SLAP Film Festival 2005

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April 13 2005

Chaotic Universe

An array of films discussing the chaos that happens in the world. From revenging death to the seriousness of the 9/11 tragedy, this program will have you weeping in tears and hands clenched in anger.

The Third Society

By: JA Steel

April 13 (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m.

Action

Synopsis:

25 years ago, The Third Society, murdered Janine Reynolds. Two hours ago, Erica was kidnapped by the Society to steal back a billion dollars worth of securities seized in a Federal drug raid. One thing the Society didn't count on ... Jones. C. Alexandra Jones. The Society vows to kill Erica after 24 hours - unless Jones can get to her first. Every hit man in town is after Jones. But she has her own score to settle with the Society - she watched Janine die.

Principle Cast:

JA Steel, Shannon Clam, Russell

Vann Brown, Benny Tiandra

The Chess Players:

Their Psyche, His Muse, & One Demon

By: Kenneth Khanh Du

April 13 (Wednesday) 7:20 p.m.

Drama

Synopsis:

Two chess players battle through and intense game while they struggle with their inner psyche and the supernatural world of chess.

Principle Cast:

Lenise Soren, Henry Francisco,

Adam Murphy, Jans Johnson,

Stacie Leigh Scaduto, Gina Catalano,

Aaron White, Mary Trosclair,

Kathryn Fucci, Sabrina Rajkumar,

Victoria Sicala, & Caleb Orion as

the Narrator

Waste & Void:

Theatrical One Act Film

By: Kenneth Khanh Du

April 13 (Wednesday) 7:35 p.m.

Drama

Synopsis:

A young woman has a premonition of the 9/11 tragedy. An improbable documentary-type film that is shockingly surreal.

Principle Cast:

Alana Seriguese, Jason Zimmerman,

Nina Zuckerman, Ken Schwarz

April 14 2005

Paradox

What is happening? What is going on? This night's collection of films will leave you puzzled and wondering. It is a duo of mystery and suspense.

Hush

By: Ben Solheim

April 14 (Thursday) 6:00 p.m.

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Synopsis:

Rachel, in her early twenties, a photographer living her life through the viewfinder of her camera and the tragic past of her parents, is forced to come face to face with love, hate, progress, and a new life. And with a peek into her abusive relationship with her boyfriend Verse and the lives of characters surrounding her, we discover the driving forces behind each characters life.

Principle Cast:

Janet Miller, Sam Heyn, Jordan

Franzen, Adam Sidler, Aimee Klein

Harlequin

By: Philip W. Chung

April 14 (Thursday) 8:00 p.m.

Thriller

Synopsis:

Harlequin takes place late one New years Eve in the American offices of an Asian tech company. Programmer Colleen Tran is working late testing out a new computer romance game she’s created called Harlequin. When Colleen makes a wish for her most romantic fantasy to come true, Harlequin responds to turn her wish into reality. Using the other workers in the office as pawns in his perverted plan, Harlequin creates a trail of blood and violence so that Colleen can find her “perfect” love. A modern adult fairy tale about the dangers of getting what you wish for.

Principle Cast:

Sab Shimono, Jimmy Kim, Linda

Shing, Freda Foh Shen, Ryun Yu,

Leonard Wu, Emily Liu, Yi Lin,

Ginni Ramos, Phil Young, Jeff

Liu, James K. Lee, Camille Mana

April 15 2005

Love, Family & the Crazy Things that Happen

A combination of family, love and everything absurd that happens in life, this program is a light-hearted, warming, funny mishmash of delightful films that will make you want to pop up some popcorn and just enjoy. It also takes a look at films when a being is challenged, causing you to think about life and its mysteriousness.

Homecoming

By: Vivian Wong

April 15 (Friday) 6:00 p.m.

Documentary/Drama

Synopsis:

The film Homecoming recounts the filmmaker’s experience as a second-generation Chinese American and her relationship with her grandmother from Malaysia.

Principle Cast:

Vivian Wong

Yellow Brotherhood

By: Tadashi H. Nakamura

April 15 (Friday) 6:10 p.m.

Short Documentary

Synopsis:

Yellow Brotherhood is a short, personal documentary film about friendship and finding community through a self-help group turned basketball team that began in the 1960s.

Principle Cast:

Kenwood Jung, Khi-min Jung,

Sandy Maeshiro, Nick Nagatani,

Wendy Nagatani, Brett Nagatani,

Victor Shibata

Pawns of the King

By: Ming Lai

April 15 (Friday) 6:30 p.m.

Fiction/Drama

Synopsis:

A World War II Zero fighter pilot, haunted by the past, is forced to confront his fears when he meets an old enemy, a U.S. Army 442^nd soldier, and plays a fateful game of chess.

Principle Cast:

Sab Shimono, Michael Yama,

Jim Isidia, Rodney Kageyama,

Emily Kuroda, Ken Takemoto

The Offering

By: Paul Lee

April 15 (Friday) 6:50 p.m.

Narrative Drama

Synopsis:

The Offering is an elegiac meditation about the passing of life, told through the story of love and friendship between a Japanese monk and the novice who came into his life, from their initial encounter to their final parting.

Principle Cast:

Laurance Tan, Jason Chow

Cost of Paradise

By: Silver Kim

April 15 (Friday) 7:00 p.m.

Action/Thriller

Synopsis:

To earn his way out of the gang infested neighborhood that he grew up in, Paul borrows money from a local crime boss to pay for his hefty law school bills. When Paul is unable to make good on his loans, he is given two choices: get the money, or execute a hit on a childhood friend, Nicco. What will he do?

Principle Cast:

Silver Kim, Nicco Garcia,

Jung Kim, Samantha Gadstadt,

Yee Jee Tso, Philip Marshall

Tây Nuoc Mam

(Fish Sauce Frenchy)

By: Nhan Nguyen Dinh

April 15 (Friday) 7:20 p.m.

Fiction

Synopsis:

A conversation between a mother and her two daughters

Principle Cast:

Bich Zuan, Chantal Lam,

Suzanne Lam, Nguyen Thi

Quy, Paul A. Bellei

L’oubli

(forgetting)

By: Nhan Nguyen Dinh

April 15 (Friday) 7:30 p.m.

Fiction

Synopsis:

Changing priorities, changing perspectives, and constantly changing time captured on film.

Principle Cast:

Chrystele Saint Louis Augustin,

Thien Nguyen Dinh

The Vanished Island

By: Nhan Nguyen Dinh

April 15 (Friday) 7:45 p.m.

Fiction

Synopsis:

Research of immortality

Principle Cast:

Chrystele Saint Louis Augustin,

Thien Nguyen Dinh

After the Apocalypse

By: Yasuaki Nakajima

April 15 (Friday) 8:00 p.m.

Sci-Fi Drama

Synopsis:

A futuristic fable after five survivors trying to make sense of a New World after a devastating urban catastrophe challenges all their human needs.

Principle Cast:

Jacqueline Bowman, Yasuaki

Nakajima, Zorich Lequidire,

Oscar Lowe, Moises Morales

April 16 2005

Saturday Night Live: Romance, Comedy and All Talk

For an uplifting mix of programs, Saturday night showcases films that will make your belly hurt from laughing, cause your eyes to tear in emotion and leave you satisfied with a wonderful blend of movie magic. This night's program features a session by Utah's own, Yohei Kawamata, in a live Q&A session featuring four of his movies.

How Can I Get You

By: Frederick Bailey

April 16 (Saturday) 2:00 p.m.

Fantasy/Comedy

Synopsis:

A comic look at the shifting sands of interpersonal relationships in an unreal world.

Principle Cast:

Denice Kumagai, Ritchie

Montgomery, Wesley Thompson

G I F T

By: Frederick Bailey

April 16 (Saturday) 2:15 p.m.

Romantic comedy

Synopsis:

A comic look at domestic relationship

Principle Cast:

Gudrun Giddings, Philippe

Chang, Wesley Thompson

Quello Che Resta

(What Remains)

By: Milo Busanelli

April 16 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m.

Fiction

Synopsis:

Something changed. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. For no reason.

Principle Cast:

Maurizio Corradini, Valentina Rossi

Call Center

By: Amyn Kaderali

April 16 (Saturday) 2:35 p.m.

Comedy

Synopsis:

The filmmakers wanted to make a movie that moves the soul and inspires revelation in a personal way. Instead, they made this.

Principle Cast:

Manish Goyal, Sunil Malhotra,

Brian Kimmet

Buried

By: Yohei Kawamata

April 16 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m.

Drama

Synopsis:

A couple goes to the Great Salt Lake. While there, the find something and bury it in the ground.

Principle Cast:

Ryotaro Minamimoto

The Hairs

By: Yohei Kawamata

April 16 (Saturday) 3:05 p.m.

Experimental Comedy

Synopsis:

As this man touches his hair, it starts falling out. Why? Nobody knows. What happens in the end? You must witness it.

Principle Cast:

Yohei Kawamata

The Last Sniff

By: Yohei Kawamata

April 16 (Saturday) 3:10 p.m.

Comedy

Synopsis:

A film student realizes that he is not talented. But his friend shows him a great technique to come up with creative ideas.

Principle Cast:

Jonathan Newbold, Charlie Norton,

Sheri Davis

Here Comes Private Investigator Kengo Koshiyama

By: Yohei Kawamata

April 16 (Saturday) 3:15 p.m.

Comedy

Synopsis:

Why Dog Collar? Why Neck Cracking? Why Naked in a TV interview? Kengo Koshiyama, one of the most admirable detectives in Salt Lake City, will answer them all..

Principle Cast:

Yohei Kawamata, Dan Hausseur,

Ashley Bryant, Ben Lanoha

The Olive Harvest

By: Hanna Elias

April 16 (Saturday) 4:00 p.m.

Drama

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Synopsis:

Upon his release from an Israeli prison, older brother Mazen develops romantic feelings for his childhood friend, Raeda. However, Raeda is already engaged to Mazen’s younger brother Taher, their love kept secret because of the tradition for the eldest brother to wed first. More than a mere love story, The Olive Harvest explores the dynamics of human relationships—between brother and brother, woman and man, father and daughter, sister and sister, and

person to land.

Principle Cast:

Muhammad Bacri, Arren Umari,

Raeda Adon, Mazen Saade,

Taher Najeeb, Samiah Kazmouz

The Salt Lake Asian Pacific Film Festival would like to extend a very special thanks to its sponsors.

Co-Presenter:

The Salt Lake City Public Library.

General Sponsors:

University of Utah Office for Diversity

Utah Organization

of Chinese Americans.

and ASUU

Diversity Board.

The Salt Lake Asian Pacific Film Festival would like to acknowledge its staff for their hard work.

SLAP Programmer: Lansia Wann

SLAP Vice Programmer: Kristen Smart

Graphic Designer: Brooke Behunin

SLAP Film Festival: all the Volunteers

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Salt Lake City Public Library Liaison: Colleen McLaughlin

Salt Lake City Public Library Liaison: Elizabeth King and the A/V crew

Office for Diversity Liaison: Karen Dace

Office for Diversity Liaison: Leo Leckie

Diversity Board Liaison: Jasmine Linam

Utah Organization of Chinese Americans Board Members

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We’d also like to thank everyone else who we really don’t mean to forget, have hassled, annoyed or complained to throughout the course of putting this festival together.

Be sure to check out these other Asian Pacific Film Festivals.

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
(March) www.naatanet.org

Asian Pacific Film Festival of Florida

(March) www.apfff.org

Boston Asian American Film and Video Festival

(April) www.mfa.org

Chicago Asian American Showcase

(April) www.faaim.org

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival

(May) www.vconline.org

Denver Asian Film Festival

(May) www.denverfilm.org

Asian American International Film Festival (NYC)

(June) www.asiancinevision.org

New York Korean Film Festival

(August) www.koreanfilmforum.org

DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival

(October) www.apafilm.org

San Diego Asian Film Festival

(October) www.sdaff.org

Northwest Asian American Film Festival (Seattle)
(October) www.nwaaff.org

Hawaii International Film Festival

(November) www.hiff.org

Reel Asian: Toronto Asian Film Festival

(November) www.reelasian.com

Vancouver Asian Film Festival

(November) www.vaff.org

Dallas South Asian Film Festival

(November) www.dsaff.org

_{APRIL 13-16, 2005}

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sponsored by the

Schedule

The Third Society

Synopsis:

Their Psyche, His Muse, & One Demon

Theatrical One Act Film

Homecoming

Short Documentary

University of Utah Office for Diversity

Utah Organization

SLAP Film Festival: all the Volunteers