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    Oct 11, 11:16 PM by vaff

    The Dating Game: Saturday Nov. 5th, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

    One of few things in life that transcends all boundaries, including cultural and physical, is the pursuit of love and romance. In J.P. Chan’s short, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?, the humourous anticipation of a blind date plays out in a variety of scenarios in a young woman’s mind. We follow THE RED RIBBON as a young woman journeys to discover what the love gods have in store for her. And finally, the hilarious feature SIMPLY FOBULOUS, shows us that no matter how badly our parents want us to get married, sometimes they go about it the right way – and then again, sometimes they get it all wrong.

    111 minutes

    SIMPLY FOBULOUS


    Director/Writer: Richard Cranor | Producer: Nhien Nguyen
    Narrative | Beta | Colour | 2005 | 87 minutes | USA

    SIMPLY FOBULOUS is a romantic comedy about a rebellious daughter, Thuy Nguyen (Chau Luu), who succumbs to her mother’s lifelong wish for her to marry Dung (Steven Liu), a Vietnamese mail-order husband. Unwilling to marry him, Thuy loans him to Van (Kathie Pham) her sister, who uses him to hold her shopping bags and other important tasks. To them, Dung is a F.O.B., or Fresh Off the Boat. A family’s perceptions of their guest from Vietnam are forever altered by his humanity – and by his selflessness.

    World Premiere | Director in Attendance

    Preceded by

    TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?


    Director/Producer/Writer: J.P. Chan
    Narrative | DVD | Colour and Black & White | 2005 | 4 minutes | USA

    A young woman prepares for a blind date – and all its possibilities.

    Canadian Premiere | Director in Attendance

    The Red Ribbon


    Director/Producer/Writer: Taien Ng-Chan
    Experimental Narrative | DVD | Colour | 2004 | 5 minutes | Canada

    According to an old Chinese fairytale, the god of love and marriage unites lovers by tying their feet together with a red ribbon. This is the story of a young woman who, early one morning, wakes up to find a red ribbon tied to her foot, and follows it to see what she’ll find at the other end.

    Screenings/Awards: Location Michel Trudel Award – Concordia University; Reel Asian Int’l Film Festival

    World Premiere

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