HollyShorts is sponsoring a screening of some of the best of Asians on Film Festival shorts from our 2014 festival at Mann’s Chinese 6 in Hollywood on February 19, 2015 @ 7:00PM as a kick-off to our 2015 festival March 27-29, 2015. We are excited to have their support and look forward to packing the theater. The films being screened are:
Above the Waist (Tuyen Do, Director) [UK] (13min)
Ken, a former ladies man who has recently become a paraplegic, is helped by his close friend and caretaker, Sam, to shoot an introduction video for a dating website. Still having not fully come to terms with the condition of his body, he continuously attempts to pretend to be someone he is not and to conceal the truth, until he is forced, with the help of Sam, to ‘be himself’.
Dawn (Leon Le, Director) [USA] (10min)
On an evening commute, Tye detects racism from another passenger’s glance. In revenge, he decides to follow and confront the man. Ty’es preconceived notion of race and sexuality are tested when he discovers that his younger brother is gay and the victim is in fact his younger brother’s lover.
Entrance Exam (Boqing Tang & Xiaolan Zeng, Directors) [China] (7min)
Three little mice struggle to get through the entrance exam of a Tai Chi school.
HEW (Laurie Tsou, Director) [USA] (10min)
In homage to Camille Claudel, mistress and muse to Auguste Rodin, this experimental drama explores the moment when a gifted sculptor lacerates her stoic reality through a turbulent and eye opening.
Honeymoon Suite (Zao Wang, Director) [China/USA] (14min)
Service is the top priority at a posh boutique hotel in Beijing, China, so when a mysterious American guest wreaks havoc, the new guest service manager must take charge to tame this beastly terror of a man while risking her own life to protect his secret and the hotel’s reputation.
Love Hurts (Albert Lopez, Director) [USA] (20min)
Growing up as an orphan on the streets, all Ben ever wanted was a family. At the age of twelve—homeless and desperate, he was taken in by Milton and raised to be the ultimate killer. Because of the abuse and harsh discipline he endured, Ben’s heart was never fully in the assassination game.
Made In Chinatown (Kevin Lau, Director) [USA] (17min)
A frog, a seamstress and a factory king all collide in this tragic love story.
Red Dirt (Arnold Chun, Director) [USA] (13min)
Nathan works hard to provide for his family, yet in that respectful duty he loses more than just his family. Torn apart by dark circumstances, a part of him can never be brought back and in the end his loyalty is black and white. When there is nothing to live for, the end is all that matters.
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