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SHORTS PROGRAM D: BANANAS ARE FUNNY
Sunday, April 29th
3:45pm — Wildish Community Theater
Bordering on the weird, funny and insightful, this showcase of films brings together concepts of identity and comedy.
$3-$10 Sliding Scale [Buy Tickets Now!]
SPY MOMS
USA | 5:00 | 2005 | Drama/Narrative | William Lu
Four overprotective Asian mothers plot to thwart their children's romantic endeavors.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?
USA | 4:00 | 2005 | Drama/Narrative | J.P. Chan
A young woman prepares for a blind date - and all its possibilities.
BAMPINAY
USA | 21:00 | 2004 | Drama/Narrative | Matthew Abaya
Bampinay is the retelling of familiar Asian American themes, but the obvious is replaced by a campy horror film narrative. A gothy American Aswang (Philippine Vampire) who enjoys taking advantage of naive white male Asia-philes as night approaches is pursued by a tough young vampire hunter bent on her destruction.
THE CELERY STALKER
USA | 6:00 | 2006 | Drama/Narrative | Zooey Park
One girl stalks, one doesn’t eat her vegetables, and one is a compulsive liar. Who’s who and what’s going on? See if you can figure it out in this confusing comedy.
THE HAIRS
USA | 5:00 | 2005 | Experimental | Yohei Kawamata
Discover a new way to deal with hair in this unique and hilarious short.
DUMBLINGS
USA | 7:02 | 2006 | Drama/Narrative | Brian Carter, John Reneaud, Janet Chu
The comedic journey of two dumb girls making dumplings.
UNSPOKEN
USA | 5:00 | 2006 | Drama/Narrative | Christin Kandan
See the ties that bind and the implicit indicators of family norms that are beyond words in this unique short.
ON BEING BANANA
Switzerland, Korea | 24:00 | 2006 | Documentary | Risa Madoerin
In this international short, two Korean Americans and one Swiss Korean/Japanese explore concepts of identity and home after meeting each other while in Korea.
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