Seriously Shorts

Oct 12, 01:46 AM by administrator

Program 5: Seriously Shorts

Sat. Nov. 7th, 11:00 AM

While much of the short clips on Youtube and the Internet are meant for a good laugh, this program proves a dramatic premise and a more serious subject matter can be just as effective in moving an audience. 30 DAY PROMISE and A GREEN MOUNTAIN IN THE DRAWER express the loneliness of being away from one’s homeland. Family and frustration are explored in HELLO, GOODBYE, WHEN THE SWALLOWS STOP SINGING and WHO KILLED THE GOLDFISH? And the characters in DOUBLE FEATURES and THE GOLDEN PIN must fight for their true love and happiness.

30 Day Promise

Disgruntled immigrant Vincent comes to terms with his painful memories of heartbreak one autumn evening.

CANADIAN PREMIERE | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE

The Golden Pin

A young Vietnamese-Canadian swimmer finds himself struggling between the expectations of his family and the demands of his heart. His father wants him to marry soon, but his mother, haunted by a past romance, hopes her son will stand up for what he believes. Told with delicate honesty and compassion, The Golden Pin asks the question, “Is love is more powerful than fate?”

VANCOUVER PREMIERE | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE

Previous Screenings/Awards: Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film & Video Festival/Colin Campbell Award for Best Canadian Short

A Green Mountain In The Drawer

Soon-Rae, an elderly Korean-American woman living in San Francisco, knits baby blankets for charities somewhat isolated, but content with her life. She plans one last trip to her homeland, not knowing that her son and his wife who live in San Jose plan to visit her on her 76th birthday, two days after she has left for Korea.

CANADIAN PREMIERE

Previous Screenings/Awards: Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival-honorable mention, Tiburon International Film Festival, California Independent Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival, Indie Spirit Film Festival, 25th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

Double Features

Director/Writer/Producer: Chihiro Wimbush | Producer: Jay Patumanoan
Narrative | Digibeta | Colour | 2009 | 13 min | USA

A brokenhearted young man waits for a movie date that never shows, and a lonely female projectionist mourns the past while dreaming of a better future. He watches the movie alone while she watches him from the booth above. When he falls asleep in the theater, it triggers a chain of events that leads them to the possible love they have been searching for. Can they realize it before it’s too late?

CANADIAN PREMIERE

Previous Screenings/Awards: DisOrient Film Festival, Visual Communications Festival, Balboa Theater San Francisco

Who Killed The Goldfish?

Power dynamic begins between a mother and a daughter in a Korean immigrant family whose members vote to speak only English at home. The daughter takes advantage of her fluency in English and her mother’s democratic tendency to overpower her authority. The geological and psychological separation of a family is amplified by the obstacles of communication.

DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

Previous Screenings/Awards: Yorkton Short Film Festival

hello, goodbye

Junghoon arrives in town with his son perpetually strapped to his chest to get back his estranged wife. Instead of the warm greeting he expected, Yoomi is shocked to see Junghoon and Jimmy. When it is revealed that Yoomi’s mother, Mrs. Song, engineered their reunion in hopes of convincing Junghoon to leave Jimmy with her to raise, Junghoon must make a choice between an unfettered life, free from all ties, or assume the responsibility of fatherhood.

WORLD PREMIERE | DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE

When Swallows Stop Singing

Yan, a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong, has made Canada his home for ten years, leaving behind his parents and a promise. At last, Yan goes back to his hometown, but only to attend his father’s funeral. During his stay in Hong Kong, Yan finally realizes that he has been making an empty promise to himself and his parents for ten years a promise he now can never fulfill. Or can he?

CANADIAN PREMIERE

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Program 5: Seriously Shorts

Sat. Nov. 7th, 11:00 AM

30 Day Promise

The Golden Pin

A Green Mountain In The Drawer

Double Features

Who Killed The Goldfish?

hello, goodbye

When Swallows Stop Singing

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	home fest info festival media sponsors volunteer archives contact Seriously Shorts Oct 12, 01:46 AM by administrator Program 5: Seriously Shorts Sat. Nov. 7th, 11:00 AM While much of the short clips on Youtube and the Internet are meant for a good laugh, this program proves a dramatic premise and a more serious subject matter can be just as effective in moving an audience. 30 DAY PROMISE and A GREEN MOUNTAIN IN THE DRAWER express the loneliness of being away from one’s homeland. Family and frustration are explored in HELLO, GOODBYE, WHEN THE SWALLOWS STOP SINGING and WHO KILLED THE GOLDFISH? And the characters in DOUBLE FEATURES and THE GOLDEN PIN must fight for their true love and happiness. 30 Day Promise Director/Producer: Xia Lee \| Writer/Producer: Vincent Ternida Experimental \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 8 min \| Canada Disgruntled immigrant Vincent comes to terms with his painful memories of heartbreak one autumn evening. CANADIAN PREMIERE \| DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE The Golden Pin Director/Writer: Cuong Ngo \| Co-Writer: Matt Guerin \| Producer: Igor Szczurko Narrative \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 15 min \| Canada A young Vietnamese-Canadian swimmer finds himself struggling between the expectations of his family and the demands of his heart. His father wants him to marry soon, but his mother, haunted by a past romance, hopes her son will stand up for what he believes. Told with delicate honesty and compassion, The Golden Pin asks the question, “Is love is more powerful than fate?” VANCOUVER PREMIERE \| DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN ATTENDANCE Previous Screenings/Awards: Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film & Video Festival/Colin Campbell Award for Best Canadian Short A Green Mountain In The Drawer Director/Writer: Hwa-Jun Lee \| Producers: Erica Flianc, Yon-Sung So Narrative \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2008 \| 11 min \| USA & South Korea \| English & Korean Soon-Rae, an elderly Korean-American woman living in San Francisco, knits baby blankets for charities somewhat isolated, but content with her life. She plans one last trip to her homeland, not knowing that her son and his wife who live in San Jose plan to visit her on her 76th birthday, two days after she has left for Korea. CANADIAN PREMIERE Previous Screenings/Awards: Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival-honorable mention, Tiburon International Film Festival, California Independent Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival, Indie Spirit Film Festival, 25th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Double Features Director/Writer/Producer: Chihiro Wimbush \| Producer: Jay Patumanoan Narrative \| Digibeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 13 min \| USA A brokenhearted young man waits for a movie date that never shows, and a lonely female projectionist mourns the past while dreaming of a better future. He watches the movie alone while she watches him from the booth above. When he falls asleep in the theater, it triggers a chain of events that leads them to the possible love they have been searching for. Can they realize it before it’s too late? CANADIAN PREMIERE Previous Screenings/Awards: DisOrient Film Festival, Visual Communications Festival, Balboa Theater San Francisco Who Killed The Goldfish? Director/Writer/Producer: Jin Hong Narrative \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 11 min \| Canada \| English & Korean Power dynamic begins between a mother and a daughter in a Korean immigrant family whose members vote to speak only English at home. The daughter takes advantage of her fluency in English and her mother’s democratic tendency to overpower her authority. The geological and psychological separation of a family is amplified by the obstacles of communication. DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE Previous Screenings/Awards: Yorkton Short Film Festival hello, goodbye Director/Writer: Rogin Kim \| Producer: Rashi DeStefano Narrative \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 14 min \| USA \| English & Korean Junghoon arrives in town with his son perpetually strapped to his chest to get back his estranged wife. Instead of the warm greeting he expected, Yoomi is shocked to see Junghoon and Jimmy. When it is revealed that Yoomi’s mother, Mrs. Song, engineered their reunion in hopes of convincing Junghoon to leave Jimmy with her to raise, Junghoon must make a choice between an unfettered life, free from all ties, or assume the responsibility of fatherhood. WORLD PREMIERE \| DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE When Swallows Stop Singing Director/Writer/Producer: Gilbert Kwong \| Producers: Mimi Li, Nancy Lau Narrative \| DigiBeta \| Colour \| 2009 \| 17 min \| Canada \| Cantonese & English Yan, a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong, has made Canada his home for ten years, leaving behind his parents and a promise. At last, Yan goes back to his hometown, but only to attend his father’s funeral. During his stay in Hong Kong, Yan finally realizes that he has been making an empty promise to himself and his parents for ten years a promise he now can never fulfill. Or can he? 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