ONE-WEEK THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT
STARTS FRIDAY, JUNE 9th!
Asian Cinevision and the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)is extremely excited to announce the theatrical release of SLOW JAM KING, the feature film debut by Steven E. Mallorca, winner of the AAIFF Emerging Director Award. SLOW JAM KING has simultaneously entertained and defied definition, being described as a “genuinely moving”, “weird-ass magnum opus” that is “somewhat revolutionary in that there's nothing else out there in the wide world of film quite like it.”
photo courtesy of Lia Chang
SYNOPSIS
JoJo Enriquez, a Filipino-American, poseur gangsta-pimp, thinks he hears his call to the streets and carjacks Vance, a mysterious traveling perfume salesman. In tow is Devaun, JoJo's best friend, who tries desperately to protect Vance from JoJo, and JoJo from the law. But no one is safe from JoJo's impulses, as the motley trio hits the road to Nashville, and slowly succumb to an escapist adventure that leads the three of them to truth, love, and the dirty underbelly of the Nashville country music scene, where they encounter the militant black country music star, Buck Garvey.
OPENING NIGHT CONCERT
AT THE IMAGINASIAN THEATER!
photo courtesy of Lia Chang
Immediately following the opening night 8pm screening on Friday, June 9, stick around for a free concert inside the Imaginasian theater featuring music from the film as performed by writer/ director Steven E. Mallorca and the Riding Mower Records All Stars (comprised of NYC indie heavies, P.I.C, Lovetester and Convertible Jennifers).
Friday, June 9th: 3:30, 8:00
(Opening Night Screening followed by concert by Steven E. Mallorca & the SJK Band)
Saturday, June 10th: 2:30, 8:30
Sunday, June 11th: 12 noon, 8:30
Monday, June 12th: 2:30, 8:00
Tuesday, June 13th: 2:30, 10:00
Wed, June 14th: 2:30, 8:30
Thursday, June 15th: 2:30, 9:30 (followed by musical performance by Steven E. Mallorca)
WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING
ABOUT SLOW JAM KING:
"Slow Jam King is witty, and funny... Everything that comes to the surface is just an unrelenting dose of talent."
- Ghettoblaster Magazine
"Road trip movies are a venerated genre, and this one fits right in - the characters are well-drawn and you find yourself rooting for [them]... the movie itself is such a fun lark and the various twists and turns of the plot are so entertaining."
- SFist Magazine
