• Lost In Love

    Oct 16, 03:46 PM by administrator

    Program 4: Lost In Love

    Fri. Nov. 7th, 9:30 PM

    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.

    Finding Madison



    Director: Tuan Tran | Producers: Charlie Nguyen, Talun Hsu, Tuan Tran, Kelly Miyashiro | Writer: Kelly Miyashiro
    Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 81 minutes | USA

    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).

    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: Moondance Film Festival

    Canadian Premiere | Director in Attendance

    preceded by:

    Pan Tian Shou



    Director/Writer/Producer: Joe Chang
    Animation | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 6 minutes | China/Canada

    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: Ottawa Int’l Animated Film Festival

    Shall We?



    Director/Writer/Producer: Raphael Choi
    Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 10 minutes | Canada

    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.

    World Premiere | Director In Attendance

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