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Program 2
Directors Guild of America • 7:00 p.m. • Theatre 3
 
IN THE BODY AND IN THE MIND (RT: 77 minutes)
Stories of distant memory, great expectations, and recovered identity are just some of the touchstones contained in this collection of short works that locate their narratives in worlds both old and new. From a sojourn back to the motherland, to a love-letter to an expected arrival, these stories promise a wealth of evocative reminiscences.

JUSTIN
(USA, 2003) Dir.: George Villanueva
A heartfelt video letter is written from the director to a nephew-to-be.
Video, 2 min., color, Documentary

 
EXODUS (Wanita Yang Berlari)
(Indonesia/Singapore, 2003) Dir.: Sherman Ong; Scr.: Sherman Ong, Chendra Effendy
Languid yet subtle, EXODUS deals with the unspoken nuances of human emotions. Set against the backdrop of the dominant Javanese culture, this story deals with the aspirations and identity of Indonesian Chinese in a post-Shuarto era through the eyes of a lower class shampoo girl. Her encounter with an aristocratic Javanese court dancer sparks an awakening that manifests the dialectics of obsession and the transient nature of human affection.
Video, 29 min., color, Narrative
 
ODE TO WINTER
(USA, 2003) Dir.: Shish Aikat
An unseen guitarist offers a melancholy rendition of the Eric Burden classic, “The House of the Rising Sun.”
Video, 3 min., color, Experimental
 

DISTANCE MARKED
(USA/Korea, 2000) Dir./Scr.: Susan E. Kim
A Korean American woman journeys to South Korea for the first time, in the process uncovering multiple layers of identity. DISTANCE MARKED identifies the boundaries and mysteries of family history and self-mythology, and hints at the possibility for self-awareness through inquiry, effort, and a little luck.
Video, 10 min., color, Documentary
 
DE CLAIM: HISTORY TAUGHT ME POETRY
(USA, 2003) Dir.: Irene Soriano
The words of childhood writings reverberate in the director’s head as she recalls the city and homeland that she visits each year, only to return home in the end.
Video, 3 min., color, Narrative
 
DOKI-DOKI
(USA /Japan, 2003) Dir./Scr.: Chris Eska
In suburban Tokyo, commuters find themselves waiting every day with the same group of stranger for the same seat on the same train. Perhaps over 1000 days never knowing who they are, what their lives are like, where they live, who they love. Until one day, things change.
Video, 30 min., color, Narrative

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