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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006

PROGRAM 4 - No Exit

MAY 5 - 9:45 p.m. - Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre

This is a must-see program that captures a slew of deliriously desperate situations. From the American soldier in Iraq, to the criminal getaway driver, to an illegal immigrant sneaking into the U.S.-each person struggles to survive in the face of a situation where there appears to be no exit.

TRT: 89 minutes

LOS COYOTES

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Lee Isaac Chung

A gang's first attempt at immigrant smuggling involves bringing a Mexican boy to his father, but instead they get stranded in the desert.

Video, 21 minutes, color, narrative, in Spanish w/E.S.

WINNING THE PEACE

(United States, 2004) Dir.: Eli Akira Kaufman

WINNING THE PEACE is the story of an Iraqi American Marine on a personal crusade to redeem his place of birth. Ultimately his moral imperative to torment the wicked and save the aggrieved proves untenable.

Video, 18 minutes, color, narrative

WONTON

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Wenhwa Ts'ao

Grace, a young Chinese woman, escapes an INS raid of the restaurant where she is illegally employed. Not only does Grace get away, she helps Armando, an underage Salvadorian dishwasher, avoid the fate of the other illegal workers who are subjected to humiliating treatment, capture, and possible deportation.

Video, 12 minutes, color, narrative

GHOST SOLDIER

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Allan Tsao

From an underground Iraqi prison, an Asian American soldier fights despair by remembering a promise to reunite with his childhood girlfriend, digging deeper and deeper into his memories to find the courage and the strength to save his life and that of another American soldier, Misha.

Video, 24 minutes, color, narrative