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SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2006

PROGRAM 30 - The Best Laid Plans...

MAY 7 - 2:15 p.m. - Directors Guild of America, Theater 2

There are times when your perfect little world gets rocked by the littlest things-a visiting grandmother, the brother you never knew you had, or maybe the romantic hook-up that proves a great, big delusion. So whaddya do, heh? This selection of smart, knowing works posits the notion that you can't just let things lie...you sometimes have to take action and make things right.

TRT: 107 minutes

contemplating annie

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Thyrale Thai

A young Chinese American woman is forced to take a closer look at herself when her grandmother, whom she has never met, is dropped on her doorsteps and interrupts her carefree life.

16mm, 22 minutes, color, narrative

SHOUT

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Lillian Wang

18-year-old Sadie lives an idyllic suburban life, but underneath this perfect veneer, her restlessness grows. Everything changes when her dying grandfather comes to live with her, and her best friend Henry announces he is going away for college. Faced with her impending loss, Sadie embarks on her first act of independence.

35mm, 18 minutes, color, narrative

JANIE

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Christine Shin

Janie has a perfect life as an only daughter in a loving family. Her life, however, gets completely shattered when Ben, her little brother she never knew existed, unexpectedly shows up to live with her family.

35mm, 18 minutes, color, narrative

WHO LOVES THE SUN

(United States, 2005) Dir.: Chen-Hsi Wong

When three young kids run riot one hot summer's day in East Los Angeles, they spin brutally out of control, forcing them to question the nature of their friendship and actions.

35m, 14 minutes, color, narrative

SNAPDRAGON

(United States/South Korea, 2005) Dir.: Sun Tae Hwang

A young Korean living illegally in America meets and falls in love with a Caucasian woman in an abusive marriage. He becomes caught up in a web of deception that pushes him to take drastic measures to try to save them both.

35mm, 25 minutes, color, narrative