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R I D A Y , A P R I L 2 9
PROGRAM 6, 9:30 p.m.
Directors Guild of America, Theatre Two
Explode?
TRT: 87 minutes
Co-existing in today's modern world requires us to be the harmonious
little cog in the machine of society. However, push us hard enough
and we might just snap. Frustration with neighbors, fate, or even
the cable service keeps the characters in these films on edge.
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TAG
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Dale Fabrigar; Scr.: Glenn Magas, Brian
Hurney
After a perceived racial incident, Dan struggles with issues of
justice and retaliation. As he is ultimately pushed to the edge,
his life spins out of control toward a final conclusion that changes
his life and others around him forever.
Video, 23 minutes, Color, Narrative |
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THE
PENCIL AND THE CURSE
(Canada, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Yu Gu
A girl is born cursed; she can see how others will die. Since she
has known her prophetic power, she has been mute. Unable to speak
to others, she records her visions through drawing. After an encounter
with a stranger, she has a vision of her own death. Her isolated
and almost invisible life will never remain the same.
Video, 3 minutes, Color, Experimental
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THE
CURE FOR A DISEASED LIFE
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Ray Chang
Robert Lee is stuck in the lonely hum-drum of everyday life. He
hates his job, he hates his boss Barringer, and he gets no respect.
Robert's best friend is a prick, married to the woman he
loves. But when Robert goes to the doctor for a regular check-up,
he is shocked into a different reality when his prognosis informs
him he has terminal cancer. With nothing to lose, Robert journeys
into a world of taking risks and living on the edge, hoping to find
a cure for his diseased life.
Video, 18 minutes, Color, Narrative
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THE
HAIRS
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Yohei Kawamata
A man comes into his bathroom, looks at the mirror, and starts touching
his hair with his hands, smoothly and gently. Before long, his hair
starts falling out. Shortly, his hair is gone. But the story does
not come to an end. His other hairs are about to fall out soon.
Why? What happens?
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Experimental
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THE TALE OF HAIKU JONES
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Kevin Inouye
Haiku Jones, master slam poet, prepares for his next competition.
It's a war of words for these poetry legends. Haikus or sonnets,
which will come out on top?
Video, 18 minutes, Color, Narrative
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CALL
CENTER
(United States, 2004) Dir.: Amyn Kaderali; Scr.: Sunil Malhotra,
Manish Goyal, Amyn Kaderali
Who do you call when the pay-per-view goes on the blink, or if the
new appliance doesn't work, or if crisis counseling is in
order? You'd call customer serviceóthat is, unless
the customer service center is actually a call center run by two
harried and battling brothers running a phone bank out of some apartment
in Bombay. CALL CENTER hilariously observes the phenomenon of overseas
outsourcing, with some surprising yet strangely appropriate results.
Video, 12 minutes, Color, Narrative |
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BIRTHDAY
PARTY
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Tony Lam
A young woman prepares a meal for a birthday party. However, she
soon begins to exhibit very strange behavior. Is the woman neurotic?
Or is she responding to something terrible that has happened to
the outside world?
Video, 8 minutes, Color, Narrative |
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