Daily Archives: April 14, 2009

Children of Invention DVD

For a limited time only, you can get two of Tze Chun’s films (Children of Invention and Windowbreaker) on one DVD. You are probably asking “Why are they selling DVDs right now? Aren’t they still on the film festival circuit?” They are on the film festival circuit still, but many of would-be distributors for the film are gone. Which essentially means Children of Invention may not get a theatrical release or a major DVD release after the film festival circuit.

So they are taking a new approach by selling Children of Inventions DVDs at festivals and from their website while still on the festival circuit. This is an interesting strategy especially when the time from theatrical release to DVD is shrinking rapidly. Here’s a quote from their website, “If our little experiment works, great. If not, we’ll have some data that’ll help other indie filmmakers in the future, and hopefully get everyone closer to a distribution model that works.” Read more about the Children of Invention DVD strategy here. Buy the DVD on Amazon.

No downlines available for selling DVDs, but check out our interview with director and writer Tze Chun. See the Children of Invention Update with Tze Chun too.

Children of Invention – “Raymond’s Plan” scene

What is Secret Identities? Documentary

Looks like bookstores are NOT carrying “Secret Identities” nor had any plans to do so. That’s right the book will not get shelf space is store. In the light of this information, Secret Identities Editor Parry Shen once again sends out an appeal to the Asian American Community a la Better Luck Tomorrow. Read his appeal here.

We’ve posted a lot on Secret Identities already incluing all 8 trailers and our exclusive interviews with actress Lynn Chen and Secret Asian Man Tak Toyoshima. You can learn more about Secret Identities in this 10 Minute segment which includes interviews from the editors and provides an comprehensive overview of the book’s contents and contributors.

Get your copy of “SECRET IDENTITIES: The Asian American Superhero Anthology” today.

What is Secret Identities? Documentary

Dark Matter DVD

Because of its subject, Dark Matter has had a rough time theatrically and now on DVD. The Virginia Tech shooting happened around the time of the original theatrical release date. Now with the DVD release, the Binghamton, New York shooting occurred just a few weeks ago.

Dark Matter delves into the world of Liu Xing, a Chinese science student pursuing a Ph.D. in the United States in the early 1990s. Driven by ambition, yet unable to navigate academic politics, Liu Xing is inexorably pushed to the margins of American life, until he loses his way. The film also stars Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn.

The Dark Matter website also has a great section to help facilitate discussions about Asian cultural assimilation, campus violence, and science education. You can buy the Dark Matter DVD on Amazon.com.

Dark Matter – Liu Xing meets Reiserscene