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Colorful, topical, and at all times provocative, we kick off “The Best of the Fest ‘09” with a showcase of non-fiction works that take us on a journey to the far corners of the world — and of the mind. From a Bronx playground to some of the most forbidding and dangerous locales in Southeast Asia, these works foreground the perspectives of their protagonists, all of them memorable, engaging, and poignant.
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(USA, 2009)
Dir.: Karen Lin | Video, 4 min.
As tribal fusion music brings a deserted urban Bronx playground to life, a young boy’s imagination flowers with the movement of multi-ethnic life.
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(USA/Japan, 2009)
Dir.: Sheldon Candis | Video, 16 min.
Tokyo is known for its technology, high-rises, businesses, and pop culture. Yet little is known about its homeless population. Often found along Sumida River, there is a community of homeless Tokyoites who are ignored, but have a strong presence in culture. Operating on different sets of rules and boundaries as compared to the homeless in America, THE DWELLING follows one homeless Tokyoite and focus on his home, which often takes indie construction and ingenuity to new heights.
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(USA/Singapore, 2008)
Dir.: Li-Anne Huang | Video, 12 min.
NO JOKE BURMA is a profile of comedians Par Par Lay, Lu Zaw, and Lu Maw — The Moustache Brothers — who served prison terms in their native Burma for performing against the laws of the military government.
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(USA/Guam, 2009)
Dir.: Alex Munoz | Video, 2 min.
A history of colonization and resistance is a legacy that Chamorros (indigenous Guamanians) either run away from—or warily embrace.
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(USA, 2009)
Dir.: Eric Tandoc | Video, 40 min.
Growing up around Los Angeles neighborhood gangs during the '90s, a young Filipino American named Kiwi turned into an MC and community organizer, using hip-hop to educate youth across different cultures and get them involved in serving their communities, while advancing the struggle for national liberation and genuine democracy in the Philippines.
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