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    Oct 18, 11:53 AM by administrator

    The Irony Of It All

    Sat. Nov. 3rd, 1:30 PM

    “Isn’t it ironic – don’t you think”. This program of shorts will make you chuckle and make you go hmmm… With E.V.E.S., a musical that leaves you wondering what a female-only future would be like – while in THE SHRINE, what you don’t know can hurt. Then in NOISE AND MUSIC, don’t make a bet unless you know you can win. In RUSSIAN HILL ROULETTE, there is a hill for everyone to conquer, while EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, exposes what it would be like if we all said what we were thinking. Next THE SCOOPERS, spoofs the television’s The Office, but with tastier results. AIR AND WATER warns about underestimating the power of Feng Shui, and finally, in MISS CHINATOWN, USA, the filmmaker looks at how a beauty pageant can help one young woman find her cultural roots – or not.

    E.V.E.S.



    Director: Alfred Gordon Liu | Writers: Alex Chu, Hunter Pearson, Marites Pineda | Producer: Stephanie Chan
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2007 | 10 minutes | Canada

    In the near future, women have found a way to procreate without men, leaving the male sex obsolete.

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    3rd place, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2007

    Director in Attendance

    The Shrine



    Director: Alberto Valenzuela | Producers: Kelvin Tseng, David Sanderson
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2007 | 9 minutes | Canada

    Vincent, a lonely and broken man, turns to a powerful drug in order to be closer to his dead love, unaware that the drug den in which he hides is also home to someone mysterious.

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    2nd place, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2007

    Director in Attendance

    Noise And Music



    Directors/Writers/Producers: Jeff Chan, Ken Tsui
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2007 | 10 minutes | Canada

    When Sam’s beloved guitar disappears and his roommate refuses to reveal the culprit, the two enter into a bet: Sam must play his guitar and isn’t allowed to speak for an entire week…

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    1st place, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2007

    Directors in Attendance

    Russian Hill Roulette



    Director/Writer/Producer: Frank Yeean Chan
    Narrative | Beta | Colour | 2006 | 5 minutes | USA

    A cyclist tries to pedal up the six steepest streets of San Francisco, but the city’s steepest in the Russian Hill neighborhood get the best of him.

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2007

    Canadian Premiere

    Equal Opportunity



    Director/Writer: Howard Duy Vu | Writer: Sameer Asad Gardezi | Producer: Camille Mana
    Narrative | Beta | Colour | 2006 | 7 minutes | USA

    When a group of diverse co-workers retreat to the break room for a routine midday snack, a quarrel about who gets the last pineapple-flavoured water turns to a heated passive-aggressive battle among man, woman, white, black, yellow, brown, big and little.

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    Best Film, NBC Comedy Shortcuts
    South By Southwest
    HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival
    Audience Choice, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

    The Scoopers



    Director: Jeff Chan | Writer/Producer: Dan Ramos
    Narrative | Beta | Colour | 2006 | 15 minutes | Canada

    Three ice cream scoopers try to find meaning in their lives by overcoming the mundane tribulations of their jobs. SPINAL TAP meets THE OFFICE in an ice cream parlour.

    World Premiere | Director in Attendance

    Air And Water



    Directors/Writers/Producers: Jeff Chan, Ken Tsui
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2006 | 10 minutes | Canada

    The friendship of two unlikely roommates is challenged when one of them mischievously upsets the natural order of Feng Shui with hilarious results.

    Directors in Attendance

    Miss Chinatown, U.S.A.



    Director/Writer/Producer: Kathy Huang
    Documentary | Beta | Colour | 2006 | 25 minutes | USA

    Joining the Miss Chinatown Pageant was the last thing on Katie Au’s mind. She never learned to speak Chinese and didn’t fit in with other Chinese-American girls. As Katie travels from her native Seattle to the bustling streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown and competing in one of America’s oldest ethnic beauty pageants, we gain unique insight into an individual who is wrestling with issues of identity as she matures into adulthood.

    Previous Screenings/Selected Awards:
    Tribeca Film Festival
    VC FilmFest
    Reel Women International Film Festival

    Celebrity Host for this program:

    Anthony Shim


    Anthony Shim has been pursuing his passion for acting since age 16. For four years he has worked with Kate Twa and recently landed a lead role in Cucumber Satellite Film and Theatre Society’s feature film METH. Anthony has appeared on SMALLVILLE, the feature film SHRED, and several short films including PEKING TURKEY and the Leo Award winning BROKEN HOUSE.


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