• Love You Short Time

    Oct 16, 03:50 PM by administrator

    Program 2: Love You Short Time

    Fri. Nov. 7th, 5:00 PM

    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



    Director/Writer: Angela How | Producer: Ben Harris
    Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 21 minutes | USA

    A chance encounter between two strangers pushes both to come to terms with past decisions made.

    Previous Screenings: Asian American Int’l Film Festival, Stockholm Int’l Film Festival, Austin Asian Film Festival

    Popsicle Stick



    Director/Producer: Zooey Park | Writer: Lisa Ferber
    Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 12 minutes | USA

    Alex and Megan go out on a second date. What are they thinking?

    Canadian Premiere

    Since You’ve Been Ong



    Director: Frank Yeean Chan | Producer: John Calvin Fong | Writers: Amy Y. Chan, Frank Yeean Chan, Dony Permedi, Jay Patumanoan
    Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2007 | 4 minutes | USA

    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: San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival 2008, Disorient 2008, San Francisco Int’l Film Festival 2008

    Canadian Premiere | Director In Attendance

    You’ve Got Male



    Directors: Christopher Nguyen, Ryan Kim | Producers: Nadine Truong, Lee Buckley | Writers: Ryan Kim, Christopher Nguyen, Lee Buckley
    Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2007 | 5 minutes | USA

    An attempt at romance goes horribly wrong as the mail-order bride is nothing as advertised. We repeat, NOTHING as advertised.

    Previous Screenings: CineVision, AAFilmlab 72 Hour Shootout (winner)

    Canadian Premiere

    A Fistful Of Doll Hairs



    Director: Nicholas Westbridge | Producers: Nicholas Westbridge, Josette Jorge, Ric Lee | Writer: Shay Wilson
    Narrative | Beta SP | Colour | 2008 | 7 minutes | Canada

    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 48-hour filmmaking contest incorporating various guidelines and creative elements. Grand prize judge and Hollywood director Joe Dante declared it “a triumph of wit over budget!”

    Previous Screenings: Bloodshots 48-Hour Horror Filmmaking Festival 2007 (Grand Prize winner, Audience Choice for Best Film)

    Director In Attendance

    Memoirs Of The Last Samurai’s Geisha



    Director: Chad Band | Producers: Suzi Nitta Petersen, Michele Nitta | Writer: Liz Nunoda
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2008 | 9 minutes | Canada

    Tracy Takahashi Torvaldsen works as a background performer (“movie extra”) where she is usually a blur in a crowd. But when a shoot calls for her to dress in a kimono, she is no longer anonymous. Strangers mistakenly think she is a geisha.

    Previous Screenings: 3rd place Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2008

    Director In Attendance

    Sides



    Director/Producer: Jeff Chan | Writer: Tony Vallone
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2008 | 9 minutes | 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: 2nd place Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2008

    Director In Attendance

    Curse Of The Jade Falcon



    Director: Tracy D. Smith | Producer/Writer: Ian Tang
    Narrative | Digital | Colour | 2008 | 8 minutes | 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: 1st place Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2008

    Director In Attendance

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