|
|
EMOTIONAL EATERS - SHORTS
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 5:00 PM
This delectable collection of shorts from California, Hawaii, Japan, Canada, Vietnam and the Philippines will have your emotional mouth watering, wanting more. Featuring Kimchi Fried Dumplings, a new work from festival alumnus, Jason Karman.
General Admission General - $12.00
|
|
General Admission Student/Senior/Disabled - $11.00
|
|
|
Members click here to access tickets and discounts.
|
|
|
Ticket Availability
|
|
Food—whether as a symbol that passes through generations, or a visual accent at
a particular moment—takes on almost an- thropomorphic qualities in these humorous family tales and realistic dramas.
CRAFTSMAN
USA 2012 | 2mins | Japanese w/E.S. DIRECTOR: Jesse Flower-Ambroch
In this precise piece, Craftsman captures the waning days of Japanese knife sharpening,
as seen through the work of Master Chiharu Sugai.
KAE
USA 2012 | 10mins
DIRECTOR: Lana Dang
Joe takes his children, Lia and Kanoa, fishing on the Hawaiian docks. In this comical short for the family, Kae is about how the unexpected waits in sometimes-overbearing efforts, and the quiet redemptive quality in being present.
KIMCHI FRIED DUMPLINGS
Canada 2012 | 14mins
DIRECTOR: Jason Karman
An Asian Canadian man comes home with a new boyfriend for Christmas to find his younger brother, who is also gay, resentful for being left to care for their aging parents. With a lovable and quirky cast, Kimchi Fried Dumplings will make you feel at home, dysfunction and all.
MAMORI
USA 2012 | 10mins
DIRECTOR: Ben Wang
Every summer, director Ben Wang’s grand- mother picks, stews and cans tomatoes at Matsumura Farms in Esparto, CA. This short documentary uncovers a family tale of commit- ment and earnest life lessons passed from one generation to the next.
MOTHER’S MILK
USA/vietnam 2012 | 18mins | vietnamese w/E.S.
DIRECTOR: Andy DeJohn
In this lushly shot period piece set in the viet- namese countryside, two daughters live simply under the care of their mother. The cornfields are where this trio finds their sustenance, but when unexpected changes occur, roles shift, and bonds become strained.
PERSIMMON
Japan 2012 | 20mins | Japanese w/E.S. DIRECTOR: Dean Yamada
In this meditative and poetic short, Tamotsu is faced with two unexpectedly difficult problems: an elderly man who won’t eat, and a persimmon that won’t dry. Through his interactions with
a tableau of seemingly disparate characters, Tamotsu is faced with the meaning of death and life, and the process of letting go.
THE SUGAR BOWL
Philippines 2012 | 20mins | Tagalog w/E.S. DIRECTORS: Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson The Sugar Bowl documents an island in the Philippines and the rise and fall of its sugar cane industry. A chorus of three characters from varying backgrounds collectively tells the story of the industry’s demise.
|
|