MAY 6 - 10:00 p.m. - Directors Guild of America, Theater 2
Little did you know, we live in a crazy, mixed-up world
of wonder women, confused cowboys, Bruce Lee-wannabes...
and Tada. Uncover the double lives, hidden truths, and untold
tales of greatness within this hilarious collection of wacky
stories and spoofs.
TRT: 80 minutes
SUPER POWER BLUES
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Greg Pak
Being a superheroine has its drawbacks.
How do you have a life when you're too busy saving everyone
else's?
Video, 7 minutes, color, narrative
COWBOY JOHNNY YAMADA
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Yohei Kawamata
Long boots, short pants, and toy guns...his
name is Johnny Yamada. He came from nowhere. He wants to
be a cowboy because it's cool. What he didn't know is that
he has to get a college degree to be a professional cowboy.
He goes to college and falls in love with Emily. She helps
him go through hardships such as riding a pony and chewing
tobacco, and he adores her personality and body.
Video, 18 minutes, color, narrative
LAW OF THE JUNGLE
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Anthony Chun
A businessman confronts the terror within
in a spectacular chase through dystopic downtown Los Angeles.
Video, 7 minutes, color, narrative
RETURN OF THE DRAGON (AGAIN)
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Phil Yu
Everybody loves Bruce. But not everybody
can be Bruce. This guy, left alone for an afternoon, takes
his fandom one step further.
Video, 5 minutes, color, narrative
ALL ABOUT TADA (Tada No Subete)
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Tadakuni Yasuda
Pokemon meets MTV meets Pee Wee Playhouse
meets Tada! Tada, originally from Tokyo, Japan, is an innocent,
fun, cute, entertainer who lives in TADA world. Tada wakes
up in the morning, greets Mr. Sun, brushes his teeth, combs
his hair, lifts weights, meets friends, and visits New York
City. He makes different kinds of unique friends, and always
ends up killing them.
Video, 8 minutes, color, narrative
GREAT MOMENTS IN ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Jeff Liu
Lodestone Theatre Ensenble proudly salutes
the little-known Asian American pioneer, Lonng Ching, and
his indelible contribution to Asian American history.
Video, 3 minutes, color and black & white, narrative
DRY CLEAN ONLY
(United States, 2005) Dir.: J.P. Chan
A young clerk at a dry cleaners is visited
by a mysterious couple with a secret, leaving him with a
secret of his own.
Video, 6 minutes, color, narrative
SUSPENSION
(United States, 2005) Dir.: Rhianne Paz Bergado
Bergamonte High School is a quiet place,
filled with bustling students, neatly kept uniforms, and
bake sales. Natalie Cordia is about to change all that.
Class President Kara LeBlanc is in an uproar over the new
batch of students from the wrong side of the tracks. Natalie
can't help but feel different, she defies Kara by befriending
the class outcast, and refusing to conform to the uniform
code. Natalie makes powerful allies that protect her, but
can they protect her from her greatest enemy?
