DisOrient Film Festival 2010 Overview Schedule

Join us in celebrating five years of art and activism on the silver screen.


Please click on the title of the main film to see complete program details. (Note: all programs are subject to change without notice)

FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd

4:30 FILMMAKING WORKSHOP: Centerpiece film "A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES" director/producer S. Leo Chiang will lead workshop on social justice and filmmaking. (University of Oregon Campus, Lillis 111)

07:00PM OPENING NIGHT FILM: "MR. SADMAN" Director Patrick Epino scheduled to attend. (Bijou)

To be preceded by music videos:

  • "Wake Up" - Dawen (Recording artist Dawen in attendance and performing LIVE at Opening Night reception)
  • "Keep Pushin'" - Kero One (Director Johnny Le in attendance) 
  • "Lovely To Me (Immigrant Mother)" - Taiyo Na

09:30PM OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION:  Singer/Songwriter DAWEN performs LIVE; CABA Lion Dance Troupe; and other performers.  Hosted by Gia Vang of KEZI news. (UO Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art)


SATURDAY, APRIL 24th (@ Bijou Art Cinemas)

12:00PM SHORTS PROGRAM I: "Life As We Know It" featuring the documentary LT. WATADA by Director Freida Lee Mock.  Ehren's father Bob Watada scheduled to attend.

  •  Born Sweet 
  •  Housekeeping
  •  Guam is Crying
  •  The Golden Spike
  •  I Want to be a Desi 2
  •  Lt. Watada

02:45PM "WHY AM I DOING THIS?" Director and Actor Tom Huang scheduled to attend.  Screens with ROP student film "Race Wars".

06:00PM CENTERPIECE FILM: "A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES" feature documentary.  Director/Producer S. Leo Chiang scheduled to attend. Screens with ROP student film "Dream No More."

08:45PM "SECOND MOON" feature film.  Director Masahiro Sugano.  Screens with ROP film "Pursuit of Hapaness"


SUNDAY, APRIL 25th (@ Bijou Art Cinemas)

12:00PM SHORTS PROGRAM II: "Love Me Or Let Me Go"

  •  The Legend of Shizuko Nishimura 
  •  Midas' Son
  •  Safe Passage
  •  Piquo
  •  What You Eat
  •  Ajumma! Are you Krazy??? - Director Brent Anbe scheduled to attend.
  •  You Can't Curry Love

02:30PM SHORTS PROGRAM III: "Adventure Anywhere"

  •  Empire Corner
  •  Works of Art
  •  Said Black
  •  Security Guard Karaoke King
  •  Paradise Regained
  •  Love? Pain
  •  Mahjong
  •  Wu is Dead

05:00PM "OPERATION BABY LIFT" feature documentary.  Director Tammy Nguyen Lee. Screens with ROP student film "NORMAL."

07:00PM CLOSING NIGHT FILM: "FRUIT FLY" (feature musical).  Director/Writer/Actor H.P. Mendoza & Actor L.A. Renigen scheduled to attend. 

To be preceded by music videos:

  • My Life in Brown and Pink (ROP filmmakers Jazmyn Joseph and Destiny N.Q. Cao in person)
  • "Yummy" - Hopie Spitshard
  • "Wankyoku" - Shing02 ft. Emi Meyer

 

09:00PM CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION (Oregon Electric Station Restaurant) - Featuring Asian American music videos , awards, Lion Dance, and Sweet Life birthday cake!  Please see Program Book for complete details.

DisOrient Program Book