THE BEACHHEAD: APA SHORTS MAKE THEIR LANDING

The AAFilmLab and The ImaginAsian will be screening short films created by members of the AAFilmLab as well as a new face or two this THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2006, 7:30PM - and the filmmakers are going to be looking for some support. This is the first in a series of screenings that The ImaginAsian has graciously offered to co-sponsor in order to get these films screened and to have our voices heard and we'd love to show them just how much we want our work to be shown in this city. Buy tickets online - http://www.theimaginasian.com/nowplaying/index.php?cid=900&date=20060413#100000468 and save some money or come straight to the theater this thursday and spread the wealth. The AAFilmLab proceeds will go towards more events like these as well towards the Script Competitions we hold each year (the winner of the first competition will be showing his short).

Most importantly, all you filmmakers who'd like a chance to screen your film at New York's premier Asian American movie theater, come to the screening to catch a few Asian American shorts, chat with the filmmakers during the Q&A, then submit your work to be considered for the next screening to be held at The ImaginAsian theater. We're waiting for more work and you know you deserve to be up there too.

FILMS:
"Factory"
At first glance Factory appears to depict the daily life of a typical factory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. When we look more closely however we don't see clothes and sneakers but instead rubber feet and steel joints. Factory shows how Cambodians are working to address their country's legacy of war, poverty and landmines amidst one of the largest amputee populations in the world. ::Sonya Rhee:: Currently a producer of ethnographic films for Ogilvy & Mather, Sonya Rhee's previous documentary, which she co-directed and co-produced, Soldados: Chicanos in Vietnam, aired nationally on PBS as part of POV's program for 2003 and 2004. The film is currently archived at the Library of Congress as part of the Veterans History Project.

"J.J."
"The first time I saw her..." An unidentified woman narrates a dreamlike encounter she has with a girl. ::Jae-Ho Chang:: Jae-Heo received a BFA in Film/Video/Animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is currently attending NYU Graduate film school. He lives with his cat Hans Schmoozer in Manhattan.

"Mirror, Mirror"
::Colin Justin Wan:: Hailing from Singapore, Colin has been pivotal in making events such as these at the AAFilmLab become reality. He is currently an active member in good standing.

"ManHang"
::Hyunsuk Kim:: A member of AAFilmLab's All-Star International Cast, Hyunsuk, who originally hails from Korea, guides the AAFilmLab into discovering and conquering the path where art lives.

"Paper Dogs"
::Matte Chi:: Dropped from the sky and tossed from the sea, Matte is determined to take root upon this earth. Matte was born in Korea and raised in Queens.


EVENT DETAILS
THE BEACHHEAD: APA SHORTS MAKE THEIR LANDING
THURS, APRIL 13, 2006
7:30PM
The ImaginAsian Theater
59th Street (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave)

It is only because of the AAFilmlab that I was able to produce my first short film, “Paper Dogs.” As the story goes, the AAFilmlab put together a short script contest which I was lucky enough to win by the slimmest of margins. From there we set about the task of producing the short.

This being the first script I’d written and therefore the first short I was to produce and ultimately direct, there was a lot to learn and that’s where the AAFilmlab stepped in.

Besides providing additional funding for the project, most importantly, the AAFilmlab connected me to a Director of Photography, Production Manager, Assistant Director, and Script Supervisor. With this fine cast of characters and with A LOT help from my friends, we put together a crack crew which can never in my heart be matched again.

Matte Chi