Let the cinema begin

That time of year again for the Asian American Film Festival which starts tomorrow at various venues in San Francisco, San Jose, and Berkeley.

Highlights include Hero which although was big in Asia, was unable to get distribution here in the U.S. (I think it had to do something with some US company buying rights to an American version or something.)

Another film to watch is Imelda by the same person who did "Spirits Rising" about EDSA 1. I was lucky enough to get a preview a few weeks ago. They not only interview Imelda, but they also interview childhood friends, political prisoners, the guy who made all her outfits, former US Ambassadors and the like. It's really an amazing movie that allows the audience to explore the different views of Imelda and allows the audience to come up with their own view of her being careful not to overtly impose one view or another.

My Ninja for your Nun screens several shorts including Matt Abaya's Bampinay and Gayle Romasanta's Lock Jaw.

Music Video Asia features vids from Barbie's Cradle as well as Dino Ignacio's SkyFlakes video of the song "Bad Thoughts."