Mighty Asian Shorts
Wednesday October 20, 2010
| Films in this Program | Directed by | |
| Still Life | Zooey Park | |
| Puncture Wound | Jason Ho | |
| Visiting Hours | Caitlin Byrnes | |
| Chase Thompson, A Film By Chase Thompson | Vincent Lin | |
| The Reward | Tin Pak Lau | |
| Wine And Cheese | Matthew Tsang | |
| Ko-Ni-Chi-Wa | Leanne Yu |
Day 3 | Program 7P (screening at Praxis SFU Theatre)
Mighty Asian Shorts
Sat. Nov. 6th, 4:30 PM
Short films have been the backbone of VAFF for the past 13 years and the creative skill and technical expertise of this year’s crop of filmmakers have blurred the quality line between shorts and features. This great program includes Zooey Park’s charming STILL LIFE, Caitlin Byrne’s touching VISITING HOURS, Jason Ho’s cringe-worthy PUNCTURE WOUND, Vincent Lin’s satirical CHASE THOMPSON, A FILM BY CHASE THOMPSON, Tin Pak Lau’s hilarious character study THE REWARD, Matthew Tsang’s unexpectedly romantic WINE AND CHEESE, and first-timer Leanne Yu’s award-winning KO-NI-CHI-WA. These latter 3 films are the winners of this year’s Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon competition, VAFF’s annual filmmaker developer program. Filmmakers in attendance will be on hand after the screening to answer questions about their work.
Still Life
Director/Writer/Producer: Zooey Park
Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2010 | 4 min | USA
Eddie is supposed to be studying for a math test. Instead, he works on his drawings, which magically come to life. His father finds out and punishes him severely; by the end, the magic still continues and gives Eddie hope.
WORLD PREMIERE
Puncture Wound
Director/Writer/Producer: Jason Ho
Narrative | DigiBeta | Colour | 2009 | 11 min | USA
Frankie wants to make his own decisions, but his older brother is in charge. He learns that sometimes exercising rebellion is finding clarity.
WORLD PREMIERE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
DC APA Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, UC Davis AAAFF, New York Asian Cinevision
Visiting Hours
Director/Writer: Caitlin Byrnes | Producer: Jacqueline Chong
Narrative | HDCAM | Colour | 2010 | 13 min | Canada
Jinnam, a shy Korean exchange student studying in Canada, volunteers at a retirement home in a desperate attempt to make a Canadian friend and improve his English. He meets Edna, a feisty but depressed old widow, and after a series of cultural misunderstandings strikes up an unlikely friendship with her. VISITING HOURS is a dramatic comedy about cultural differences, alienation, and the unexpected nature of friendship.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
UBC Student Film Festival
Chase Thompson, A Film By Chase Thompson
Director/Writer: Vincent Lin | Producers: Vincent Lin, Caleb Medders, Matthew D’Amato
Narrative | HDCAM | Colour | 2010 | 12 min | USA
When up and coming filmmaker Chase Thompson is hired to direct a lackluster romance film, the foolhardy director takes it as an opportunity to fire the crew and turn the film into his own zombie slaying masterpiece, starring himself. When studio executives notice their film isn’t the one being made, Chase must decide which film is the one he truly wants to direct.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
Staten Island Film Festival 2010
The Reward
Director/Writer/Producer: Tin Pak Lau
Narrative | AVCHD | Colour | 2010 | 8 min | Canada
What does a hit man do, if nobody needs to be killed?
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
3rd place winner, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2010
Wine And Cheese
Director/Writer/Producer: Matthew Tsang
Narrative | AVCHD | Colour | 2010 | 8 min | Canada
A woman travels across two worlds to find a man she never got a chance to know.
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
2nd place winner, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2010
Ko-Ni-Chi-Wa
Director Leanne Yu | Writers: Brian Joe, Andrew Vacheresse, Jonas Salzberg, Alvin Li | Producer: Jonas Salzberg
Narrative | AVCHD | Colour | 2010 | 8 min | Canada
An Asian Canadian woman who routinely witnesses male “Asiaphiles” preying upon appeasing young female foreign exchange students disguises herself as an ESL student. When she meets a man all too willing to possess her, she explores the ambiguity of consent and pushes the parameters of control.
DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE
Previous Screenings/Awards:
1st place winner, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon 2010
