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“Hey, How Ya Like Me Now?” (RT: 92 min.)
When playas play, they sometimes get played. In a standout quintet of works by some of our community’s up-and-coming young directors, the ambiguities and pitfalls of modern romance gets a test-spin and the results are definitely out of the ordinary.
DRAGON OF LOVE
(United States, 2003) Director: Doan La
A man meets the woman of his dreams, becoming the ultimate “object” of affection.
Beta SP, 10 minutes, Narrative Short Video
MY LIFE AS A LIAR
(United States, 2002) Director: Joyce Lee
MY LIFE AS A LIAR is a light comedy in which a family ghost comes to harass a young Chinese American woman as she lies about her secret life to her wacky dysfunctional family. This is the short version of an intended feature.
Beta SP, 21 minutes, Narrative Short VideoJoyce Lee's MY LIFE AS A LIAR is presented in association with ABC
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IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS…
(United States, 2002) Director: Tom Huang
Martin Tsai has everything going for him: great job, swell girlfriend, a plan for financial freedom…until the day he hit the cow.
Beta SP, 26 minutes, Narrative Short Video
RED THREAD
(United States, 2002) Director: Cynthia Liu (interview)
A mentally-blocked playwright and an insecure actor are brought together, against their better instincts, on a blind date by their parents. Matilda, suspicious and biased, and Riley, defensive and insecure, can’t share an honest moment, and their subsequent dates seem to reinforce their worst preconceptions of each other. Finally, fate intervenes and Matilda and Riley at last come together over a play Matilda is casting and producing. In the end, Riley gets his breakthrough role, and Matilda’s writer’s block is solved.
Beta SP, 25 minutes, Narrative Short Video
PERFECT GIRL
(United States, 2003) Director: Akira Boch
One beautiful morning, Sonny, an ordinary guy who is not unusually handsome, is walking down the street in search of a cup of coffee. In the distance, he spots the 100% perfect girl. This sighting launches him into an ecstatic and futile journey, where true love rests in the balance of fate and a good pick-up line. Adapted from the story “On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning,” PERFECT GIRL is the first authorized motion picture version of the work of Japan’s most popular contemporary writer, Haruki Murakami.
Beta SP, 10 minutes, Narrative Short Video
