Since its inception in 2000, the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, annually presented by APA Film, has introduced more than 10,000 people in the Washington area to the fresh new voices of Asian Pacific American filmmakers. In theaters in and around Washington, DC, the festival will showcase more than 100 short and feature length films and videos in narrative, documentary and experimental form. For more information, visit www.apafilm.org.

AFI Member Passes will be accepted at all screenings in the A.P.A. Film Festival.

THE GRACE LEE PROJECT

When filmmaker Grace Lee moved from Missouri to Los Angeles, she was stunned to find hundreds of Asian-American women with her name. A hilarious exploration that contrasts stereotypes with the real-life experiences of Grace Lees throughout the world.

DIR/SCR/PROD Grace Lee; PROD Amy Ferraris. US, 2005, 68 min. UNRATED

PLUS
GOD IS GOOD

Seven-year-old Harold Choi's life is altered forever when his mother finally takes action against her philandering husband.

DIR/SCR/PROD Caryn Waechter. US, 2004, 23 min. UNRATED

SHORTS IN URBAN TIME

The ebb and flow of urban life-- and the city dwellers who live it-- is the shared theme of this diverse program of short films.

CLEAN

DIR/SCR/PROD Stephen Dypiangco. US, 2004, b&w, 4 min. UNRATED

TOMORROW, JULIO

DIR/SCR/PROD Brian Chang. US, 2005, b&w, 4 min. UNRATED

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

DIR/SCR/PROD J. P. Chan. US, 2005, b&w and color, 4 min. UNRATED

DANCE MANIA FANTASTIC

DIR/SCR Sasie Sealy; PROD Siggi Hilmarsson and Wendy Cheng. US, 2004, color, 12 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. UNRATED

SEX AND COFFEE

DIR/SCR/PROD Lee Isaac Chung. US, 2004, color, 13 min. UNRATED

I'LL HAVE AN ESPRESSO, AND JUST A WATER FOR...

DIR/SCR/PROD Ernest Woo. US, 2004, color, 2 min. UNRATED

MISSING

DIR/SCR Kit Hui; PROD Ramsey Fong and Cherry Montejo. US, 2005, color, 14 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. UNRATED

THE MONSTER AND THE PEANUT

DIR/SCR/PROD Franklin Jin Rho. US, 2005, color, 18 min. UNRATED

SEIBUTSU (STILL: LIFE)

DIR/SCR Joe Turner Lin; PROD Dennis Lee. US, 2004, color, 19 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. UNRATED

SLOW JAM KING

Wacky road movie in which a Filipino American gangsta-wannabe kidnaps a traveling perfume salesman and finds himself in the middle of a Nashville country music family feud.

DIR/SCR/PROD Steven E. Mallorca. US, 2004, color, 109 min. UNRATED

SUNRISE, SUNSET: LIFESTYLES OF ASIAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS

Includes Justin Lin (BETTER LUCK TOMORROW) and Josh Diamond's SPOTLIGHTING, a whirlwind documentary about the evolution of Filipino band The Sunspots; BROWN LIKE DAT, documenting how a group of poets, MCs and DJs joined to respond to post-9/11 anti-immigrant backlash; and a selection of music videos, from the DIY spirit of Mike Park (Asian Man Records) to the urban stylings of Chinese Canadian female rapper Masia One.

SPOTLIGHTING

DIR/SCR Justin Lin and Josh Diamond; PROD Julie Asato, Josh Diamond, Joan Huang and Justin Lin. US, 2004, color, 26 min. UNRATED

BROWN LIKE DAT

DIR/SCR/PROD Raeshem Chopra Nijhon. US, 2005, color, 34 min. UNRATED

I WAS BORN, BUT...

An intensely personal memoir of filmmaker Roddy Bogawa's experience growing up in the LA punk scene and discovering his identity. Bookended by the deaths of Joey Ramone and Joe Strummer.

DIR/SCR Roddy Bogawa; PROD Jason Simon. US, 2004, 16mm, color, 90 min. UNRATED

WACKY, WICKED & WILD SHORTS

From spoofing a busy call center in India to a John Woo-style shootout in a Texas convenience store, these films all use satire and parody to enlighten and entertain.

CALL CENTER

DIR Amyn Kaderali. US, 2005, color, 12 min. UNRATED

BUNNY AND CLYDO

DIR Rocky Jo. US, 2005, color, 20 min. UNRATED

SPAM-KU

DIR Steven Tschida. US, 2005, color, 5 min. UNRATED

THE HAIRS

DIR Yohei Kawamata. US, 2005, color, 5 min. UNRATED

HERE COMES PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR KENGO KOSHIYAMA

DIR Yohei Kawamata. US, 2005, color, 13 min. UNRATED

SLICK

DIR Ryan Tse. US, 2005, color, 5 min. UNRATED

A CHINK IN THE ARMOR

DIR Baun Mah. US, 2005, color, 25 min. UNRATED

THE FALL OF FUJIMORI

Elected as a reformer, Alberto Fujimori became a dictator to fight a war on terror. A rich portrait of a complex man and a country in turmoil, Ellen PerryÕs film is both humorous and horrifying.

DIR/PROD Ellen Perry; SCR Kim Roberts, Zach Anderson and Ellen Perry. US, 2005, color, 83 min. UNRATED

CONTINUOUS JOURNEY

In 1914, the Komagata Maru, a Japanese ship chartered by Indian Sikh businessman Gurdit Singh, was denied entry into Canada due to the questionable nature of the ship's contents: 376 passengers of Indian descent. This documentary culminates with a standoff in Vancouver Harbor, multiple assassinations, and the ship's return to India--to be attacked by British authorities.

DIR/SCR/PROD Ali Kazimi. Canada, 2004, b&w and color, 87 min. In English and Punjab/Urdu with English Subtitles. UNRATED

FACE

Bai Ling returns from Hong Kong to New York, reuniting with the daughter she left to be raised by her grandmother 19 years earlier, and forcing a painful reconciliation. Sundance Festival 2002; CineVegas Festival 2002, Critics Award, Special Mention, Direction.

DIR/PROD Bertha Bay Sa-Pan; SCR Oren Moverman & Bertha Bay Sa-Pan. US, 2002, color, 87 min. UNRATED

CAVITE

An American citizen visiting the Philippines for his father's funeral learns that his mother and sister have been kidnapped and threatened with murder if he fails to comply. The kidnappers are the Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, and their demands create a moral dilemma. A taut thriller and rollicking tour of the markets and back alleys of Cavite. South By Southwest Festival 2005. Preceded by Eli Africa's short film SELLING SONGS OF LEYTE.

DIR/SCR Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon; PROD Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon and Quynn Ton. US, 2005, color, 80 min. In English and Spanish and Tagalog with English subtitles. UNRATED

PLUS
SELLING SONGS OF LEYTE

A documentary that presents a colorful look at fish vendors on the Philippine island province of Leyte and their tradition of singing songs to sell their wares.

DIR/SCR/PROD Eli Africa. US/Philippines, 2005, color, 14 min. UNRATED