Daily Archives: March 9, 2010

Silver Sling by Tze Chun

Here’s one of the shorts in the Futurestates short series. This one’s called Silver Sling directed by Tze Chun (Children of Invention and Windowbreaker). It deals with the contemporary issues of immigration, surrogacy, and motherhood but within the framework of a speculative future. Take a look a the Silver Sling synopsis:

In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer financial incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for chemically accelerated surrogate births. The surrogates, for the most part, are people on the lower end of the economic spectrum — often immigrants or people looking to make their rent. Though the windfall to a woman who agrees to be an accelerated-birth surrogate is substantial, there are side effects. One can only undergo three surrogate births before becoming sterile.

Silver Sling follows Lydia, a Russian immigrant in her late 20s, as she tries to decide whether or not to agree to her third surrogate pregnancy. If she does, she will be able to bring her little brother over from Russia to care for him, which she had promised her dying mother she would do. But making good on that promise will end her own dreams to have a child with her devoted boyfriend, Stephan. Lydia, motivated by her familial responsibilities, chooses to undergo a third accelerated pregnancy.

As she begins the process to be accepted as a potential surrogate, Lydia meets Ana, a nurse on her first day at the Silver Sling clinic. While Lydia is gruff, hardened by her time in the U.S., Ana is kind and unassuming. But beyond their visible differences, Ana and Lydia have something in common that Lydia would never have imagined — a secret that will unite them.

You can watch this Tze Chun short along with some behind the scenes footage. His film Children of Invention is also in theaters now.

Silver Sling by Tze Chun


Silver Sling (Behind the scenes)

On the Clock – Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins talks about his short film TALL ENOUGH screening at the 2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in the Shorts Program, “WANDERING, WONDERING”. The festival kicks off in a few days. Be sure to check it out if you’re in SF.

On the Clock – Barry Jenkins



Previous episodes:

On the Clock – Episode 1

On the Clock – Episode 2

On the Clock – Mr. Hyphen Episode

On the Clock – Episode 3

On the Clock – Episode 4

On the Clock – Nina Reyes Rosenberg

On the Clock – Valerie Soe

Racebending interview with channelAPA.com

We had a chance to talk to Mike and Dariane from Racebending.com on their efforts to stop the white washing of actors in Hollywood. Some example in films include 21, Dragonball Evolution, The Last Airbender, and The Weapon. Listen to what racebending is all about. When will Hollywood stop this practice?

Racebending interview with channelAPA.com

Suck it Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek by Olivia Munn

Suck it Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek by Olivia Munn won’t be out til July 6, 2010, but you can pre-order it on Amazon. Today’s hottest geek and host of G4’s ATTACK OF THE SHOW dishes her unique brand of humor of on everything from Star Wars, gadgets, and her love of banana cream pie. Here’s a short synopsis of the book :

Actress, comedian and television host Olivia Munn, best known for being the face of the G4 network, occasionally likes to get dressed up as Wonder Woman. SUCK IT WONDER WOMAN is her paean to Geeks everywhere. Using her trademark humor in essays like THOUGHTS ABOUT MY FIRST AGENT’S GIRLFRIEND’S VAGINA she skewers what it’s like to live in Hollywood. In “SEX: WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOURSELF HAVE MORE OF IT,” she frankly gets down to the business of getting it on. In “WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ROBOTS INVADE (YES, WHEN!),” Olivia offers valuable information on… what to do when the robots invade! And just when you thought she couldn’t get any more Geeky, she can. This book also includes an Olivia Munn timeline of great moments in Geek history and her answers to the Unofficial Geek FAQ. Is it any wonder that Olivia Munn is quickly becoming the most powerful Geek on the planet? SUCK IT WONDER WOMAN is a humorous look at geeks, gadgets, Hollywood, and huge heapings of banana cream pie.

With Olivia Munn‘s wit and humor, this should make for a hilarious book. Here’s a few “reviews”:

“This book so good. You buy now. Okay, bye.”- Olivia’s Mom

“If Citizen Kane were a book, this would be it.”- Director Jon Favreau

“She’s part Asian! And I like sushi.”-Masi Oka, actor on Heroes

“Suck it Wonder Woman is a book only Olivia Munn could write. It’s as clever and witty as she with a surprise on every page. Better read it now; everyone’ll be talking about it tomorrow.” – Stan Lee

For those who are illiterate or prefer her voice, Olivia Munn will also be recording an audio book for Suck it Wonder Woman. If you stumbled on this page thinking you would see Olivia Munn in a Wonder Woman costume, check out the videos below.

Olivia Munn as Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman’s Guide to Office Safety

All The way Turnt up by JimmyBoi x Smitty

Here’s a music video/short film for All The way Turnt up by JimmyBoi x Smitty. Look for an iced out JimmyBoi giving shouts to Ben Baller with Kevin Boston behind the camera. Look for more JimmyBoi coming soon. Keep it all the way turnt up.

All The way Turnt up by JimmyBoi x Smitty (NSFW)


All The way Turnt up (behind the scenes) with IZ on the set (he’s everywhere)

Biggie Smalls Tribute ’10 by D-League x OhGinelle

D-League, South Florida’s most talked about hip hop duo, makes solid new 2010 tribute for the late great Biggie Smalls to celebrate his life on March 9th. D-League taps OhGinelle for hook. Check out the graffiti artists spraying painting Biggie’s face onto the wall while D-League spits their bars.

For more D-League action, take a look at Run This Town Rmx by Demo from D-League or download their FREE mixtape here.

Biggie Smalls Tribute ’10 by D-League x OhGinelle