While researching “Kissing Cousins“, we found that director Amyn Kaderali has posted his short film “Call Center” on youtube. The hilarious short film on outsourcing has been seen by over 2 million viewers. (see the official website). The youtube version is preceded by the trailer for “Kissing Cousins”. Due to length, the short film has been split in two parts, so don’t forget to check out part II. You can watch the short below:
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If you missed “Kissing Cousins” over the weekend, you can catch it again tonite at the “Asian American Showcase“
Here’s audience reactions after the “Kissing Cousins” world premiere screening at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival last month:
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Wong Kar-wai is known for such films as “Chungking Express”, “Ashes of Time”, and “In the mood for Love”. “My Blueberry Nights’ is Wong Kar-Wai’s first English language feature. This film was the opening film for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Currently, the film is in very limited release. Check local listings to see if the film is playing in your area.
Watch the trailer
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Director Wong Kar-wai sought after singer Norah Jones to be a part of the film. Wong Kar-wai talks about his film in this clip.
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Norah Jones talks about her experience on “My Blueberry Nights.” Also of note is that Norah is part Bengali.
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If you are in the Chicago Area, drop by the 13th edition of “Asian American Showcase”. The showcase runs from April 11 through 24. This year’s theme is “Lucky 13”. They will celebrate film and video production by Asian American directors through 13 Chicago-premiere programs and a “Lucky 13”-themed exhibition by Asian American artists in their gallery/café.
Details:
April 11-24, 2008
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago Il 60601
Here’s some of the films in the lineup:
Opening Night – Ping Pong Playa
Closing Night – Santa Mesa
Other films of note include “Vincent Who?” and “West 32nd”
Directors scheduled to appear include Michael Kang (West 32nd), Amyn Kaderali (Kissing Cousins), and Frances Hsueh and Steven Hahn (Pretty to Think So)
Playing tonight is “Kissing Cousins”. Watch the trailer below.
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You can see the program guide here:
2nd Annual New York City Asian American Student Conference
The New York City Asian American Student Conference is an annual gathering dedicated to promoting awareness of APA issues and history among college students.
This year, their theme is “Redefine”, which explores the evolution of the APA community, highlighting its past, present and future.
Details:
Saturday, April 12th
9:30am – 9:30pm
New York University Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
NY, NY
To register, go to New York City Asian American Student Conference
See what happened at last year’s conference:
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It’s Friday and we all need a break. We mashed a Planet B-boy trailer with Jin’s new joint”Fill in the _______“.
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Planet B-boy is still circulating around the country. So far this film has earned about $140,860. His Planet B-boy videos were also featured on Youtube last week. Here’s director Benson Lee talking about his film:
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Jin’s myspace page looks like is going in to reconstruction, but here’s Jin freestylin’ to his latest track. His next album release is expected sometime this year.
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