets in a car accident.
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DOUBLE
EXPOSURE
Directed by: Kit-Yin Snyder
USA | 2002 | trt 28min | Video | Color |
Documentary
A poetically inspired video documentary
exploring the conflicts and contradictions
of the "cultural state-lessness" experienced
by a first-generation Chinese-American immigrant.
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ENTER
THE CLOWNS [FEATURE
FILM]
Directed by: Cui Zi-en
China | 2001 | trt 82min | Video | Color
| Narrative | Mandarin w/ES
Controversial director CUI ZI'EN champions
a new queer Chinese cinema. Adapted from
his own novel, ENTER THE CLOWNS explores
sexual identity and gender through a series
of vignettes about transgendered people.
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FIRST
TIME
Directed by: Dale Fabrigar
USA | 2002 | trt 26min | Beta SP | B/W |
narrative
An inexperienced young man and a call-girl
meet in a motel room...their brief and intimate
time together reveal unexpected revelations.
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FRIDAY
Directed by: Amir Muhammad
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 8min | Video | Color
| Experimental
An afternoon at the National Mosque of Malaysia
encourages thoughts both sacred and profane.
An essay in images, text and beliefs.
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I
AM DRIVING IN MY CAR/I AM WALKING UP THE
HILL
Directed by: Juneyup Yi, Jane Steuerwald
USA | 2003 | trt 9min | Video | Color |
Experimental
Remembrances of an American woman and a
young Korean man are interwoven in this
experimental work exploring childhood sensation
and memories triggered by rain.
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I
AM (NOT) SEEN
Directed by: Takahiko Iimura
Japan | 2003 | trt 5min | Video | Color
| Experimental
A part of the DVD SEEING/HEARING/SPEAKING,
yet serves as a video by itself. Condensed
from a DVD into frame by frame shots which
became a pixilated video of perception.
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I'VE
GOT A HEADACHE
Directed by: Ji-Sun Oh
Korea | 2002 | trt 19min | Video | Color
| Experimental | Korean w/ES Living is like
watching bad TV shows all days. I've Got
A Headache is about the realization of a
meaningless life and a hopeless dissatisfaction.
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J.J.
Directed by: Brian Chang
USA | 2002 | trt 6min | Video | Color |
Experimental
"The First Time I Saw Her..." A woman narrates
a dream like encounter she has with an unknown
girl.
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JUST
A WOMAN
Directed by: Tan Tan
China | 2001 | trt 58min | Video | Color
| Narrative | Mandarin w/ES
A market girl is attracted to a rich businessman
who employs her to work as housemaid for
his fickle mistress. Gradually the relationship
of mistress and servant blurs into a Fassbinder
confusion of role-playing and desire. An
eclectic and ambitious story of two women
that runs a gamut of styles and emerges
with its own voice.
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KILLAVATOR
Directed by: Patrick Lim
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 10min | Video | Color
| Narrative
A filmmaker gets his comeuppance, through
the conventions of the horror movie. Don't
open that door!.
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LANDSCAPE
MOVIE
Directed by: Hayashi Yuki
Japan | 2001 | trt 15min | Video | Color
| Animation | Japanese w/ES
An animated experimental short about the
separation between Yuki and Soraki and a
trip in search of a starry sky.
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LEANG'S
JOURNEY
Directed by: Koji Hayasaki
USA | 2003 | trt 29min | Video | Color |
Documentary
Leang Lang came to the Bronx as a Cambodian
refugee in 1980. Whereas working hard to
keep Cambodian culture, he tries to support
his daughter Moni, who is a high school
drop-out. Leang struggles between love for
his home country and daughter.
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A
LETTER TO SUSU
Directed by: Vincent Au
USA | 2002 | trt 3min | Video | Color |
Narrative
A young man suffering from mental illness
writes to his male ex-lover to reminisce
on their loving but stormy affair.
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LILY'S
CRICKETS
Directed by: Francis Chan
Canada | 2002 | trt 46min | Video | Color
| Narrative
Lily, a top executive at a computer company,
unwillingly returns to her hometown, after
her father's death, to help her mother take
care of funeral arrangements and the family
bakery. On her jouney into the past, Lily
discovers complexities about her mother's
love and her unrelenting commitment to her
husband.
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LONELY
SATURDAY
Directed by: Jiang Jian Lin
China | 2002 | trt 12min | Video | Color
| Narrative
A girl is trapped in a repeating sequence
of a Saturday morning until she admits she's
in love. With a sly wit and charm, this
is "Groundhog Day" in China!
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LOST
Directed by: Amir Muhammad
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 10min | video | Color
| Documentary
Told in his trademark style of documentary
images and witty textual commentary, Muhammad's
Kafka-esque essay follows his attempts to
replace his identity card after losing it.
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LOVE
IS NOT A SIN [FEATURE
FILM]
Directed by: Doug Chan
Macau | 2002 | trt 83min | Video | Color
| Narrative | Cantonese w/ES DOUG CHANÕs
film starts as a simple tale about two best
friends falling in love, which culminates
in a series of encounters with long-lost
siblings, incestuous fantasies, and a long
distance relationship with an imaginary
lover.
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MAHJONG
TO THE GRAVE
Directed by: Bruce Hwang Chen
USA | 2002 | trt 7min | Video | Color |
Narrative
Four confused Asians face off on a mahjong
table, who will be the champion?
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MAN
NEVER TELL LOVE
Directed by: Li Lin
China | 2003 | trt 6min | Video | color
| Narrative | Mandarin w/ES
The passion had faded from a couple's marriage.
But when the wife is hospitalized for kidney
problems, her gambler husband expresses
his love in a very direct way. Li's parents
almost died when he was making the film,
hence his final dedication.
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MY
FATHER AND HIS CELLULOID
Directed by: Daven R
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 10min | Video | Color
| Documentary
A tribute to the filmmaker's father, a traveling
projectionist, through the films, sights
and sounds of his work and times.
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NANA,
LET'S GO HOME
Directed by: Shi Lei
China | 2003 | trt 20min | Video | Narrative
| Mandarin w/ES
Struggling to survive, a young artist and
his girlfriend leave the city and return
to their rural village and an unexpected
end. With a nod to the Sixth Generation
and French cinema, this film of small gestures
and indirect narrative announces Shi Lei
as a new talent to watch.
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PETROL
PARKING
Directed by: Amir Muhammad
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 6min | Video | Color
| Documentary
At a gas pump, some questions and answers
about being in Malaysia. Muhammad's take
is quirky, his camera probing.
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A
PLACE WHERE THERE ARE MOTHS
Directed by: Seike Mika
Japan | 2001 | trt 6min | Video | Color
| Narrative | Japanese w/ES
A woman lives in an apartment which is always
changing positions. One day, a moth flew
into her room. The moths began to multiplied
uncontrollably and gloom set in. She started
to erase each moth at will. Soon, all the
moths disappeared and the room fell to the
ground floor. Now, she could see the scenery:
the ground and trees.
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POPIAHS,
MURTABAK, AND A PATRIOTIC DONKEY
Directed by: Zan Azlee
Malaysia | 2003 | trt 3min | Video | Color
| Narrative
Sarcastic essay about the kiasu elements
of Malaysian society. 'Kiasu' means "scared
to lose" in Hokkien. But in Singapore and
Malaysia, it has come to refer to one-upmanship;
in this case, the Malaysian obsession with
breaking world records.
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RED
THREAD
Directed by: Cynthia Liu
USA | 2002 | trt 25min | Video | Color |
Narrative
A lonely playwright tired of dating Mr.
Wrong goes on a blind date with an actor
who turns out to be Mr. Wrong and Mr. Right.
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REEL
GRRRLS
Directed by: 9/11 Media Arts CenterÊ
USA | 2001 | trt 10min | Video | Color |
Documentary
Media influence, body image, identity, violence
against women, self-affirmation are addressed
in short PSA's through animation, music,
humor, and personal reflection. These girls
take us into the alternative landscape of
American adolescence to question how young
women are portrayed in the media and its
effects upon our daily lives. This is what
the "grrl power" thing is all about.
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ROOM
TO LET [FEATURE
FILM]
Directed by: James Lee
Malaysia | trt 123min | Video | Narrative
| Mandarin w/ES
Berg arrives in Kuala Lumpur and by chance
meets Andrew. Andrew offers to share his
bed in a rented room in an old bungalow.
Berg stays and befriends the other occupants
of the bungalow. An artist occupant is
missing and as Berg explores this mystery,
we learn how the other occupants cope
and reason with what had happened. Director
JAMES LEE, who hails from Malaysia, offers
up a twisted tale of longing, lost love
and lust.
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SAIGON
USA
Directed by: Lindsey JangÊ Robert C. Winn
USA | 2002 | trt 57min | Video | color |
Documentary
SAIGON USA is a compelling documentary about
a part of the community that has been long
neglected - Vietnamese Americans. The film
delves into the emotions and angers behind
the recent protests in Orange County, California,
the home to the largest Vietnamese community
outside Vietnam. Through the lens, co-directors
Lindsey Jang and Robert C. Winn explore
the changing dynamics between the Vietnamese
who immigrated to Orange County during the
Vietnam War and those born in the US . SAIGON,
USA provides a poignant look at the transitions
within the community.
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STORIES
UNTOLD: MEMORIES OF KOREAN WAR SURVIVORS
Directed by: Sul Gi Kim
USA | 2003 | 53min. | video | color | documentary
To most Americans, the Korean War is most
often known as the "forgotten"
war. The Korean War has often been told
from military, ideological and political
perspectives. During the war, 9 million
Koreans became refugees, 4 million individuals
became separated from their families. Despite
the toll this war had on civilians, there
is little information on the impact it had
on women. Sul Gi Kim gives voice to the
stories and memories of older Koreans who
survived the war.
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SURVEILLANCES
Directed by: Jay Weisman
USA | 2003 | trt 23min | Video | Color
& B/W | Narrative
Against a backdrop of violence, internment
camps, and intelligence smuggling, the
friendship that develops between an American
government agent and his Japanese charge
changes the course of World War II.
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THAT
HISTORICAL FEELING
Directed by: Huzir Sulaiman
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 25min | Video | Color
| Narrative
Eddie, a Pakistani-American, and Catherine,
a Malaysian-Chinese, wait for their train
at Kuala Lumpur's old railway station. They
talk about terrorism, US foreign policy,
911, and its impact. A provocative and timely
discourse about the subjectivity of history
and the different perspectives on the personal
and the political.
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THREE
MINUTE LIFE
Directed by: Linus Chung
Malaysia | 2002 | trt 3min | Video | Color
| Experimental
An experiment with images and text which
set out the director's thoughts on life
and recognition of mortality in the real
world and in film.
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TOMATO
AND EGGS
Directed by: Shawn Chou
USA | 2002 | trt 8min | Video | Color |
Narrative
The caring and devoted mother of the Lee
family spends her entire day cooking a delicious
dinner for her family. Instead, her 10-year-old-daughter
Maria, unexpectantly leaves the dining table
to join her rowdy friends laughing outside.
Then, much to her dismay, her husband leaves
the dining table to watch his favorite television
show. To make matters worse, even her beloved
23-year-old-daughter Evelyn leaves the dining
table to prepare a presentation for work.
The mother is left standing alone at the
table with her food left completely untouched.
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TONG
WAH HENG
Directed by: Ken Kin Ng
Malaysia | 2003 | trt 3min | Video | Color
| Documentary
Meditation of objects, details and textures
of an old store made in memory of an important
figure in the director's life.
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A
TREE WITHOUT ROOTS (LALSALU) [FEATURE
FILM]
Directed by: Tanvir Mokammel
Bangladesh | 2001 | 108min | 35mm | Color
| Narrative | Bengali w/ES
Director TANVIR MOKAMMEL tells the story
of a stranger who arrives at a peasant town
and discovers the grave of a holy man. As
news of the shrine draws villagers to the
site, the stranger himself begins to assume
legendary status. Based on the novel by
Syed Waliullah, A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS reveals
the circumstances that arise when religion,
corruption and Mother Nature finally collide.
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UNDER
PRESSURE
Directed by: Helen Cho
USA | 2002 | trt 5min | Video | Color |
Documentary
This film belongs to a bigger project, "pro-TV
Bio" at Downtown Community Television. Pro-TV
is a group of 6 youth producers from various
ethnic backgrounds. The producers' short
bios illustrate some of the unique struggles
they encounter as New York City teenagers.
Under Pressure is the story of Helen Cho,
a Korean American teenager, who fears the
failure to live up to her parents' American
dream.
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WALK
TO FREEDOM
Directed by: Street-Level Youth MediaÊ
USA | 2002 | trt 7min | Video | Color |
Documentary
Produced by Chicago based youth group, Street-Level
Youth Media, this is a documentary of a
march held in July of 2002 down Chicago's
Lawrence Avenue for the Cambodian Association
of Illinois' first annual Surviving the
Journey: Walk to Freedom to commemorate
the struggle of the Cambodian refugees.
The walk ended with a ground-breaking and
ground-blessing ceremony of the Cambodian
Association of Illinois for the future site
of the Cambodian American Heritage Museum
and Killing Fields Memorial.
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WASTE
WOOD AND POWDER SAUSAGE
Directed by: Wayne Ho
Malaysia | 2003 | trt 3min | B/W | Animation
A dark comedy about greed in the urban jungle.
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WHERE
IS THERE ROOM?
Directed by: Byron Karabatsos, Sonali Gulati
and Antonio Paez
USA | 2002 | trt 8min | Video | Color |
Narrative
The film blurs the boundaries between fiction
and documentary to convey a mood of loss
and longing; it relies less on conventional
narrative structure to tell the story of
a woman coming to terms with the death of
her mother, and more on the abstract relationship
between images and sounds.
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WORDS,
WEAVINGS AND SONGS
Directed by: John Esaki
USA | 2002 | trt 28min | Video | Color |
Documentary
Delving into the universal language of art,
three extraordinary Japanese American women
survived the WWII concentration camps and
continued to transcend those years with
creative expressions.
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YAH
YAH
Directed by: Yiuwing Lam
USA | 2002 | trt 6min | Video | Color |
Narrative
Yah Yah follows the travails of a young
man's reconstruction of his childhood through
old photographs as he reflects on the love
and the hurt he brought upon his Chinese
grandfather as a child. Yah Yah is an experimental
narrative about loss, regret and a man's
search for forgiveness.
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YIN
YIN/JADE LOVE
Directed by: Carolyn Wong
Canada | 2002 | trt 30min | Video | Color
| Narrative
About a granddaughter's discovery of her
grandmother after she has died. The film
simultaneously explores the emotional impact
of the filmmaker's last visit with her grandmother,
her death, what was subsequently discovered
about her extraordinary life, and childhood
memories surrounding her home.
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ZINNIA
Directed by: Jong W. Lee
USA | 2002 | trt 19min | Beta SP | color
| narrative
Mina who is terminally ill, takes dance
lessons against her father's wishes. She
meets Andy, her dance instructor and together
they learn the true meaning of life and
love.
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