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The Best of Slant Vol 1 features a collection of short films culled from seven years of Aurora Picture Show's annual Slant: Bold Asian American Images festival. The Slant festival annually showcases the best in emerging Asian American cinema. Since its start in 2000, Slant has screened an eclectic mix of films that explore a wide range of topics and genres such as the smashing of stereotypes, off-beat comedies, family stories, explorations of culture and identity, and universal themes like love, loss, the human condition.
Slant curator Melissa Hung is the founding editor of Hyphen, a magazine about Asian American culture. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of Asian American media and independent media. She lives in Oakland, California and works for the San Francisco WritersCorps, a creative writing program for urban youth.
Films in the Compilation include:
1. How to do the Asian Squat by Daniel Hsia
2. Lilo and Me by Kip Fulbeck
3. Maritess vs the Superfriends by Dino Ignacio
4. A Little Bit Different by Lynn Okimura
5. Profiles in Science by Wes Kim
6. I Pie (A Love Store) by Nobu Adilman
7. How to Make Kimchi According to My Kun-Uma by Samuel Kiehoon Lee
8. Slip of the Tongue by Karen Lum
| Catalog Number: MC-728 |
Type: Shorts Compilation |
Genre: Short Collection |
| Copyright: 2007 |
Length: 60.75 minutes |
Format:
DVD Region: 0 |
| TV System: NTSC |
ISBN: |
UPC/EAN: 880198072894 |
| Label: Aurora Picture Show |
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Films In Compilation
How To Do The Asian Squat directed by
Daniel
Hsia
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2002,
00:05:00
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Lilo and Me directed by
Kip
Fulbeck
USA,
New Media,
2003,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:00
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Maritess Vs the Superfriends directed by
Dino
Ignacio
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2002,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:07:30
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Little Bit Different, A directed by
Lynn
Okimura
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2005,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:30
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Profiles In Science directed by
Wes
Kim
USA,
Documentary,
2002,
Super-8, computer animation,
Color,
00:05:00
A satirical look at the work of Dr. Albert Chung, an unsung pioneer in the field of time-lapse photography.
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I Pie (A Love Story) directed by
Nobu
Adilman
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2001,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:05:00
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How to Make Kimchi According To My Kun-Uma directed by
Samuel
Kiehoon Lee
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2002,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:18:00
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Slip of the Tongue directed by
Karen
Lum
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2005,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:00
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2008-06-24 Slant Eye for the Round Eye
Back out in late February I made a post on The Best of Slant Volume 1 - Asian American Short Films - a cool looking DVD comp from films that played at the The Slant Film Festival - and just sitting down to see it a few hours ago, I wanted to make sure to post up on it again, because it's definitely worth a look if you haven't already caught it.
With eight shorts ranging from fun loving animations to weird pie makers to some introspective pieces (albeit without the humdrum historian in the background) here's a quick list of my top four from the 1 hour DVD in no particular order:
1. How to Make Kimchi According to My Kun-Uma: The funniest parts from this is how the filmmaker keeps on getting trashed in Korean and tells everyone he's not filming things even though he is.
2. How to do the Asian Squat: Shot like an education film from the 50's it shows the history of the Asian Squat - laugh out loud funny.
3. Slip of the Tongue: Just a cool flick that fused spoken word with great images.
4. Maritess vs the Superfriends: You really can't go wrong lampooning the Superfriends - and having the voice over from a live audience was a great idea.
While you might have seen a couple of the shorts from other festivals or in other media, there's probably something you haven't seen - but even if you have, it's just a nice DVD to add to your collection - so definitely get on out and either pick it up for purchase or rent it down at your local or online DVD shop.
| 2008-05-29 angryasianman.com
Slant Volume 1 is a collection of short films culled from seven years of Aurora Picture Show's annual Slant: Bold Asian American Images festival, which showcases the best in emerging Asian American cinema. Distributed through Microcinema International, the DVD features some of the coolest, most creative and provocative works I've seen throughout the years, including:
1. How to do the Asian Squat by Daniel Hsia
2. Lilo and Me by Kip Fulbeck
3. Maritess vs the Superfriends by Dino Ignacio
4. A Little Bit Different by Lynn Okimura
5. Profiles in Science by Wes Kim
6. I Pie (A Love Store) by Nobu Adilman
7. How to Make Kimchi According to My Kun-Uma by Samuel Kiehoon Lee
8. Slip of the Tongue by Karen Lum
You may have seen some of the pieces on the internet somewhere. That's cool. I think this is a must-have disc for any Asian American cinephile's collection. The DVD is available at Amazon.com and the usual online retailers. For more information on Slant Volume 1, go here, view the trailer here, visit the MySpace page here, and the Facebook video here.
I love short films. Through my involvement with various Asian American film festivals, I get to see a lot of short films, and I always try to encourage people to check out a short program or two. It's opportunity to uncover some real cinematic gems, and a great place to check out the work of talented, up-and-coming filmmakers. Unfortunately, after most short films work their way through the film festival circuit, they've got nowhere else to go, and they end up a distant memory on somebody's resume. That's why it's so cool to see a compilation like Slant. The short films live on! To be enjoyed and consumed by future audiences everywhere...
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