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PROGRAM 15, 5:00 p.m.
Directors Guild of America, Theatre Two

Finding the Way
TRT: 87 minutes

Growing up isnít just childís play. No matter what our age, we all face the challenges of finding our way. These stories remind us of the complexities life throws at us. From the humorous to the tragic there are lessons to be learned for all.

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THIS MOMENT
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Leena Pendharkar
Uma Balachandran, a 20-something Indian American woman is at a unique crossroads: faced with a romantic, sunrise proposal from her African American boyfriend John Ray, her instinct is to say yes. But sheís haunted by her fatherís wishes for her to marry the perfect Indian man. Whatís worse, Umaís old flame of four years, the all-American Troy Black, wants Uma back so badly, heís planning to storm in on Uma and John and break up their sunrise tryst. But an unlikely stranger alters his destiny.
Video, 13 minutes, Color, Narrative

  
 


THE THING ABOUT SAM
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Doan La
Ten year old Sam has a secret that threatens to destroy everything
around him. Today, he gets his initiation into the unending cycle of
violence.
Video, 18 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 


TO KILL A MOLE
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Imelda Betiong
Lacey's a 14 year-old girl who is obsessed with getting rid of her mole, smack dab on her forehead. Like every teenager, she feels the need to be accepted by her peers, and especially by John, a boy she has a crush on. Lacey's parents believe that the mole, a family legacy, is a way in finding true happiness and love. But Lacey doesn't believe it and so she seeks the advice of Uncle Pete, the only family member who removed his moleÖ
Video, 15 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 


WHERE YOU'LL NEVER BE
(United States, 2004) Dir./Scr.: Michael Idemoto
A young man and woman who could be friendsóor maybe loversógo on a holiday to get away from their troubles, yet they cannot leave them completely behind in this moody, atmospheric effort from the writer/co-director of SUNSETS.
Video, 10 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 


PERFECTIONS
(United States, 2004) Dir.: David Rowe; Scr.: David Rowe, Tran Quoc Bao
A young student endures a hard day at high school. He arrives home and takes his first breath of freedom.
Video, 3 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 
 
 FISHBOWL
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Kayo Hatta
Set in the mid-1970s, in the sleepy plantation town of Waialua on the North Shore of Hawaii, FISHBOWL observes the life of Lovey Nariyoshi, rebellious granddaughter of impoverished immigrant sugar cane workers, and daughter of a struggling taxidermist. On Halloween night, the childhood rituals of mask and costume form a potent backdrop to Lovey's struggle between wanting to fit in and needing to assert identity in a place where class and racial rivalries still run high. Conspiring to dress up with her best friend Jerry as their favorite pop singers The Captain and Tennille, Lovey lets him talk her into trick-or-treating outside the neighborhood, where the rich kids live, and the treats are fancier and more plentiful.
Video, 28 minutes, Color, Narrative		  
DGA