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T U E S D A Y , M A Y 3
PROGRAM 44, 9:30 p.m.
Aratani/Japan America Theatre

VC Digital Posse: Class of 05
TRT: 45 minutes

Visual Communications proudly presents the latest collection of works produced through the organization's innovative Armed With a Camera Fellowship. This year's selection of emerging Asian American media artistsóall under the age of 30 and as young as 16ócomplete the challenge of producing 5-minute masterpieces with a line-up of works that profile people whose lives are worth more than we give credit for, and observes the passing of time in thoughtful and insightful ways

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POST NATYAM
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Tina Bhaga
POST NATYAM is embodied dissentóperformance on a continuum of tradition and innovation, theory and aesthetics, art and activism. A new generation of desi women takes ownership of Bharatanatyam and their bodies. Shyamala Moorty confuses and infuses classical Indian dance with personal and political experiences.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative

 
 


PASSAGES
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Ted Chung
After this, nothing's ever going to be the same again for Hannahóher view of the world will be changed forever.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 


VOID
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Patrick Epino
In a culture of quick fixes, a sad guy tries to get happyóand so does everyone else.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative

  
 


HOW TO BE A HONG KONG SUPERSTAR
(United States, 2005) Dir./Wtr.: Cindy Fang
Vivi Ho, a Chinese-American high school student, pursues her dream of becoming a singer. However, obstacles in the American market steer her quest for pop stardom towards Hong Kong.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Documentary
  
 


ON YOUR OWN
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Anson Ho
What do you usually eat with your meal? Could someone tell just by looking at you? Our young Henry's journey to translate his late Grandpa's work leaves him interpreting more than just the words.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative
  
 


EVERYTHING WAS GOOD WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Sasha Hsuczyk
A stoic businessman wakes one morning to yet another bleak day. All is as it was the previous day, and the day before that. But, unlike all of those other days, this one takes an unexpected turn of events, and takes him back to the days when everything was good when he was young.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative

  
 
 

SPY MOMS
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: William Lu
Four desperate mothers give new meaning to the word "overprotective."
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Narrative


  
 
 

PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU AND ME
(United States, 2005) Dir./Scr.: Megumi Nishikura
PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU AND ME explores how the director found her passion for peace from early childhood to present day and her vision of the world when each individual makes a commitment to creating peace.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Documentary

 

  
 
 

FUTURE ROCKSTARS OF AMERICA
(United States, 2005) Dir./Wtr.: Grace Su
Hungry to be heard, some individuals express what they have to say through the universal language of music. In FUTURE ROCKSTARS OF AMERICA, a group of artists strive to empower their voices by forming solidarity like fingers to a fist.
Video, 5 minutes, Color, Documentary

 

  
 
 

TWO WOMEN, A BROTHER AND A BABY
(United States, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Ali Wong
An otherwise happy and committed lesbian couple in San Francisco ponder who
to ask to be a sperm donor to fulfill their cherished dream of raising a child.
They have an idea…why not ask the Chinese American woman’s brother to donate
the goods?
Video, 13 minutes, color, documentary

 

  
 
 

BIONIC WOMAN
(United States, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Mark Lawsiripaiboon, Jackie Lam, Lauren Watanabe
This profile of a young Pilipin(a) working for the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team in Los Angeles tells of her decision to undergo a sex reassignment procedure, and of the fulfillment the operation will have on her lifestyle.
Video, 8 minutes, Color, Documentary

 

  
 
 
 ARNOLD MORENO
(United Staets, 2004) Dir./Wtr.: Ryan Yokota, Huy Cheng, Anjali Nath, Long Trinh
The short life of Arnold Moreno, a talented Los Angeles youth killed as a result of a traffic accident in 1999, is recalled by relativesk, friends and mentors of his neighborhood.
video, 15 minutes, Color, Documentary		  
       
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