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| Showtimes | Wed March 17 6:30 PM / KAB317B |
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This collection of short experimental works provides piercing examinations of Asian America’s collective unconscious and probe the recesses of identity, self, and persona. From hand-made movies to computer-assisted digital videos, these film and video artists articulate the visions of fin de siècle Asians in America. TRT: 66 mins
—curated by Valerie Soe
USA, 1998, 3 mins, 16mm, b&w, English;
Director the ocuholic (in person)
Comprised of scratch animation and fleeting images of the Inland Empire, this lo-fi flick is a jazzy improvisation.
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USA, 1997, 6 mins, 16mm, color, English;
Director Angela LEONINO (in person)
The pain and perils of a mixed-race girl growing up in the Midwest.
USA, 1999, 7 mins, video, b&w, English;
Director Stuart GAFFNEY (in person)
A trip to China spurs musings on identity, belonging and place.
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USA, 1998, 6 mins, 16mm, color, English;
Director Kian H. KUAN (in person)
A gay Asian man looks for his psychic home in this computer-animated piece.
USA, 1998, 9 mins, video, color, English;
Director James Sang CHO
Suppressed violence, internalized racism and lingering insomnia drive this Asian American Everyman’s hidden thoughts—with a surprising conclusion.
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USA, 1999, 15 mins, 16mm, b&w, English;
Director James T. HONG (in person)
Who is the madman and who is sane?
Operating from the point of view of an escaped mental patient, this essayistic film questions normalcy, hegemony, and race in an odd and memorable melange.
Lebanon, 1998, 18 mins, video, color, Arabic w/e.s.;
Director Walid RAAD
Three fake documentaries about the Lebanese civil war question truth, fact and history in this strange and beautiful piece.
Presented with San Francisco Cinematheque