WGBH FILM SCREENING WITH BAAFF SNEAK PREVIEW - MAY 10, 2011
May 10, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Yawkey Theatre, WGBH Studios
One Guest Street
Brighton, MA
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, WGBH invites you and guests to a screening of A Song For Ourselves by Tadashi Nakamura, a personal journey into the life and music of Asian American Movement troubadour Chris Iijima. Screening includes a sneak preview of a Boston Asian American Film Festival Open Call short film, co-hosted by the WGBH Lab!
Also, hear other highlights of WGBH’s APA Heritage Month Programming, such as a screening and panel discussion, moderated by Lisa Mullins of PRI’s The World.
Reception to follow.
This event is free, but space is limited, and tickets are required. RSVP for the May 10 event is closed.
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"SHORT WAVES" SHORT FILM/VIDEO WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 9, 2011 10AM - 4PM
The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) hosted a Short Film/Video Workshop on Saturday, April 9, 2011, 10AM-4PM. The session was held at the Asian American Resource Workshop, 888 Washington Street, Suite 102, Boston, MA.
Asian Pacific Americans have long been making waves in all aspects of American life, but their stories have often been lost in general U.S. discourse. “Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community,” hopes to bring light to these stories through locally made, community driven short films about the Asian American experience and community.
Geared towards novice filmmakers, the one-day workshop provided hands-on instruction on the production of a short film/video, storyboarding, casting, and basic editing on Mac using iMovie.
Workshop participants were required to have access to their own digital camera/have a familiarity with a basic camcorder, and access to film editing resources post workshop. This workshop used iMovie as a teaching tool. Through this workshop participants were shown resources on how to create a short, for the intention of submission to the “Short Waves: Stories Shaping Our Community” Open Call this April. Participants were required to do some preparatory work in advance of the workshop, and were encouraged (not required) to bring photos and recorded footage to the workshop.
About the Workshop Presenter: Tri Quach is a refugee, youth organizer, and visual artist. He has been helping teach the media class at UMASS Boston with professor Shirley Tang for many years. That AsAmSt 370 class produces personal stories from the students. Through many years of providing crash courses on I-Movie and the video making process in the class, he has developed a simple way for new filmmakers to jump right in and develop their own stories. Sometimes the hardest thing is to know where to start. This workshop will provide you with a road map to help get you on your way.
This workshop included an application process and was limited in space. Lunch was provided. Workshop fee - General: $35, Student: $10, and financial aid was available.
This workshop was supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a municipal agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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RACE, ACTING, SEXUALITY, AND ASIAN AMERICAN MASCULINITIES
Co-Presented by Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth (CAPAY) and Institute for Asian American Studies at UMASS Boston
Lead Actor Bee Vang of Gran Torin
Hmong Media Expert Louisa Schein
A facilitated discussion bringing experience and expertise to bear on a cluster of topics generated out of Gran Torino and its aftermath. Specifically, the workshop will concern the way that race, masculinity, sexuality and violence play in the film text itself - the story, the roles, the lines - and the way that the production process, especially Bee's experiences performing the alter-ego role to the conventionally masculine white lead, worked synergistically with these tropes in the text. This focused dialogue with clips will delve into the film's after-effects, into larger issues of Asian visibility in media, into the intersections of race and sexuality, and will include a preview screening of Bee Vang’s short spoof video “Thao does Walt.”
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BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY
Kick off of the 2010 Boston Asian American Film Festival with food, games, raffles, and prizes! Be among the first to hear this year's line up, watch previews, and support our festival.
Splash Ultra Lounge
150 Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111
Admission: $15 in advance (before October 20)/$20 on the day of This is a 21+ event.
