Vancouver Asian Film Festival

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12TH ANNUAL
VANCOUVER ASIAN
FILM FESTIVAL
NOV 6 - 9 2008
CINEMARK TINSELTOWN THEATRES
88 WEST PENDER STREET VANCOUVER
VAFF.ORG
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12TH ANNUAL
VAFF.ORG
VANCOUVER ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL
WELCOME | TABLE OF CONTENTS
VAFF: NEXT GENERATION
After a dozen years, hundreds of films screened, over a thousand
previewed and meeting many, many talented filmmakers, there is a
small tear in my eye as I realize that my “baby” is all grown up and
ready to take flight.
This has been a transition year for the Vancouver Asian Film Festival
as it welcomed its new and very capable Executive Director Don
Montgomery. Like a worried “Mother” I hovered ever ready to assist,
but realized that Don and the VAFF team were more than able to take
the Festival to next level. As I take a backseat to the activities, I am
proud and extremely excited to see how the Festival will grow and
evolve in the next few years. VAFF’s successful spin-off event, The
Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM), which was developed as
a means to support and encourage emerging local Asian filmmakers to complete a film in a limited time
also ensures that the Festival will continue to have quality films to show into the future.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society (VAFF)
is a not-for-profit organization that provides a
forum for independent North American Asian
filmmakers to showcase their work to both Asian
and non-Asian audiences. The aim of VAFF is
to foster an understanding and appreciation
of today's independent North American Asian
filmmakers, while providing a springboard to
larger film festivals. The society endeavours
to represent the often ignored North American
Asians caught between two cultures. The
Vancouver Asian Film Festival Society will provide
a cultural bridge between the Asian and non-Asian
communities as well as the Asian communities
themselves.
This is not a farewell, but an acknowledgement that the Festival is experiencing a rite of passage into its
next stage and I can already see its wings…….
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Enjoy the Ride!
Barbara K. Lee
Founder & President
welcome | TAble of contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Special greetings............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Welcome to the 12 edition
of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival!
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We’ve put together a terrific program of over 40 films from diverse
Asian filmmakers. Many of the films are premieres with filmmakers,
cast and crew in attendance.
We couldn’t have a film festival without parties so we’ve gone the
extra mile this year by hosting a great party every night of the festival.
We invite you to join us and mingle with filmmakers, actors, and other
notable guests. Come network and make new friends.
Special appreciation goes to my festival team and the dozens of
dedicated volunteers for making this year’s festival a huge success.
A very big ”Thank You” to our funders, donors, sponsors, partners,
suppliers, members and friends for their generous support.
I would like to acknowledge past Executive Director Barbara Lee for her vision in creating VAFF eleven
years ago and for her determination in presenting it to the community every year as a volunteer. Her
guidance has been invaluable during this transitional year.
This year’s VAFF promises to be one of the most exciting and entertaining festivals we’ve ever presented.
Please tell your friends about us. We look forward to seeing you!
tickets & passes.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
opening night................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Special presentation/Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Love you short time....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Child’s Play. .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
lost in love................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A Moment in Time. ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The Masculine & Mysterious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Families & funny.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
South asian Spotlight...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PullOUT Guide ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Don Montgomery
Executive Director
our fair city - Local Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Pawns of Politics....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONOR AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL FILM
BOARD | TOM PERLMUTTER
For a dozen years now, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival
has acted as a vital conduit for North America’s Asian
communities, appropriately located in a city well known
for its large and vibrant Asian presence. At the National
Film Board of Canada, we strongly support the festival’s
mission to showcase the creativity and innovation of the continent’s diverse
Asian population.
closing night................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mighty asian movie marathon (mamm). . . 24
NFB best canadian short award. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filmmaker Bios................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Representing Canada’s multi-faceted cultural makeup is at the core of the NFB’s
mandate as a public producer. We have the privilege and responsibility to ensure
that diverse voices continue to be heard, working to build and enhance our country’s rich social and
cultural fabric.
Print Source. .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Partnering with the Vancouver Asian Film Festival is key to that ongoing objective, and we’re very proud
to present the Best Canadian Short Award at this year’s festival.
CONTACT INFO
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
110 Keefer Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6A 1X4
Telephone 604.677.1383
Fax 604.677.2147
Email: [email protected]
Tom Perlmutter
Government Film Commissioner and
Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada
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SPECIAL GREETINGS
PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA | STEPHEN HARPER
It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest greetings to everyone
attending the 12th Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF). I would also like to
bid a warm welcome to all those who have traveled to Canada to take part
in this event.
Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and
Canadian Identity | JASON KENNEY
It is my privilege to offer greetings as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism
and Canadian Identity, and on behalf of the Government of Canada, on the
occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival.
Showcasing the work of talented Asian filmmakers, VAFF provides a cultural
bridge between the Asian and non-Asian communities, offering viewers
the chance to enjoy a unique line-up of films, shorts and documentaries
by emerging and established artists. In addition, its panel discussions
and social events offer great networking and educational opportunities to
industry professional and aspiring filmmakers.
Your festival brings together Asian performers and producers to celebrate
outstanding contributions to the medium of film by Canadians and North
Americans of diverse Asian backgrounds and representing the many Asian
diaspora communities in Canada.
I would like to commend the festival organizers for their efforts in promoting
Asian culture to the wider community. With so many talented individuals
showcasing their work this year, I know that this festival will once again be
a resounding success.
I commend your work in contributing every day in your creative work and
in your interactions with others to build up an integrated sense of Canadian
Identity in the context of our cherished Canadian traditions of freedom,
parliamentary democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, I wish you a successful and rewarding
event!
On behalf of the Government of Canada, please accept my best wishes for a
memorable and exciting experience.
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P.
OTTAWA
2008
The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P.
Secretary of State
(Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity)
PREMIER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | GORDON CAMPBELL
MAYOR OF VANCOUVER | SAM SULLIVAN
As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I am pleased to welcome
everyone to the 12th annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF).
On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend our best
wishes to the 2008 Vancouver Asian Film Festival as you celebrate your
12th Anniversary.
Canada’s oldest Asian film festival is sure to be another exciting event for
Asian Canadian film enthusiasts and the film making industry. I commend
VAFF for promoting educational and inspirational opportunities for aspiring
filmmakers, writers and actors.
British Columbia is indeed a multicultural place with international appeal.
Events such as VAFF give us a broader appreciation of artistic expression
from the diverse approaches or perspectives used by individuals from around
the world. I am sure it will be an enlightening and entertaining experience
for everyone.
On behalf of the people of British Columbia, I hope everyone enjoys the
shows.
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival endeavours to provide a cultural bridge
between the Asian and non-Asian communities and the Asian communitites
themselves. It also promotes educational and inspirational opportunities
to aspiring filmmakers through various partnerships with educational
institutions and industry organizations.
As Mayor, I am proud of our thriving arts community and I am pleased
to congratulate the Vancouver Asian Film Festival for providing such an
innovative forum for independent North American Asian filmmakers to
share their art and promote awareness of the cultures and traditions of
Asian countries. I want to thank the organizers, volunteers and filmmakers
who have made this festival possible.
Best wishes for a wonderful and successful festival.
Sincerely,
Yours truly,
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Gordon Campbell
Premier
Sam Sullivan
Mayor
TICKETS & PASSES
VAFF Membership
Due to provincial legislation, you must be 18 years or older and be a registered member of
VAFF to attend screenings at the festival. To save time, we recommend that you download
the VAFF Membership form from our website, fill out the VAFF Membership form in advance,
and bring it to the theatre. Upon payment of $2, you will receive your VAFF Membership
card at the theatre. Please carry the membership card with you at all times during the
festival. VAFF membership forms are also available at the theatre.
How to Buy Tickets & Passes
The 2008 VAFF Online Box Office will open on October 18 for single tickets and VAFF VIP
passes. You can pay for online purchases with PayPal, Mastercard or VISA. VAFF 5-PACKS,
Seniors, and Student tickets are available only at the theatre beginning November 6.
VAFF accepts CASH only for all ticket and pass purchases made at the theatre.
Refunds & Exchanges & Lost VIP Passes
No refunds or exchanges on general admission tickets, 5-Packs, and special event tickets
except in the case of program cancellation. Please keep your ticket stub. No refunds or
exchanges on VIP Passes. There is a $30 fee for a replacement VIP Pass (at the discretion
of the festival) and the original VIP pass will be cancelled.
VAFF VIP / INDUSTRY / MEDIA / Passes
Even with a pass or ticket, you should arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the
screening to guarantee a seat. Give yourself ample time to park and get settled in.
A generous allotment of seats are reserved for pass holders at each screening. While a
pass does not guarantee seating, pass holders are allowed access until that allotment has
been reached. Pass holders should arrive for screenings at least 30 minutes before show
time, and join the appropriate line-up. There will be two line-ups: one for ticket and pass
holders (from which pass holders will be seated first), and another for rush ticket purchase.
If pass holders arrive after the 30 minute mark, they may be redirected to the rear of the
Rush Ticket line-up if the pass-holder allotment has been reached or if the screening is near
to capacity. Should seats remain available by the time they reach the Box Office, they can
present their pass to receive a rush ticket and enter immediately.
Buy Tickets & Passes Early
The majority of screenings sell out fast and VAFF special events are very popular.
Don’t miss out on your opportunities to mingle with filmmakers, actors, and other industry
guests at VAFF. Get your tickets and passes early.
Rush Tickets
In the event of a sold-out program, a limited number of rush tickets may become available
immediately before the show. A separate line for each sold-out program will be formed
outside the venue box office approximately one hour before show time. As tickets become
available, they will be sold to individuals in line order while supplies last.
Venues and Parking Info
All VAFF screenings take place at Cinemark Tinseltown Theatre, 88 West Pender Street,
Vancouver. Go green and walk or bike to the theatre. You can also get to the theatre by
Skytrain or bus. There is an underground parkade at the Tinseltown complex. You can
get three hours free parking with your parking stub validated by the theatre. If you are
attending more than one program per day, you can get an additional three hours free
parking by having the theatre validate your parking stub a second time.
VIP Gala**
Nov 7 | Friday | 9pm – 1am
$30.00 advance/$40.00 door
Stadium Club at Edgewater Casino
750 Pacific Boulevard, South
Hosted by explorASIAN
Special Kirin Beer and Gekkeikan Sake Tasting – Courtesy of Select Wine Merchants
The VAFF VIP GALA offers festival attendees a place to celebrate and appreciate the
vibrant and diverse filmmaking community in Vancouver. Head over to Edgewater Casino
after the Canadian Premieres of “Santa Mesa” and “Finding Madison” and celebrate the
night away at Edgewater Casino’s Stadium Club with filmmakers, celebrities and other
special guests.
Engage in tastings of Kirin Beer and Gekkeikan Sake courtesy of Select Wine Merchants.
Featuring the amazing global beats of DJ’s Nils and Tarun from Beats Without Borders.
The Beats Without Borders Collective is made up of 4 established Global Groove DJs, who
spin the most diverse dance music on the planet... From funked out afrobeat to sexy
middle-eastern bellydance to the best of the asian underground, they’ll rock the party
guaranteed. Your priority access to this spectacular gala is guaranteed with the VAFF
VIP Pass.
FLAUNT IT Party**
Nov 8 | Saturday | 9pm – 1am
Hosted by explorASIAN
Complimentary admission for ladies who FLAUNT IT by wearing Asian traditional dress.
Celebrate the Western Canada Premiere of “Kissing Cousins” at Edgewater Casino’s
Stadium Club.
If you got it – FLAUNT IT! Join us for one of the Festival’s most
anticipated events. Your VAFF VIP Pass gets you priority access into Stadium Club where
you’ll be able to mix and mingle with filmmakers, celebrities and other special guests.
Featuring the cool mix sounds of DJ D-Jhun – one of the freshest DJ’s in Vancouver.
Originally from the Philippines, D-Jhun has been in the Vancouver DJ scene for almost
2 years. You will catch D-Jhun spinning @ Fabric Nightclub, Shine Nightclub, Century
House Lounge, Mint Nightclub, Waldorf Hotel and at private parties. He is a resident
DJ for Icon Nights Promotion, Gxotique Production, and Slingshot Entertainment that
he co-founded. Slingshot Entertainment is known to the Filipino Youth Community for
organizing private parties and hip hop events such as ‘Double Up Christmas party’,
‘Independence Night party’ and ‘3 stars and a Sun’. Why go to just any nightclub tonight
when you can party like a VAFF Star at Stadium Club!
INDUSTRY Luncheon
Nov 9 | Sunday | 11:30am – 1pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street
Hosted by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden & National Film Board of Canada
Stay for Q&A Sessions
Many filmmakers and cast members will be available to answer questions after the show.
Stay in your seats for an intimate discussion. Mingle with them at the VAFF after parties!
TICKETS & PASSES
Single Ticket Prices: VAFF Membership fee ($2) not included in any ticket or pass prices.
Evenings
$10.00 after 6pm
Matinees
$ 8.00
Students/Seniors 65+
$ 7.00*
*with valid ID - excludes Opening Night and Closing Night films (1st screenings)
Opening Night & Closing Night 1st Screenings
$15.00 All seats
VAFF 5 Packs
$40.00
Valid for five separate film screenings only
Excludes 1st screenings of Opening & Closing Night films. Not valid for special events.
VAFF VIP Pass
$88.00 advance / $150.00 after October 31*
Get the VAFF VIP treatment! Receive complimentary priority access to all film screenings
and special events at the festival. Mingle with filmmakers, actors, and other industry
guests. You save money too! Check online for event info and updates. Get your VAFF VIP
Pass early to avoid disappointment. *Limited number of VIP passes available after Oct 31.
OPENING NIGHT Film + Reception
Nov 6 | Thursday | 9pm – 1am
$30.00 advance/$40.00 door | $25/$30 Reception Only | $15 Film only
Kentizen Fusion Lounge @ Tinseltown
88 West Pender Street – 2nd Floor
Kick off the 2008 Vancouver Asian Film Festival with a Western Canada Premiere screening
of Academy Award winning director Jessica Yu’s latest film, Ping Pong Playa, followed by a
Reception at Kentizen Fusion Lounge with Jessica Yu and with Ping Pong Playa writer and
star Jimmy Tsai. Mix and mingle with visiting filmmakers, celebrities, and special guests as
we open the 12th VAFF. Indulge in tasty hors d’oeuvres, delicious cocktails, and get down
with the coolest hiphop beats with one of Vancity’s hottest DJ’s – DJ Relik. The ability to
incorporate scratching and mixing with a dynamic choice in music selection to keep parties
hype and dance floors moving has made Dj Relik one of the busiest and most demanded
club and party dj’s. Relly has also played parties and opened for artists such as: the Black
eyed peas, Ne-yo, Justin Timberlake, Boyz II Men, Jabbawokeez, De La Soul, Nas, Girlicious
and many more. Don’t miss VAFF’s Opening Night Film Reception!
Join us for an informal luncheon in a most serene setting where we will announce this
year’s winner of the NFB Best Canadian Short Film Award at VAFF. The Dr. Sun
Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the first of its kind outside of China, is an authentic
representation of an age old garden tradition that reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644).
The Garden is characteristic of the private spaces within a Ming scholar’s residence. With
its asymmetrical arrangement of rocks and plants, its winding paths and corridors, and
the vistas that overlook its courtyards, the Garden emulates the rhythms of nature. Ming
dynasty scholars, the elite of their time, lived and worked in their garden, sharing these
enchanting spaces with friends and family of all ages. Like any home, a scholar’s garden
was filled with energy, but also offered quiet moments for contemplation. The golden
glow of the autumn sun illuminates a dazzling array of maple and gingko leaves in
vibrant shades of red, yellow, and orange. Your luncheon ticket includes free admission
($10 value) to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
WRAP Party**
Nov 9 | Sunday | 9pm – 1am
$10.00 advance/ $15.00 door
Tunnel Multi-Lounge
622 West Pender Street
Join us at TUNNEL Multi-Lounge after attending the Canadian Premiere of WEST 32nd.
Dance the night away to hot urban mixes spun by TUNNEL’s own DJ. Celebrate the
four days of brilliant films, exceptional filmmakers and memorable events that make up
the 12th Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Enjoy exotic sips and chill out at Vancouver’s
latest hot spot where vintage meets sophisticated sound and light technology. With its
sleek interiors and amazing luxurious lounge, VAFF’s Wrap Party at TUNNEL will set the
scene for a spectacular closing evening for all festival attendees, visiting celebrities,
filmmakers, and staff. And remember – your VAFF VIP Pass gets you in the door first!
** Must be 19+ to attend – ID may be requested
There are a limited number of tickets available at the door – subject to venue capacity.
No refunds or exchanges on special event tickets or general admission tickets except in
the event of program cancellation. No refunds or exchanges on VIP Passes.
Programs and events subject to change without notice.
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DAY 1: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6 | PROGRAM 1
OPENING NIGHT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Sport and culture, charm and comedy open this 12th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival. We are thrilled to welcome back director Jessica Yu, a VAFF alum from
our very first Festival, with her hilarious feature film debut, PING PONG PLAYA. Jessica has been often and affectionately quoted for her 1997 Oscar acceptance
speech for Best Short Subject Documentary: “What a thrill – you know you’ve entered new territory when your outfit cost more than your film.” And opening the
program is Jason Karman’s reminder to us all of Vancouver’s famous “yo-yo playa,” Harvey Lowe, in the short STATE OF YO.
PING PONG PLAYA
DIRECTOR: JESSICA YU
WRITERS: JESSICA YU & JIMMY TSAI
PRODUCERS: ANNE CLEMENTS & JOAN HUANG
NARRATIVE | 35MM | COLOUR | 2008 | 96 MIN | USA
WESTERN CANADIAN PREMIERE
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE
Christopher “C-dub” Wang (Jimmy Tsai) is a suburban guy who sports an urban
swagger, waxes political on all things Asian American, and clings to pipe
dreams of a career as a pro basketball player. Blaming genetics for his failure
to make the NBA, C-dub lives at home, works a dead-end job, and squirms in
the shadow of his older brother, Michael (Roger Fan), a doctor – and a ping
pong champion.
With a family-run ping pong equipment store and a mom who teaches it at
the local Chinese Community Center, the Wang’s entire world revolves around
the sport. But despite the family legacy, C-dub opts to spend his free time
playing videogames and daydreaming about get-rich quick schemes with his
best friend JP Money (Khary Payton).
some extra money on the side and happily befriends one of the kids – who
happens to have a beautiful older sister.
But when the Wang family livelihood is threatened by a rival ping pong player’s
attempt to lure away the young students, C-dub begins to focus seriously on
the upcoming National Golden Cock Tournament and defend his family’s ping
pong dynasty.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Toronto Int’l Film Festival 2007, San Francisco Int’l
Asian American Film Festival 2008, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Independent Film Festival
of Boston, Oregon Disorient Asian American Festival, Chicago Asian American Showcase,
Silk Screen Film Festival, Asian American Int’l Film Festival, Asian Film Festival of Dallas
A car accident in the family forces C-dub to take over his mom’s ping pong
class of misfits. But he soon discovers the benefits of ping pong – earning
PRECEDED BY
STATE OF YO
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: JASON KARMAN
DOCUMENTARY | BETA SP | COLOUR | 2008 | 8 MIN | CANADA
Harvey Lowe won the world’s first yo-yo championship in 1932.
He experienced the early loss of his father, political and economic
unrest, and a brain tumour. The yo-yo, which made him famous,
helped him regain his identity.
Previous Screenings/Awards: New Cineworks 2008 Official Selection,
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival 2008
2ND SCREENING: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 | PROGRAM 9
ENCORE PRESENTATION: PING PONG PLAYA | 9:30PM - 11:30PM
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DAY 2: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 | SPECIAL PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP
HOW TO MAKE A LOW BUDGET INDIE FEATURE! | 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Ever had a great idea for a feature length independent film but never had the time or money? Tetsuro Shigematsu, a filmmaker who has extensive experience
in broadcasting, including hosting This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC Radio, and Newsworld in Los Angeles, will present the VAFF premiere of his film, YELLOW
FELLAS, and then share his ideas of how he made this feature length film with a short film’s budget. Q and A will follow.
YELLOW FELLAS
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Tetsuro Shigematsu
PRODUCERS: Tetsuro Shigematsu, Bahareh Shigematsu,
Bamboos Pourgol
Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 75 min | USA/CanADA
Vancouver Premiere
Director in Attendance
Howie Hiroshima is an angry young Asian man who leads a band of
Oriental Brothers in a revolution against The White Man. He seeks to
avenge the injustices that The Blue Eyed Devil has wreaked upon his
people. But soon, the movement takes on a life of its own and comes
after Howie himself.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Fantasia Film Festival, 2nd Runner Up Best
Feature, Peoria Film Festival
Q & A to follow. Tetsuro will discuss “How To Make A Low Budget
Indie Feature.”
DAY 2: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7 | PROGRAM 2
LOVE YOU SHORT TIME | 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Making short films has always been one
of the best ways to hone the craft of
filmmaking. Whether it’s attempting to
express a single idea or theme, or to
explore different styles and genres, or to
produce big results with very little money,
filmmakers definitely get better with each
film they produce. Several filmmakers in
this program are returning here: Angela
How, Frank Yeean Chan and Jeff Chan. And
this program is where we showcase VAFF’s
annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon
competition winners.
PASSAGE
POPSICLE STICK
DIRECTOR/WRITER: ANGELA HOW
PRODUCER: BEN HARRIS
Narrative | DIGIBETA | Colour | 2007 | 21 min
USA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: ZOOEY PARK
WRITER: LISA FERBER
Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 12 min
USA
A chance encounter between two strangers pushes
both to come to terms with past decisions made.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Previous Screenings/Awards: Asian American Int’l
Film Festival, Stockholm Int’l Film Festival, Austin Asian
Film Festival
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Alex and Megan go out on a second date. What are
they thinking?
LOVE YOU SHORT TIME | 5:00PM - 6:30PM (CONTINUED...)
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN ONG YOU’VE GOT MALE
A FISTFUL OF DOLL HAIRS
DIRECTOR: FRANK YEEAN CHAN
WRITERS: AMY Y. CHAN, FRANK YEEAN CHAN,
DONY PERMEDI, JAY Patumanoan
PRODUCER: John Calvin Fong
Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 4 min
USA
DIRECTORS: Christopher Nguyen, Ryan Kim
WRITERS: Ryan Kim, Christopher Nguyen,
Lee Buckley
PRODUCER: Nadine Truong, Lee Buckley
Narrative | BETA SP | Colour | 2007 | 5 min
USA
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Westbridge
WRITER: Shay Wilson
PRODUCERS: Nicholas Westbridge, Josette
Jorge, Ric Lee
CANADA
CANADIAN PREMIERE
CANADIAN PREMIERE
An attempt at romance goes horribly wrong as
the mail-order bride is nothing as advertised. We
repeat, NOTHING as advertised.
After being pushed over the edge by her mildly
annoying roommate, Jennifer flies into a homicidal
rage. But her problems are far more persistent
than she realizes. This was an entry in a 48hour filmmaking contest incorporating various
guidelines and creative elements. Grand prize
judge and Hollywood director Joe Dante declared it
“a triumph of wit over budget!”
When Elizabeth Ong fails to show up, her three
friends rush to give their versions of the day’s
shenanigans in the alleyways of Chinatown.
Previous Screenings/Awards: San Francisco Int’l Asian
American Film Festival 2008, Disorient 2008, San Francisco
Int’l Film Festival 2008
Previous Screenings/Awards: CineVision, AAFilmlab
72 Hour Shootout (winner)
Previous Screenings/Awards: Bloodshots 48-Hour
Horror Filmmaking Festival 2007 (Grand Prize winner,
Audience Choice for Best Film)
MEMOIRS OF THE LAST
SAMURAI’S GEISHA
DIRECTOR: Chad Band
WRITER: Liz Nunoda
PRODUCERs: Suzi Nitta Petersen, Michele Nitta
Narrative | DigiTAL | Colour | 2008 | 9 min
CANADA
One woman on a journey…
Previous Screenings/Awards: 3rd place Mighty Asian
Moviemaking Marathon 2008
SIDES
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: JEFF CHAN
WRITER: TONY VALLONE
Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2008 | 9 min
CanADA
Two friends practice sides for an upcoming
audition but unexpected feelings surface when the
scene they are reading underlines the romantic
tension between the two.
Previous Screenings/Awards: 2nd place Mighty
Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2008
CURSE OF THE JADE
FALCON
DIRECTOR: TRACY D. SMITH
WRITER: IAN TANG
PRODUCERS: TRACY D. SMITH, IAN TANG
Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2008 | 9 min
CanADA
A
mysterious,
desperate
woman
arrives
unexpectedly with nowhere to turn. Detective
Sam Spade agrees to help – but things are not
what they seem. Slyly crafted on many levels and
reinventing the first act of the film noir classic THE
MALTESE FALCON, the film seamlessly blends an
assault of Asian references while adhering to the
original’s storyline. Acutely subversive with its
Asian stereotypes, the urge to laugh is infectious
but – does it cross the line?
Previous Screenings/Awards: 1st place Mighty Asian
Moviemaking Marathon 2008
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CHILD’S PLAY | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
When faced with harsh reality and brutality, children often adapt better than their grown up advisories.
Innocence trumps experience in these films in which naiveté leads to a hope only a child can create. In
SANTA MESA, a brave 12 year old boy must adjust to living in an unknown homeland and connects others
in the process. A young son protects himself and his mother with his imagination in IN CONTROL.
Co-Presented with Shaw Multicultural Channel
DIRECTOR/Writer: Ron Morales
PRODUCERS: Louise Lovegrove, Karin Chien
Narrative | Digibeta | Colour | 2007 | 87 min | USA/Philippines
English, Tagalog with English subtitles
CANADIAN PREMIERE
SANTA MESA is a story that portrays the courage of a young boy who is forced
to come to terms with the death of his mother. At 12 years old, Hector must
move to Manila to live with his grandmother Lita, a woman whom he has
never met.
Shortly after arriving, Hector meets Sel, a neighborhood teenage girl, and
Miguel, along with Miguel’s Barkada (street gang). Hector longing to find a
connection to his new environment joins this group of petty hustlers in the
hopes of getting closer to Sel, until one night Hector’s initiation takes a wrong
turn.
Hector’s clumsy actions get him caught while breaking into the home of Jose,
a 59-year-old former photographer. Later, Hector finds himself having to work
for Jose in order to compensate for his actions but he does not tell his friends
PRECEDED BY
SANTA MESA
and his grandmother about this. And haunted by memories of his mother,
Hector photographs a woman named Rosa until their seemingly disconnected
lives collide.
SANTA MESA is a warm tale about family values, love and friendship. It tackles
life’s biggest challenge – growing up.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Special Jury Prize: San Francisco Int’l Asian American
Film Festival, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, DC Asian Pacific Film Festival, Singapore Int’l
Film Festival, Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival Pittsburgh, 31st Asian American
Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival, Cinema Rome Film Festival, Chicago Asian
American Showcase, Shanghai Int’l Film Festival, Dallas Asian Film Festival, Hawaii Int’l
Film Festival
IN CONTROL
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Ana de Lara
CanADA
WESTERN CANADA Premiere
An imaginative young boy resorts to his remote
control to cope with the painful experience of
domestic violence.
Previous screenings/Awards: Making a Difference - Best
Children’s Film Award: 2008 Commffest Film Festival.
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LOST IN LOVE | 9:30PM - 11:30PM
Those of us lucky enough to have been in or are in love know self doubt can often take over. Yet long awaited answers come with trusting our choices, and
believing in both ourselves and our object of affection. PAN TIAN SHOU starts it off with beautiful animated imagery in tribute to a renowned Chinese artist.
SHALL WE? is about two best friends just about to part ways forever. FINDING MADISON introduces Madison, a young woman striving to make her mark in the
artistic world after having given up on love until her outlook is challenged.
PRECEDED BY
PAN TIAN SHOU
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Joe Chang
Animation | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 5:30 min | China/
CanADA
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Adapted from Chinese Master Painter Pan Tian Shou’s life
and paintings, this animated short features a creative and
unique combination of static & animated scenes.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Ottawa Int’l Animated Film
Festival
FINDING MADISON
DIRECTOR: TUAN TRAN
WRITER: KELLY MIYASHIRO
PRODUCERS: Charlie Nguyen, Talun Hsu, Tuan Tran, Kelly Miyashiro
Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 81 min | USA
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Finding Madison is a coming-of-age love story about a young artist on an exploration to
understand love. After being dumped by her fiancé Holden (Eric Steinberg), Madison (Kelly
Miyashiro) feels as if she has nowhere to turn. She works at a café owned by the parents of
her best friend Cherish (Rachel Morihiro) and strives to be a painter but nothing has panned
out except for an art competition to possibly exhibit her work alongside an established painter
Jacob Grey (Don Most).
SHALL WE?
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Raphael Choi
Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 10 min | CanADA
World Premiere
Fed up with men, Madison decides to give up on love and just have fun. Cherish takes her to a
nightclub and sets her up with Ben (Derek Basco), a sexy singer, but Madison is overcome with
jealousy when Holden arrives with Beth (Tamlyn Tomita).
She forms an unlikely bond with Rain (Roger Fan) a friend of her brother’s who is new in town
and in a similar situation - but with a whole different outlook on life. But in order to move
forward, Madison must make a decision about her work, her art and her relationships that will
shape the rest of her life.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Moondance Film Festival
On the surface, there seems to be nothing out of ordinary
between Anna and her gay best friend, Chris. Yet, their
complex relationship starts revealing itself on the night of
Anna’s going-away party.
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DAY 3: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 | PROGRAM 5
A MOMENT IN TIME | 11:00AM - 12:45PM
Films can stretch the imagination as well as space and time. They transport
us into new worlds not only geographically but also by leaping us back
and forward to the past and future. YELLOW STICKY NOTES chronicles
an animator’s life. FOOD FOR THE GODS and LIGHT YEARS take us to an
apocalyptic future. WIANBU - COMFORT WOMAN, THE LETTER GOODBYE,
and SERVANTS OF WAR remind us of the brutality of humanity’s past.
While GRANGE AVENUE explores the recurrent theme of racism in a
different time.
YELLOW STICKY NOTES
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Jeff Chiba Stearns
Animation | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 6 min | CanADA
After realizing that yellow sticky note “to do” lists were consuming his life,
animation filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns decided to visually self-reflect on his
filmmaking journey by animating on the same sticky notes that caused him to
ignore major world events for the last nine years.
Previous Screenings/Awards: 2008 Best Animated Short Subject: Canadian Awards
for the Electronic & Animated Arts, 2007 Animasian Award for Best Animated Film: 11th
Toronto ReelAsian Int’l Film Festival
FOOD FOR THE GODS
WIANBU - COMFORT WOMAN
DIRECTOR: H. Scott Hughes
WRITERs: H. Scott Hughes & Phillip Matte, based on the Short
Story by Patricia C. Hughes
PRODUCERs: Zhou “Joe” Fang, Yvette LU
DIRECTOR/WRITER: James Bang
PRODUCERs: James Bang, Jessica Rotondi
NARRATIVE | DIGIBETA | COLOUR | 2008 | 20 min | USA
Sohee, a naive teenager girl is kidnapped and brought to a Japanese military
station during WWII. She as the other 20,000 women in Asia during this period
is violated and given the name of “Comfort Woman”. Sohee’s dramatic journey
reflects the agony and pain most of these women had to carry and survive.
Light-years from Earth, Sheenyana is a beautiful mystic warrior from a lost
Asian civilization. When an American astronaut lands on her world, cultures
clash as passions ignite in a forbidden affair, forcing Sheenyana to choose
between love and her people.
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Canadian Premiere
Previous Screenings/Awards: 2008 Student Academy Awards
A MOMENT IN TIME | 11:00AM - 12:45PM
THE LETTER GOODBYE
SERVANTS OF WAR
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Andrew Ming
DIRECTOR: Gillian Macleod
WRITER: Janice Chow
PRODUCER: James Brown
World Premiere
Director In Attendance
A heartfelt letter expresses true longing despite horrific circumstances.
World Premiere
1938. Guangzhou District, China. Japanese forces have swept the southwestern
part of China and the small village of Pan Yu is quickly and effortlessly taken,
with no one in the town able or willing to put up a fight. Jie and Mui, two
orphaned sisters, do not manage to escape in time.
GRANGE AVENUE
LIGHT YEARS
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Allan Tong
PRODUCERS: Louis Mercier, Allan Tong, Randy Shek, Paul De Silva
DIRECTOR: Richard N. Martin
WRITERS: Richard N. Martin & Josh Calveft
PRODUCER: Melissa Lee
Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 15 min | USA
Vancouver Premiere
Grange Avenue tells of a forbidden love affair between a male Chinese
immigrant and a white woman set in 1954 Toronto. Julia falls for student
Raymond after a racial attack outside his Grange Avenue rooming house and
the lovers embark on a torrid affair until Julia’s pregnancy threatens to expose
their interracial affair to a hostile society. Can their love survive?
Previous Screenings/Awards: Delray Beach, Okanagan
Four relationships spanning the four corners of the globe are put to the ultimate
test when they learn the world may end in eight minutes - the duration of time
it takes light to travel from the sun to the Earth.
Previous Screenings/Awards: San Francisco Black Film Festival, New York Asian
American Int’l Film Festival, deadCENTER Film Festival, Boston Int’l Film Festival, Newport
Int’l Film Festival, Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, Los
Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Indianapolis Int’l Film Festival, Rincon Int’l Film Festival
(Best Student Film), USA Film Festival (Finalist), Fresno Film Festival, Da Vinci Film Festival,
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Beverly Hills Shorts
Film Festival
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THE MASCULINE & MYSTERIOUS | 1:15PM - 3:00PM
SNAPSHOT is an intriguing, yet disturbing look at pop culture’s view of the Asian male. ASIAN TASK FORCE is a special police unit entering action packed and
dangerous territory. S/HE follows a young girl exploring her masculine nature. IT STRIKES TWICE is an intense psychological standoff between two strangers.
DELIVERY introduces a drug dealer who is forced to question his own morals. LONG DISTANCE has two beautiful strangers who communicate without words. 600
is an all night journey of a midlife crisis amidst a life of alcohol and parties. Ending the program is MACHINE WITH WISHBONE, a dreamlike sequence of living
machines in an imaginary world, and EGG GHOST, a surreal trip though frightening territory.
SNAPSHOT: SIX MONTHS OF
THE KOREAN AMERICAN MALE
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Valerie Soe
Experimental | Beta SP | Colour | 2008
4 min | USA
World Premiere
Several Korean American men—John Cho, James
Kim, Yul Kwon and Seung-hui Cho--figured
prominently in America’s pop culture. During
six months, from the Virginia Tech shooter to
the appearance of two Korean Americans on
People Magazine’s list of Sexiest Men Alive,
Korean American men appeared in news stories,
magazines and television programs.
ASIAN TASK FORCE
S/HE
DIRECTOR/WRITER: William Lu
PRODUCERS: Jerome Lu, Teddy Chen
Culver, Aaron Umetani, Mike Wilson
USA
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Gina Chen
Narrative | Beta | Colour | 2007 | 12 min
Taiwan
Canadian Premiere
An elite police force is assembled to deal with
Asian crimes in Southern California. This mock
pilot affectionately looks back at the television
network landscape ten years ago, while offering a
subtle social commentary on Asian American roles
in mass media.
A 12 year old girl struggles to follow her expected
gender and cultural roles while exploring an
emerging masculine nature.
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Previous Screenings/Awards: Best Action Short
2008 LA DV/HD Fest, 2008 LA Asian Pacific Film Festival,
Disorient Film Festival, Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival
IT STRIKES TWICE
DELIVERY
LONG DISTANCE
DIRECTOR/WRITER: David H. Kim
PRODUCER: John Chen
USA
DIRECTOR: Vishal Gurung
WRITER: Ryan Pears
PRODUCER: Jono Lee
CanADA
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Nelson Kim
Narrative | Beta SP | B&W | 2008 | 15 min
USA
Canadian Premiere
A modern day parable set in urban limbo tests
the trust between two strangers, one a touchy
second generation Korean American youth, the
other a hard-headed almost supernatural Korean
immigrant claiming to have been hit by lightning.
Previous Screenings/Awards: 2008 Pusan
International Film Festival, 2008 Korean American Film
Festival New York
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World Premiere
DELIVERY is a story about a Chinese food delivery
man, Roger, attempting to save his mother’s ailing
restaurant business by working a drug route. It is
within this route that Roger first meets Angela, a
beautiful Internet model who is desperate to end
her profession and because of a delivery mix up,
enlists a reluctant Roger to help her.
Boy meets girl. He doesn’t speak Korean. She
doesn’t speak English. It’s going to be a long
night.
THE MASCULINE & MYSTERIOUS | 1:15PM - 3:00PM
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MACHINE WITH WISHBONE
EGG GHOST
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: James Z. Feng
China
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Randall Okita
PRODUCERS: Randall Okita, Amber
Woodward, Tovah Paglaro, Elizabeth Levine
Experimental | DigiBeta | Colour | 2008
6 min | CanADA
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Dongkeun Lee
Animation | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 3 min
USA
Egg ghost is a female ghost, who has no face, but
she has her face back after she kisses her victim.
Canadian Premiere
After coming to Shanghai on a college-graduation
trip with two college buddies, all the partying,
beautiful girls, and good food convinces Terrence
this is the place to be. We fast-forward seven
9/25/2008 years
3:07and
PM Terrence
Page 1 is still an English teacher in
Shanghai.
Previous Screenings/Awards: 5th Shanghai Short
Film Festival
Machine with Wishbone is a live action film using
innovative camera choreography, photo sculpture,
and kinetic sculpture to tell the tale of a stoic
mechanical wishbone on its journey through a
world of snoring beds, paper birds, and places you
have to see to believe.
Canadian Premiere
Previous Screenings/Awards: San Diego Asian Film
Festival, Disorient Asian Film Festival, Night of Horror
Int’l Film Festival (Best Animation), Taiwan Int’l Asian
Film Festival 2007, New York Horror Film Festival, Miami,
Thriller, Chiller Film Festival, Queens Int’l Film Festival, 5th
Oxford Film Festival
Previous Screenings/Awards: Best Experimental Film,
Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival
Representing the Performers of
British Columbia
The Men,Women and Children
Who Bring Life to
Recorded Media
www.ubcp.com
[email protected]
604.689.0727
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FAMILIES & FUNNY | 3:30PM - 5:15PM
Up and coming filmmakers pay tribute to family and the comedy within.
Cultural misunderstandings are given humourous portrayals in both SMILE
and SOUVENIRS FROM ASIA. A girl looks for love in the musical DAMN THE
PAST! ROCK GARDEN, A LOVE STORY is a comedic yet unconventional love
story. COOKIES FOR SALE is a black comedy standoff between a grumpy
neighbor and a very clever girl scout. In TOUCH, a lonely seamstress’ only
companion is a lifeless mannequin. Finally, KU KLUX KORNEA mocks the
“you all look alike” stereotype in a humorous office setting.
ROCK GARDEN, A LOVE STORY
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Gloria Kim
A farmer cultivates a rock garden and one day discovers a special rock that
changes his rock garden and his life.
DAMN THE PAST!
TOUCH
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Juli Kang
PRODUCER: Julien Favre
DIRECTOR: Richard Cranor
WRITER/PRODUCER: Nhien Nguyen
Canadian Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Music happens when a singing mute meets the girl of his dreams, but the path
to true love isn’t easy when you can only express yourself in song.
Previous Screenings/Awards: UCLA Directors Spotlight, VC APA Film Festival, RIHL
(Poitiers, France), Asian Hot Shots Berlin, Big Muddy, Wild Rose, San Francisco Int’l Asian
Film Festival
A lonely immigrant woman spends her life sewing day after day, watching
the world go by from the window of her small tailor shop. Longing for human
interaction, she attempts to connect with the passersby, only to be met with
rejection and humiliation. She looks to her wooden mannequin, who watches
over her daily from the corner of the store, to fill the void in her heart.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Women’s Int’l Film Festival, DisOrient Film Festival
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FAMILIES & FUNNY | 3:30PM - 5:15PM
COOKIES FOR SALE
SMILE
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Wes Kim
PRODUCERS: Elayne Wylie, Kristine Wong
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Julia Kwan
PRODUCERS: Judi Babcock, Julia Kwan, Yves J. Ma
Canadian Premiere
Set in Vancouver in the 1980’s, SMILE explores the small, subtle fractures in a
Chinese immigrant family on the day they use their cut-out Sears coupon for
a free family portrait.
A little girl selling cookies door-to-door engages in a battle of wills with a very
grumpy neighbor.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Toronto Int’l Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival
Previous Screenings/Awards: Local Sightings Film Festival (Seattle), Children’s Film
Festival Seattle - Best NW Film Audience Award, REDCAT Int’l. Children’s Film Festival (LA),
San Francisco Int’l Asian Film Festival
SOUVENIRS FROM ASIA
KU KLUX KORNEA
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Joyce Wong
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Kiyong Kim
PRODUCER: Joseph H. Shim
Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 8 minutes | USA
A witty and volatile family drama about cultural misunderstandings within
cross-cultural adoption.
Previous Screenings/Awards: San Francisco Int’l Asian Film Festival
Canadian Premiere
A white mail clerk can’t tell his ethnic coworkers apart.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Austin Asian Film Festival, Show Off Your Shorts Film
Festival, Newport Beach film Festival
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SOUTH ASIAN SPOTLIGHT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
In South Asia, the game and film industries have become huge. Talent is only certain to grow, and we’re pleased to present a few up and coming South Asian
filmmakers. A symbolic look at a child, and their view of their world and the people close to them, are portrayed in two animated shorts, AMMA and KEY
TUMI? Then KISSING COUSINS is a hilarious journey of a man who ends relationships for a living, only to ironically yearn for one with a special woman…but
with a catch.
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AMMA
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Aparna Kapur
Animation | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 6 MIN
India
Amma is a poetic narration of a young girl’s life and her
deeply rooted relationship with her grandmother. The
film explores the deep symbiotic relationship between
the child and her grandmother and how their love for one
another surpasses this physical world.
KISSING COUSINS
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Amyn Kaderali
PRODUCERS: Amyn Kaderali, Manish Goyal, Rahul Haria
WESTERN CANADA Premiere
Amir (Samrat Chakrabarti), 29, is a heartbreaker. Literally. As a “relationship termination specialist,”
providing “dumping services” for disgruntled daters, Amir spends his days delivering bad news to
unsuspecting lovers across Los Angeles and retrieving his clients’ belongings. When Amir returns
to his family’s Bay Area home for Thanksgiving, he is reunited with Zara (Rebecca Hazelwood), his
charming and beautiful cousin from Britain who he has not seen in twenty years. An undercurrent
of sexual tension develops between them as the charade comes dangerously close to going too
far. Will his friends find out the truth? Will Amir fall for his own cousin?! Or will he become one of
his own “victims?”
KEY TUMI?
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Kunal Sen
Animation | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 7 min
India/CanADA
Western Canadian Premiere
Caramel custard, ping pong and potty all play an important
role in this charming animation about a young Indian
boy exploring where he came from as he prepares for
the performance of a lifetime. ‘Key Tumi?’ is an attempt
at posing a modern idiom for the contemporary Indian
family.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Toronto Int’l Film Festival
2ND SCREENING: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 | PROGRAM 9
ENCORE PRESENTATION: PING PONG PLAYA | 9:30PM - 11:30PM
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Single Ticket Prices: VAFF Membership fee ($2) not included in any ticket or pass prices.
Evenings
$10.00 after 6pm
Matinees
$ 8.00
Students/Seniors 65+
$ 7.00*
*with valid ID - excludes Opening Night and Closing Night films (1st screenings)
Opening Night & Closing Night 1st Screenings
$15.00 All seats
VAFF 5 Packs
$40.00
Valid for five separate film screenings only
Excludes 1st screenings of Opening & Closing Night films. Not valid for special events.
OPENING NIGHT Film + Reception
$25/$30 Reception Only*
Thursday 9pm – 1am
$30.00 advance/$40.00 door*
VIP Gala
Friday 9pm – 1am
FLAUNT IT Party
Saturday 9pm – 1am
INDUSTRY Luncheon
Sunday 11:30am – 1pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
WRAP Party
Sunday 9pm – 1am
$10.00 advance/ $15.00 door*
Tunnel Multi-Lounge
Kentizen Fusion Lounge @ Tinseltown
*There are a limited number of tickets available at the door – subject to venue capacity.
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$88.00 advance / $150.00 after October 31*
Get the VAFF VIP treatment! Receive complimentary priority access to all film screenings and special events at
the festival. Mingle with filmmakers, actors, and other industry guests. You save money too! Check online for
event info and updates. Get your VAFF VIP Pass early to avoid disappointment. *Limited number of VIP passes
available after Oct 31.
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Due to provincial legislation, you must be 18 years or older and be a registered member of VAFF to attend
screenings at the festival. To save time, we recommend that you download and fill out the VAFF Membership
form in advance and bring it to the theatre. Upon payment of $2, you will receive your VAFF Membership card
at the theatre.
Please carry the membership card with you at all times during the festival. VAFF membership forms are also
available at the theatre.
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for online purchases with PayPal, Mastercard or VISA. VAFF 5-PACKS, Seniors, and Student tickets are available
only at the theatre beginning November 6.
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admission tickets except in the case of program cancellation. Please keep your ticket stub.
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All venues are located in the City of Vancouver
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Vancouver Asian Film Festival Office
110 Keefer Street
http://www.vaff.org
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street
http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
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Kentizen Fusion Lounge
88 West Pender Street – 2nd Floor
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Cinemark Tinseltown Theatre
88 West Pender Street – 3rd Floor
http://www.cinemark.com/theater_showtimes.
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Edgewater Casino
http://www.edgewatercasino.ca
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Sandman Hotel – Vancouver City Centre
180 West Georgia Street
Toll-free 1.800.SANDMAN
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Tunnel Multi-Lounge
622 West Pender Street
http://entertunnel.com
Go GREEN! Walk, bike, or take the bus or Skytrain to our venues. Most are within walking distance of each other.
7:00PM-9:00PM
Program 1
“OPENING NIGHT”
The State of Yo
Ping Pong Playa
RUN TIME (MIN)
104:00
Day 2: Friday November 7
2:30PM-4:30PM
+ workshop
5:00PM-6:30PM
Program 2
“LOVE YOU SHORT TIME”
7:00PM-9:20PM
Program 3
“CHILD’S PLAY”
9:30PM-11:30PM
Program 4
“Lost in Love”
Yellow Fellas
75:00
Passage
76:00
Popsicle Stick
Since You’ve Been Ong
You’ve Got Male
A Fistful of Doll Hairs
Memoirs of the Last Samurai’s Geisha
Sides
Curse of the Jade Falcon
In Control
Santa Mesa
Pan Tian Shou
Shall We?
Finding Madison
92:00
96:30
Day 3: Saturday November 8
11:00AM-12:45PM
Program 5
“A MOMENT IN TIME”
1:15PM-3:00PM
Program 6
“THE MASCULINE AND
MYSTERIOUS”
Yellow Sticky Notes
Food for the Gods
Wianbu - Comfort Woman
The Letter Goodbye
Servants of War
Grange Avenue
Light Years
88:00
Snapshot
95:00
Asian Task Force
S/He
It Strikes Twice
Delivery
Long Distance
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Machine With Wishbone
Egg Ghost
3:30PM-5:15PM
Rock Garden, A Love Story
Damn the Past!
Touch
Cookies for Sale
Smile
Souvenirs from Asia
Ku Klux Kornea
7:00PM-9:00PM
Amma
Key Tumi?
Kissing Cousins
110:00
9:30PM-11:30PM
The State of Yo
Ping Pong Playa
104:00
Program 7
“families and funny”
Program 8
“South asian spotlight”
Program 9
ENCORE
93:00
Day 4: Sunday November 9
1:30PM-3:30PM
Program 10
“our fair city - local truth”
School of Secrets
Warrior Boyz
99:00
4:00PM-6:00PM
The Pain with Being Thirsty
Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People
Vincent Who?
7:00PM-9:00PM
Permute
West 32nd
95:00
9:30PM-11:30PM
Permute
West 32nd
95:00
Program 11
“The Pawns of Politics”
Program 12
closing night
Program 13
encore
106:00
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DAY 4: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 | PROGRAM 10
OUR FAIR CITY - LOCAL TRUTH | 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Open up any of the local papers around town and discover Vancouver has her share of
sordid stories which lead to dramatic headlines. These local documentaries dig deeper
past the sensationalism to explore the complicated people behind the sound bites.
SCHOOL OF SECRETS exposes a Vancouver teacher’s systemic seduction of his students
and how it affected them as grown women. WARRIOR BOYZ examines South Asian gangs
and the youth attracted to the violent lifestyle.
SCHOOL OF SECRETS
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Melanie Wood
PRODUCER: Eunice Lee
Documentary | DigiBeta
Colour | 60 min CanADA
SCHOOL OF SECRETS, a documentary
by Vancouver filmmakers Melanie
Wood and Eunice Lee, presents a tale
of truth - and its consequences - in
the story of a Vancouver teacher and
the teenage girls he seduced. Kept
secret for decades, it’s a story that,
when finally exposed, stunned the
community.
Previous Screenings/Awards:
CBC - “The Lens”
WARRIOR BOYZ
Writer/Director: Baljit Sangra
Producers: Baljit Sangra, Cari
Green, Selwyn Jacob (NFB)
Documentary | DigiBeta
Colour | 43 min CanADA
Looking at some of the challenges that
South Asian youth are facing today,
WARRIOR BOYZ sets out to understand
why they are vulnerable to the allure of
gang culture. In the past decade over
a hundred Indo-Canadian youth have
been killed as a result of gang violence.
Most of the victims came from middle
class families within a tight knit
community. This documentary follows
two teenagers over a semester in a
predominately South Asian school in a
suburb to find out why youth continue
to be vulnerable to this lifestyle.
Previous Screenings/Awards:
DOXA Documentary Festival
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THE PAWNS OF POLITICS | 4:00PM - 6:00PM
History repeats itself all too often, and sometimes when that happens, the consequences can strike at the core of a family, or a whole community – or an entire
culture. However, in the end, the resilience of people and their commitment to their community prevail against all odds. In David Yun’s THE PAIN WITH BEING
THIRSTY, wartime policies today are eerily mirrored by the past disregard of freedoms and rights. KORYO SARAM: THE UNRELIABLE PEOPLE, is a survival story of
how Soviet Koreans were forced into harsh exile but ultimately thriving today with their culture intact. And in VINCENT WHO?, a movement of social and cultural
activism emerges from a travesty of justice.
THE PAIN WITH BEING THIRSTY
DIRECTOR: David Yun | WRITER: Babar Ahmad
PRODUCER: David Yun
Experimental | DVD | Colour | 2007 | 6 min | USA
This film juxtaposes found footage of Japanese Internment camps in Arizona with a found
letter written by a Muslim prisoner accused of running Al-Qaeda websites and awaiting
extradition to Guantanamo Bay. In linking the two, the film traces a connection between
the way Japanese Americans were perceived during World War II and how Arabs and Arab
Americans are being treated in a post-9/11 world while raising larger questions about
the fragility of our own freedoms.
Previous Screenings/Awards: Int’l Asian American Film Festival (NY), Int’l Documentary Festival
Amsterdam, European Media Arts Festival
.
KORYO SARAM: THE UNRELIABLE PEOPLE
DIRECTORS: Y. David Chung, Matt Dibble
WRITERS: Japhet Asher, Meredith Jung-En Woo, Y. David Chung
PRODUCER: Y. David Chung
Documentary | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 60 min | USA | Russian & Korean with
English subtitles
CANADIAN PREMIERE
In 1937, Stalin began a campaign of massive ethnic cleansing and forcibly deported
everyone of Korean origin living in the coastal provinces of the Far East Russia near
the border of North Korea to the unsettled steppe country of Central Asia 3,700 miles
away.
Koryo Saram (the Soviet Korean phrase for Korean person) tells the harrowing saga of
survival and the sweep of Soviet history through the eyes of these 180,000 deported
Koreans, who were designated by Stalin as an “unreliable people” and enemies of
the state. Through recently uncovered archival footage and new interviews, the film
follows the deportees’ history of integrating into the Soviet system while working under
punishing conditions in Kazakhstan, a country which became a concentration camp of
exiled people from throughout the Soviet Union.
Previous Screenings/Awards: San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival 2007, Asian
American Showcase, Toronto Reel Asian Int’l Film Festival – NFB Best Doc Award
VINCENT WHO?
DIRECTORS: Tony Lam, Curtis Chin
PRODUCER: Curtis Chin
Documentary | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 41 min | USA
CANADIAN PREMIERE
In 1982, Vincent Chin was brutally murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers at
the height of anti-Japanese sentiments. The judge, however, sentenced the killers to a
mere $3,000 fine, three years probation, and no jail time. This decision galvanized Asian
Americans around the country to unite for the first time across ethnic and socioeconomic
lines to form a real pan-Asian community and movement. The multiple legacies and the
impact of the case on the Asian American community is explored through interviews
with key players from 25 years ago as well as with a whole new generation of activists.
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CLOSING NIGHT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Our Festival closes with VAFF 2005 alum Michael Kang’s second feature film, WEST 32ND. John Cho and Jun Kim star in this story about an
ambitious lawyer who finds himself thrust into a sordid world of hard realities and moral compromises. Also featuring Vancouver talent,
Grace Park, WEST 32ND takes us inside New York’s gritty Koreantown underworld. This film is preceded by the stylish PERMUTE, about an
animated woman caught within a film noir setting.
DIRECTOR: Michael Kang
WRITERS: Michael Kang, Edmund Lee
PRODUCERs: Teddy Zee, Miky Lee
Narrative | digibeta | Colour | 2007 | 91 min | USA/South Korea
Canadian Premiere
guest in attendance
WEST 32ND
When John, an ambitious young lawyer (John Cho), takes on a pro bono case to
exonerate a fourteen year- old boy from a first-degree murder charge, he finds
a world he never knew existed in the underbelly of Manhattan.
Kim). Recognizing John’s determination and daring, Mike brings John into
his confidence, furtively drawing him into his own plans to rise within the
underworld. Though they become fast friends, they just as quickly end up
trying to use each other as they discover they’ll both do anything to win.
Infiltrating the knotty and complex realm of organized crime to search
for clues, he meets his match, Mike, a rising soldier in the syndicate (Jun
Previous Screenings/Awards: Tribeca Film Festival, Pusan Int’l Film Festival, DisOrient
Asian American Film Festival, Newport Beach Int’l Film Festival, San Francisco Int’l Asian
Film Festival
PRECEDED BY
PERMUTE
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER: Lydia Fu
Animation | Beta SP | B&W | 2008 | 5 min | Canada
Our existential heroine, Lulu, attempts to discover a
cryptic fate that she is only able to discover through the
oblique vignettes of a film noir cityscape.
2ND SCREENING: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 | PROGRAM 13
ENCORE PRESENTATION: WEST 32ND | 9:30PM - 11:30PM
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Choose the genre. Pitch the story. Make the film.
Up, Up and Away: The Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) 2008
The fourth annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (August 10–26) saw several changes to the
contest format from previous years. This year, teams declared a fixed genre, were provided with script
mentorship, and then attended an adjudicated pitch session, followed by two weeks in which to shoot
and edit a 9-minute short.
Awards for the top three films were provided by the Cineworks Independent Filmmakers’ Society.
Sponsorship and airing on cable TV was also provided by Shaw Multicultural Channel (SMC). The
four-member adjudication panel for both the pitch session and the final film submissions included
representatives from VAFF, Cineworks and SMC as well as a local independent producer and
documentary filmmaker.
All fifteen registered teams successfully completed the contest by the final deadline. A two-hour
premiere screening (September 6) and awards ceremony was followed by a fabulous wrap party at
Kentizen Fusion Lounge.
Feedback from participants, the adjudication panel and the viewing audience was overwhelmingly
positive. Many of the team leaders have plans to submit their films to other festivals, to shoot other
projects, or are working on existing projects in various stages of development.
The rise in quality for the entries this year is an encouraging marker for the future of the contest,
which I hope will continue emphasizing a solid pitch session and story outline, increasing the level
of script and technical mentorship available to the teams; and raising the quality of the scripting,
acting and editing.
Grace Chin
Producer
Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2008
The awards for MAMM 2008 went to:
1st place
CURSE OF THE JADE FALCON
2nd place
SIDES
3RD place
MEMOIRS OF THE LAST SAMURAI’S GEISHA
Team: Darkhorse
Team leader/Writer/Producer: Ian Tang
Team: North Films
Team leader: Jeff Chan
Team: Band of Buddhas
Team leader/producer: Suzi Nitta Petersen
Key Creatives
Key creatives
Key creatives
Director: Tracy D. Smith
Cinematographer/Camera: Scotty Belyea
Editor: Greg Ng
Randy Che
Ken Tsui
Jesse Lipman
Josiah Truscott
Azia Tron
Co-producer: Michele Nitta
Writer: Liz Nunoda
Director: Chad Band
First assistant director: Charlie Cho
Crew
Composer: Matt Pinch
Gaffer: Riley Pearcy
Sound Mixer/Boom operator: Josiah Truscott
First assistant camera: Gaelle Jego
Key makeup/Hair: Teresa Binkle
Production assistant: Dereck Toker
First assistant director: Justin Davis
Sound recordist: Rick Senechal
Grip/Camera/Sound assistant: Mark Belcher
Makeup: Tamala Arm
Props: Glen Nabholz
Scrip supervisor: Ingrid Ohmann
MAMM acknowledges the contribution of:
All participants and volunteers of MAMM 2008, including the teams:
VAFF Outreach Coordinator/MAMM Producer: Grace Chin
Co-producer: Don Montgomery
Technical Coordinator: Mona Mok
Executive Producer: Executive Producers: Barbara K. Lee, Peter Leung
Script Mentor: Rick Tae
A.L. & Associates
Always Further
Band of Buddhas
Chubby Brothers
Darkhorse
Daydreaming
Eggroll Express
Eyelash King & His Illegal Aliens
Fuku Un
Adjudication Panel:
Kathy Leung, Director of Programming Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Sandra Murphy, Producer Shaw Multicultural Channel, Shaw Cablesystems, Vancouver
Baljit Sangra, Producer Vivamantra Films Inc.
Cheyanne Turions, Program Manager Cineworks Independent Filmmakers’ Society
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Crew
Crew
Fumbling Chopsticks
Mad Rush
Maplewood
North Films
SPAZZ
Stray Cat
Cinemark Tinseltown Theatre
Kentizen Fusion Lounge
Choose the genre. Pitch the story. Make the film.
Up, Up and Away: The Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM) 2008
2008 mamm contestants
A.L. & Associates
Team Leader: Alphonse Leong / Genre: Mixed (Action/Drama)
Always Further
Team Leader: Patrick Collins / Genre: Comedy
Chubby Brothers
Team Leader: Vincent Ternida / Genre: Comedy
Daydreaming
Team Leader: Krista Jang / Genre: Comedy
Eggroll Express
Team Leader: Victor Khong / Genre: Comedy
Eyelash King & His Illegal Aliens
Team Leader: Jonas Salzburg / Genre: Mixed (Love/Comedy/Myth)
Fuku Fun
Team Leader: Kana Sawamoto / Genre: Comedy
Fumbling Chopsticks
Team Leader: Byron Lee / Genre: Mixed (Love/Comedy)
Mad Rush
Team Leader: Alan Yu / Genre: Mixed (Action/Drama)
SPAZZ
Team Leader: Lau Tin Pak / Genre: Romance
Stray Cat
Team Leader: Chris Tom / Genre: Comedy
Maplewood
Team Leader: Erick Boychuk / Genre: Mixed (Comedy/Romance)
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2007 nfb Best canadian short AWARD AT VAFF
Each year, independent Canadian filmmakers of Asian heritage create stories that reflect both their personal vision and the depth and breadth of the Canadian
experience. To encourage the efforts and to recognize their achievement in independent filmmaking, VAFF once again is pleased to continue this prize and this
year our partner, The National Film Board will be presenting the “Best Canadian Short” Award at the Festival. Past winners have continued on to further success
in their filmmaking careers. An esteemed panel of judges reviewed the eligible films during October. The award presentation will be made by NFB Producer,
Selwyn Jacob and the winner of the “Best Canadian Short” competition will be announced during VAFF’s Filmmakers’ Luncheon on Sunday, November 9th.
Left to Right:
Winner: Emiko Ando, producer of BLUE
Judge: Selwyn Jacob, producer NFB
Host: Barbara Lee, president VAFF
Judge: Glen Shaefer, film critic Vancouver Province
Runner-up: Jeff Chan, director of MUSIC & NOISE
Judge: Gary Marcuse, programming executive CBC
(Photo credit: Ray Shum, Tempest Photo)
Back row (L to R): Gary Marcuse, Frank Yeean Chan, Alfred Gordon
Liu, Selwyn Jacob, Kim Noonan, Jeff Chan, Jae-Ho Chang, Dennis
Luu, Yoosik Oum
Front row (L to R): Jeff Chiba Stearns, Heland Lee, Marie Reyes,
Norman Lup-Man Yeung, Emiko Ando, Adeline Huynh, Fay Ann Lee,
Tony Ching, Don Montgomery
(Photo credit: Ray Shum, Tempest Photo)
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2008 nfb Best canadian short AWARD AT VAFF
Best Canadian Short Judges:
SELWYN JACOB
EMIKO ANDO
Emiko Ando is a Japanese-Canadian producer living
in Vancouver. Her short films, Chika’s Bird (2003)
and Blue (2007) won Best Canadian Short at the
Vancouver Asian Film Festivals in 2004 and 2007,
respectively. Both short films have a television
broadcast licence with CityTV. Chika’s Bird has
screened at film festivals in major cities across North
America and Asia. Emiko has also been practicing
law for the past 16 years.
Selwyn Jacob joined the National Film Board in 1997
as Cultural Diversity Producer. Based in Vancouver,
his most recent productions include Writing the Land
directed by Kevin Lee Burton, River of Life directed
by Werner Walcher and Barbara Lee’s Between the
Laughter. He also produced the Leo Award winning
The Journey of Lesra Martin, and Jeni LeGon: Living
in a Great Big Way. Prior to joining the NFB, Jacob
was an independent producer and director for more
than fifteen years.
JASON FURUKAWA
GLEN SHAEFER
Glen Schaefer writes about movies and talks to the
people who make them for The Province newspaper.
He also show up every once in a while doing the
same thing on various TV and radio outlets. His
one movie role, as a walk-on zombie in the horror
movie House of the Dead, was thankfully cut from
the finished movie..
JOYCE LAM
Jason Furukawa is a graduate of the Cinema,
Television, Stage and Radio Arts Program (CTSR)
at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
in Calgary. In 1989, Jason moved to Vancouver
and climbed the ladder from PA to First Assistant
Director. After being the First AD on Cold Squad
for 2 seasons, Jason got his break at the Director’s
Chair. Now a duel category member of the Director’s
Guild of Canada as a Director/ First Assistant
Director, Jason has directed shows such as Robson
Arms seasons 1, 2 and 3, Godiva’s, Cold Squad, and
the PBS children’s show Mustard Pancakes. He has
just finished Directing The Guard for BrightLight Pics
and Global
Joyce Lam is the co-Founder, President and Artistic
Producer of the Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre.
Recently, she produced Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple,
Etch-YOUR-Sketch 2 SKETCHOFF1#$%!! and a MAMM
entry, Better Love Tomorrow. She is also a part of
AZN Lifestyles TV on City TV where she produces its
weekly comedy segments. She has been nominated
this year as a candidate for the Spotlight on Asian
Leadership in the Arts, Culture & Media.
BEST CANADIAN SHORT AWARD
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Part of the NFB’s ongoing support for
Canada’s emerging filmmakers
MEDIA FOR A CHANGING WORLD
NFB Pacific and Yukon Centre
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FILMMAKER BIOs
JAMES Z. FENG
Vishal Gurung
FILM: 600
FILM: Delivery
James started filmmaking at the age of 17 in high school
making films with buddies. Taking a turn in interests by
focusing on acting during his college years, James minored
in theatre and acted in more than 20 films as a University of
California San Diego student. His debut film, 600, has won
numerous awards in China.
Nick Westbridge
Vishal can usually be found in his ‘office’, wringing out film
ideas and bouncing them off his producing partner Jono Lee.
“Directing,” reflects Vishal, “allows me the luxury to get out
of the way so the truly talented can work”. Working with the
aforementioned talent is what truly keeps Vishal passionate
about his craft; working through the blood, sweat and
yes, sometimes even tears has strengthened his resolve in
working within the sometimes harsh reality of indie film..
Dongkeun Lee
FILM: A Fistful of Doll Hairs
FILM: Egg Ghost
Nicholas Westbridge is a graduate of the Capilano College
Film Production Program and has directed five short films
under the Screen Urchin banner. He enjoys watching horror
movies, as well as making them and has won several awards
for his works. Nick also enjoys working with and befriending
Asians.
Aparna Kapur
Dongkeun graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New
York in May 2007. Now he is an animator in Korea.
Tuan Tran
FILM: Amma
FILM: Finding Madison
Aparna Kapur, originally from New Delhi, India, completed
her undergraduate studies in 3 different countries over the
last four years. After completing her foundation year in
Bangalore, India, she studied Sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia.
Her love for storytelling led her to pursue film and animation
in Vancouver, Canada.
William Lu
Tuan Tran received his B.A. in theatre arts at Westmont
College, Santa Barbara, and his Master’s in acting at UCLA.
While still in school, he landed his first acting role in Oliver
Stone’s HEAVEN & EARTH. His other acting credits include
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THE WAR AT HOME, GREEN
DRAGON, The X-FILES, and PACIFIC BLUE. He produced and
starred in BASTARDS, a feature film about two Amerasian
brothers on a search for their father. FINDING MADISON is
his feature directorial debut.
H. Scott Hughes
FILM: Asian Task Force
FILM: Food for the Gods
Will is incredibly grateful to the cast and crew of ATF for
their efforts and talent that they brought to the production.
He feels that ATF is his proudest accomplishment not
because of the scope and ambition of the project, but of the
close bonds he’s been able to form with the cast and crew.
He (along with his parents) hopes that his future projects
are less violent.
Wes Kim
FILM: Cookies for Sale
Hughes earned his Bachelor of Music from TAMU–Corpus
Christi in 1996 and graduated from Vancouver Film School
in 2007. He’s the only member of his VFS class to pitch three
stories and have all three made into film. He co-wrote FOOD
FOR THE GODS, and co-composed the musical score.
Allan Tong
Wes Kim is the writer/director of the award-winning short
films PROFILES IN SCIENCE and VISION TEST. His films have
appeared in nearly forty US and international film festivals
and have screened in seventeen countries.
Tracy D. Smith
Allan Tong is a Toronto filmmaker. He directed the 2003
short drama, Sleepless, and the 2005 short documentary
LABO’S LAST SPIN. Presently, he s an associate producer
at Stuart Samuels Productions specializing in pop culture
documentaries. Allan has programmed films for Regent
Park Film Festival, CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival,
Planet in Focus Environmental Film & Video Festival and
ReelWorld Film Festival.
Ana de Lara
FILM: Curse of the Jade Falcon
FILM: In Control
Born and raised in Penticton, B.C., Tracy D. Smith moved to
Vancouver to pursue her university education. In 2002, she
received an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University
of British Columbia. Her short film SANDRA GETS DUMPED
(2005 Crazy8s) won a Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in
a Short Drama and was nominated for Best Short Drama.
She has completed her feature film debut entitled TAMING
TAMMY..
Juli Kang
Ana studied video production at the Gulf Islands Film and
Television School and at CineVic, an artist-run film Co-op
in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2006 she was awarded a
grant to make an anti-racism video funded by the Canadian
Council for the Arts. Ana’s passion for filmmaking evolved
from an acting background with performances on stage,
television, and independent films.
DaVID Kim
FILM: Damn the Past!
Juli Kang received her MFA in Directing from UCLA with her
thesis film DAMN THE PAST! which won the Directors Guild
of America Student Director Award. She is currently a Film
Independent Project Involve fellow and developing a new
film.
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FILM: Grange Avenue
FILM: It Strikes Twice
Born in Guidong in Seoul, South Korea, David received his
B.A. in economics from Pomona College in California. Upon
graduating he worked at a business-to-business internet
start up company in Orange County. Subsequently, he
received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
David currently is in his third year of the MFA program at
the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, Tisch
School of the Arts, NYU and is the recipient of the Bernie
Brillstein Scholarship.
FILMMAKER BIOs
Kunal Sen
FILM: Key Tumi?
Randall Okita
FILM: Machine With Wishbone
Kunal Sen is a young animation artist from Calcutta, a city
known for Art, Culture and afternoon siestas. He did his first
Undergraduate degree from the Srishti School of Art, Design
and Technology (Bangalore) in 2005 before transferring to
the Emily Carrr Institute to complete his education.
Amyn Kaderali
FILM: Kissing Cousins
Randall Okita is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, Canada.
His latest film, MACHINE WITH WISHBONE, which he wrote,
produced and directed, features the work of international
artists and is being made with the Bravo! Channel and
the support of the British Columbia Arts Council and the
National Film Board of Canada.
Chad Band
FILM: Memoirs of the Last Samurai’s Geisha
A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate
Film Program, Amyn is the recipient of the Martin Scorsese
Young Filmmaker Award and the Perry Ellis Breakthrough
Filmmaker Award.
Y. David Chung
FILM: Koryo Saram : The Unreliable People
Memoirs of the Last Samurai’s Geisha is Chad Band’s third
MAMM film as cinematographer/camera operator, his first
as director. His short, BUS FACE, premiered at California’s
Nihilist Film Festival and aired on CBC Radio 3. He is an
Emily Carr graduate in film and video, and an IATSE 669
member.
Joe Chang
FILM: Pan Tian Shou
Y. David Chung is an artist and filmmaker who has exhibited
throughout the country and internationally at numerous
venues. Chung began his career collaborating as a graphic
artist on documentary films. He is currently associate
professor with the school of art and design, and the
director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University
of Michigan.
MATT DIBBLE
Joe Chang is an award-winning director, animator and artist.
He studied at Lu-Xun Academy of Fine Arts in China and
Tama Art University in Japan. The animated short Chinese
Violin is his first film and his other films were selected for
many national and international film festivals.
Angela How
FILM: Koryo Saram : The Unreliable People
FILM: Passage
Matt Dibble has worked in documentary production
since 1984. He first studied film at the Rhode Island
School of Design. He founded Dockyard to create original
programming for TV, as well as media installations for
exhibitions. He has worked on numerous programs as an
editor and cameraman, and has tackled a wide range of
documentary topics.
Kiyong Kim
FILM: Ku Klux Kornea
Prior to graduate film school at the UCLA School of
Theatre, Film and Television, Angela worked as Project
Architect on a number of prestigious civic projects.
PASSAGE, Angela’s thesis film, is a recipient of the Caucus
Foundation Completion Grant, Fuji New Filmmaker Award,
the Lynn Weston Fellowship in Film, and the Singapore Film
Commission’s Short Film Grant.
Lydia Fu
Kiyong Kim is a filmmaker, illustrator, and designer from
Los Angeles.
Lydia is a filmmaker currently living in Vancouver. She
graduated from the University of Chicago with a Chemistry
degree, but now studies Animation at Emily Carr Institute.
She draws comics, animates, meows and loves her old
school 35mm Pentax K1000.
Richard N. Martin
FILM: Light Years
Jessica Yu
Nelson Kim
Zooey Park
FILM: Ping Pong Playa
Richard is an award-winning director and recent MFA
graduate from University of Southern California’s School
of Cinematic Arts. He received his BA in Film and Media
Studies from the University of California. While attending
graduate school, Richard worked for J.J. Abrams’ production
company, Bad Robot. It was there that he met producer
Bryan Burk, who soon became Richard’s mentor for his
thesis film, LIGHT YEARS.
FILM: Long Distance
Nelson Kim’s short films have screened at Anthology Film
Archives, Asia Society, Palm Springs Shortfest, Urbanworld, and many other festivals and venues nationwide. He
teaches at Columbia, Fordham, and the NY Film Academy,
and writes film criticism for the websites Sense of Cinema
and Hammer to Nail.
FILM: Permute
Jessica Yu is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She won
the 1997 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short
for BREATHING LESSONS; THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK
O’BRIEN. She also won an Emmy and a Cable Ace Award for
Best Documentary Director. As the first director selected for
the John Wells Diversity Program, she has directed episodes
of THE WEST WING, ER, and GREY’S ANATOMY. PING PONG
PLAYA is her narrative feature debut.
FILM: Popsicle Stick
Zooey Park is a Korean-American filmmaker in NYC. He has
made several short films and documentaries. His previous
short, THE CELERY STALKER, was shown in several U.S. film
festivals.
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FILMMAKER BIOs
Gloria Kim
FILM: Rock Garden, a Love Story
Gloria is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Image Arts
program. Her short film, PARTIAL SELVES, won runner up
for the Best Experimental film at the International Festival
of Cinema and Technology. Gloria has since made many
films that have screened at various venues, including the
ReelAsian film festival in Toronto.
Ron Morales
Frank Yeean Chan
FILM: Since You’ve Been Ong
Frank serves on the narrative shorts screening committee
for the Mill Valley Film Festival. He currently works as
Operations Director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, a
non-profit organization promoting the bicycle for everyday
transportation. Chan previously worked in software before
realizing he enjoyed the ride to and from work more.
Julia Kwan
FILM: Smile
FILM: Santa Mesa
Julia Kwan is a director graduate of Norman Jewison’s
Canadian Film Centre, where she made her award winning
short, THREE SISTERS ON MOON LAKE. In 2005, Ms. Kwan
made her feature film debut with EVE & THE FIRE HORSE,
based on her Writer’s Guild of Canada award-winning script.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International
Film Festival and its international premiere at the Sundance
Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize for World
Cinema. In 2007, Kwan received five nominations, including
Best Supporting Actor and Actress, at the Genie Awards.
Ron is a New York University graduate with a BFA in film. At
the age of twenty five, Ron has directed numerous award
winning short films, commercials, promos, and music
videos. SANTA MESA is Ron’s first feature film as both writer
and director.
Gina Chen
Valerie Soe
FILM: S/He
Gina Pei Chi Chen is an independent filmmaker whose film/
video works are informed by queer theories and the politics
of identity. In her recent dramatic short film S/HE (2007),
she explores subject matters such as coming-of-age issues
for gender blended girl and the concept of masculinity
within the female body.
Melanie Wood
Valerie Soe is a San Francisco filmmaker whose productions
include ART/FILM/REVOLUTION (2007) and ALL ORIENTALS
LOOK THE SAME (1986, Best Foreign Video, Festival Internazionale Cinema Giovani). Other awards include a 2005
Creative Work Fund grant, a 1997 James D. Phelan Art Award
in Video, a 1994 Art Matters Fellowship, and a 1992 Rockefeller Foundation Intercultural Film/Video Fellowship.
Joyce Wong
FILM: School of Secrets
FILM: Souvenirs from Asia
Vancouver-based director and producer Melanie Wood’s
previous films include A STRANGER IN OUR HOME - the
disturbing tale of two teenage victims of Internet predators.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD profiling the victims of stalkers;
THE SWEET ASSASSINS, revealing the effects of diabetes
in the First Nations community; and the award-winning
documentary O.COM, the story of cybersex addicts whose
virtual universe is more ‘real’ than the world outside the
computer - for CBC’s The Passionate Eye.
Gillian MacLeod
FILM: Servants of War
Joyce is a Toronto based filmmaker and photographer.
Her most recent film, SOUVENIRS FROM ASIA won the
“Outstanding Canadian Short Award” at the Reelworld film
festival and has screened at festivals such as Worldwide
Shorts, Hong Kong IFVA and San Francisco International
Asian Film Festival. In 2006, her debut short BANANA
BRUISES won Best Fiction Film Award at the Cinesiege
showcase and was programmed in the Closing Night Gala at
the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
Jason Karman
Gillian has taken part in a great number of productions,
both through school and community theatre. She applied
to the Capilano College Motion Picture Production Program,
and was accepted in 2006. She still attends Capilano and
hopes to continue her career path in directing.
Raphael Choi
Andrew Ming
FILM: The Letter Goodbye
Andrew Ming was born in Vancouver and grew up in North
Delta, BC. His love for writing stories and moving pictures
has always been the foundation for his wanting to make
films. This is Ming’s first film.
Writer-director Raphael Choi is a Korean-Canadian
filmmaker based in Vancouver. A recent graduate of Emily
Carr Institute, Raphael’s focus is on telling sincere stories
of everyday people while providing them with a fresh, new
perspective.
Jeff Chan
FILM: State of Yo
Jason Karman, an honours graduate from Capilano College
Cinematography program, has been directing since 2003.
His experience as an Indonesian immigrant in Canada is
a source of inspiration for him. His films have played in
Philadelphia, Houston and Sacramento.
FILM: Shall We?
David Yun
FILM: Sides
Originally from Vancouver, Jeff has been known for his
artistic vision when it comes to directing and writing. He
enjoys working in both HD Digital and Film mediums. He
is also the Director of “filmcreatif.com” a wedding film and
photography company. He now resides in Toronto studying
Television Arts at Ryerson University.
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FILM: Snapshot : Six Months of the Korean
American Male
FILM: The Pain with Being Thirsty
David Yun is an MFA student studying film at San Francisco
Art Institute (SFAI). He grew up in Livonia, Michigan, a
suburb of Detroit that holds the title as THE WHITEST
LARGE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. Yun’s work spans a
variety of mediums including film/video, photography,
and installation. His work can be viewed by visiting www.
davidmyun.com
FILMMAKER BIOs
Richard Cranor
James Bang
FILM: Touch
FILM: Vincent Who?
Tetsuro Shigematsu
FILM: Yellow Fellas
FILM: Vincent Who?
Jeff Chiba Stearns
FILM: Yellow Sticky Note
FILM: Warrior Boyz
Christopher Nguyen
FILM: You’ve Got Male
Tony Lam
Director Tony Lam is a writer, producer, and director based
in Los Angeles. A former Fulbright scholar, he currently
produces the “Our Role Models” series for KSCI, where he
interviews and features the crème de la crème in the Asian
American community.
Curtis Chin
Producer & Director Curtis Chin is an award-winning writer
and producer who has worked for ABC, NBC, Disney Channel
and more. As a community activist, he co-founded the Asian
American Writers Workshop and Asian Pacific Americans for
Progress.
Baljit Sangra
Ms. Sangra is a Vancouver based filmmaker who has
worked as a Director/Producer in documentary and factual
entertainment. She has been busy working as a Producer/
Director of the TV program VIVA! which celebrates the very
best in fusion arts and entertainment, with a contemporary
edge. Baljit has produced corporate videos including one
for Channel M and Mainstream Broadcasting, for their CRTC
presentations and two for TV and radio license bids for the
CRTC.
Michael Kang
FILM: Wianbu – Comfort Woman
James Bang was born in Seoul, Korea. James graduated from
Binghamton University worked for financial institutions
and dotcom companies in NYC. Soon after the catastrophic
event of 9/11 in 2001 he learned a new meaning of life and
started to pursue filmmaking. He studying screenwriting
and directing in the Graduate Film Division at Columbia
University (MFA).
Richard Cranor made his first feature, THE LIFE & TIMES OF
M.C. BEER BONG the story of a Chinese video store clerk
who hits the big time as the world’s first Asian rapper. He
wrote a second script, SIMPLY FOBULOUS loosely based on
the family of his Vietnamese-American wife. He attended the
Art Institute of Seattle and graduated in Multimedia.
A descendant of mighty Samurai warrior-philosophers,
Tetsuro Shigematsu was born in London, England, educated
in Montréal, and worked as a salaryman in Tokyo. A former
writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Tetsuro then became
the first person of color to host a daily network radio show
on CBC Radio. He was pop culture critic for Newsworld in
Los Angeles, where he completed his directorial debut, the
critically acclaimed, award-winning YELLOW FELLAS.
Jeff Chiba Stearns is an award-winning Canadian independent
animation filmmaker, writer and artist, born in Kelowna, BC,
of Japanese and European heritage. In 2001, he founded
Meditating Bunny Studio. His short animated films have
screened at film festivals around the world and have been
broadcast in Canada by the CBC.
Chris and Ryan met as interns at Cherry Sky Films and not
long after started writing and shooting shorts together.
Ryan Kim
FILM: West 32nd
Michael Kang is a Korean American filmmaker. His feature
film directorial debut THE MOTEL (VAFF 2005 film) which was
produced by indie veteran director Miguel Arteta (CHUCK
& BUCK, THE GOOD GIRL) premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival and an internationally premiered at the Pusan Film
Festival. Most recently, Michael was awarded a fellowship
with the ABC/DGA New Talent Television Directing Program.
He also received the 2002 Geri Ashur Award in screenwriting
through the New York Foundation for the Arts.
FILM: You’ve Got Male
Chris and Ryan met as interns at Cherry Sky Films and not
long after started writing and shooting shorts together.
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PROGRAMMING
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PROGRAMMER
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SPONSORSHIP &
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SCREENING COMMITTEE
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James Feng
1732 Camino Ramon
Danville, CA 94526
USA
925-487-5208
[email protected]
A Fistful of Doll Hairs
Nick Westbridge
Vancouver, BC
Canada
604-671-0884
[email protected]
Amma
Aparna Kapur
2154 Cypress St.
Vancouver, BC V6J 3M4
Canada
778-855-3113
[email protected]
Asian Task Force
William Lu
23271 Calvert St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
USA
818-716-5853
[email protected]
Cookies for Sale
Wes Kim
4416 Burke Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103
USA
206-719-6261
[email protected]
Curse of the Jade Falcon
Ian Tang
Vancouver, BC
Canada
[email protected]
Damn the Past!
Juli Kang
1317 ½ N. Stanley Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
USA
323-851-9335
[email protected]
Delivery
Vishal Gurung
9-6700 Rumble Street
Burnaby, BC V5E 4H7
Canada
604-377-4009
[email protected]
Egg Ghost
Dongkeun Lee
1472-13, #501, Seocho3dong,
Seochoku
Seoul 137-073
Korea
82-10-9041-4254
[email protected]
Finding Madison
Cricketbox Productions
1357 Coble Ave.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
USA
626-695-1315
[email protected]
Food for the Gods
Vancouver Film School
Julie Hamilton
Festival Coordinator
2nd Floor, 198 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H2
Canada
604-631-3569
[email protected]
Grange Avenue
Grange Avenue Productions
551- 53 McCaul St.
Toronto, ON M5T 2W9
Canada
647-200-9146
[email protected]
In Control
CineVic
De Lara Pictures
145 Wellington Ave.
Victoria, BC V8V 4H8
Canada
250-598-4417
[email protected]
It Strikes Twice
David Kim
27 Hoffstot Lane
Sands Point, NY 11050
USA
917-673-1522
[email protected]
Key Tumi?
Kunal Sen
2156 Cypress Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3M4
Canada
604-783-7502
[email protected]
Kissing Cousins
Kissing Cousins Productions,
LLC
438 S. Venice Blvd., #1
Venice, CA 90291
USA
310-463-0268
[email protected]
Machine With Wishbone
Absitomen Media
101-2230 Wall St.
Vancouver, BC V5L 1B6
Canada
604-614-5801
[email protected]
Memoirs of the Last Samurai’s Geisha
Zento Productions
Tel: (604) 782-5955
[email protected]
Pan Tian Shou
Joe Chang
106-8040 Blundell Rd.
Richmond, BC V6Y 1J8
Canada
604-720-8932
[email protected]
Passage
Angela How
1400 N. Gardner St. #3
USA
310-266-3010
[email protected]
Permute
Lydia Fu
1201-1288 Alberni St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 4N5
Canada
778-998-8934
[email protected]
Ping Pong Playa
Cherry Sky Films
2100 Sawtelle Blvd. #101 Los
Angeles, CA 90025
Tel:310-479-8001
Fax: 310-479-8815
[email protected]
Popsicle Stick
Argosy Pictures
514 West 110th St., Apt. 10C
New York, NY 10025
USA
917-842-4030
[email protected]
Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People
Y. David Chung
Rock Garden, a Love Story
USA
Gloria Kim
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ku Klux Kornea
Kiyong Kim
2531 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
USA
310-940-4731
[email protected]
Light Years
Richard N. Martin
24889 Nueva Vista
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
USA
949-510-0689
[email protected]
Long Distance
Nelson Kim
[email protected]
Santa Mesa
Louise Lovegrove
50 Bayard St.
New York, NY 10013
917-701-8289
[email protected]
S/He
Video Out
[email protected]
School of Secrets
Bossy Boots Production
2960 West 41st St.
Vancouver, BC V6N 3C7
Canada
604-710-7375
[email protected]
Servants of War
6881 Dunnedin St.
Burnaby, B.C. V5B121
778-833-4482
[email protected]
Shall We?
Raphael Choi
1203-888 Pacific St.
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2S6
Canada
778-885-4936
[email protected]
Sides
Jeff Chan
647-866-5481
[email protected]
Since You’ve Been Ong
Frank Yeean Chan
1802 Leavenworth St.
San Francisco, CA 941092117
USA
650-863-7265
[email protected]
Smile
Fire Horse Productions
2957 Grant St.
Vancouver, BC V5K 3H6
Canada
778-889-6271
[email protected]
Touch
Wok N Roll Productions
415 W. Mercer St., 302
Seattle, WA 98119
USA
206-349-8558
[email protected]
Vincent Who?
Tony Lam Films
1616 N. Fuller Ave., 212
USA
323-878-0697
[email protected]
Warrior Boyz
Viva Mantra Films
1965 Main St.
Vancouver, BC V5T 3C1
Canada
604-837-2976
[email protected]
West 32nd
CJ Entertainment
1801 Century Park East
Suite 1901
USA
310-557-3050
Fax: 310-557-3469
[email protected]
Wianbu – Comfort Woman
James Bang
Snapshot: Six Months of
20 Newport Pkwy, 1903
the Korean American Male Jersey City, NJ 07310
Valerie Soe
USA
262 Gates St.
917-743-7263
San Francisco, CA 94110
[email protected]
USA
415-282-6755
Yellow Fellas
[email protected]
Tetsuro Shigematsu
5156 Campo Road
Souvenirs from Asia
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Joyce Wong
USA
[email protected]
818.224.9787
[email protected]
State of Yo
Jason Karman
Yellow Sticky Notes
9 – 1630 Burnaby St.
Meditating Bunny Studios
Vancouver, BC V6G 1X2
2327 Belgo Road
Canada
Kelowna, BC V1P 1E1
604-329-9099
Canada
[email protected]
250-215-4733
[email protected]
The Letter Goodbye
Andrew Ming
You’ve got Male
7494 Auburn Pl.
Chris Nguyen
North Delta, B.C.
111. N. Jackson St. Ste#210
V4C 6W8
Glendale, CA 91206
604-308-3307
USA
[email protected]
213-675-1351
[email protected]
The Pain with Being Thirsty
David Yun
2863 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94110’
USA
415-572-4243
[email protected]
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