Daily Archives: October 23, 2009

The People I’ve Slept With premieres

The People I’ve Slept With made it’s worldwide premiere at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival recently. Director Quentin Lee and his crew decided to show what it’s like to promote the film behind the scenes in a series called Film Hustler. The first clips from Hawaii are up. This should be an interesting series since it will get international exposure in its first month of release on the film festival circuit.

The Film Hustler series is just one of the many ways that the film utilizing to get the word out. Have you seen the music videos (I Like Boys and Crazy Fucked Up Bitch) or behind the scenes footage? They’ve also managed to get over 1000 fans on facebook before the film even premiered. Watch Film Hustler below.

Film Hustler Episode 1

Film Hustler Episode 2

Next stop on the tour is the 2009 San Diego Asian Film Festival tonite. Be sure to stick around for the Q & A. The cast and crew will be out in force. Look for the camera. You could be in the next episode of Film Hustler. Also check out our article More People I’ve Slept With – Karin Anna Cheung and Archie Kao.

Q&A from the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival (Spoiler alert!!)

director Nadine Truong – demo reel

Director Nadine Truong gives us a peek into her upcoming projects including clips from: “Shadow Man” (Luan Vu Nguyen, Caroline Do, Jayve Mai Thi Hiep, Doug Tait), “Eggbaby” (Cristina Balmores, Libe Barer, Doris Usui), and “Initiation” (Christopher Dinh, Kathy Uyen, Tim Chiou, David Lee McCinnis, Jerry Ying and Simon Yin). We’re looking forward to some of these films coming out. The acting and directing looks great.

She also plays the lead actress at the beginning of Karin Anna Cheung’s Boom.

director Nadine Truong – demo reel

More about Nadine Troung

Nadine, a German-born Vietnamese filmmaker worked in talent representation and at various production companies prior to her education at the world renowned American Film Institute Conservatory. Nadine received her MFA degree in directing in 2009.

She has co-produced multiple short films, including Peter Phan’s “THIS WILL ALL MAKE PERFECT SENSE SOME DAY” and Charles Chu/Ryan O’Nan’s “BUTCH BLOSSOM”.

Nadine’s directorial credits include CHOPSTICKS, THE MUSE, ONE NEVER KNOWS, MINE, and SUSHI. She was one of eight recipients of the “Armed with A Camera” grant under the Visual Communication for Asian Pacific fellowship program in 2006, and was nominated for the VC Golden Reel Award of 2009. She is also one of only three female directors in the AFI program. She wrote and directed two thesis films: The coming-of-age dramedy EGGBABY (co-written by Christine No) and SHADOW MAN, a Vietnam War drama.

Health Care – In Critial Condition by Lisa Ling

With all the discussions about healthcare, here’s an interesting piece by Lisa Ling. Did you know young people (ages of 18-35) make up the largest group of Americans without health insurance?

Young people graduating from college and moving into the workforce lose the health insurance they got through their parents or their school, and not replacing it. In many cases, it’s because employers don’t offer insurance or young workers opt out of employer-sponsored plans because they perceive them as being too expensive. Many young people think of themselves as healthy, and unlikely to require much in the way of medical attention.

Health Care – In Critial Condition by Lisa Ling

Cool Yourself by Thao with The Get Down Stay Down

Here’s another track off the new album “Know Better Learn Faster” called “Cool Yourself” by Thao with The Get Down Stay Down. For the music video, they use simple 2D animation with a superhero theme. It’s a funny and quirky video that shows another style of animation than we’ve seen from other artists recently like Sleep by Deep Foundation featuring Jay Legaspi and Anything At All by Paperdoll.

If you like the song, pick up a copy of “Know Better Learn Faster” at Thao - Know Better Learn Faster or Amazon.

Also Thao with The Get Down Stay Down are going on tour. Check the full schedule here. Watch a couple other music videos from Thao including When We Swam and Bag of Hammers.

Cool Yourself by Thao with The Get Down Stay Down