San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009

While action films have become a billion dollar industry, the stunt and fight coordinators, whose expertise has made films such as Kill Bill and The Matrix possible, have toiled away in relative obscurity. Learn more about the world of these men of action in a fun, informative panel discussion. Topics will include the influence of Asian films on Hollywood, the effects of technology, and the influence of mixed martial arts promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on audience expectations.

Moderator: Dr. Craig Reid Dr. Reid became an actor/stuntman in Taiwan TV & film in 1979. Besides learning fight choreography from Tsui Hark and Jackie Chan, he was a fight coordinator on ABC's Spy Game and a fight directing apprentice on CBS's Martial Law. His book Ultimate Guide to the Martial Arts Film Vol. One: 1970s comes out Dec. 09.

Scheduled Panelists:

Ron Yuan
Ron Yuan has a wide range of Hollywood experience in front of the camera in The Fast and Furious, The Art of War, and a recurring role on Fox TV's Prison Break. As a stunt and fight coordinator, he has worked on films such as Blade, Rush Hour 2 and the recent film Black Dynamite.

Ilram Choi
A well rounded martial artist with the foundation of Tae Kwon Do, Ilram Choi has worked as an actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator in Hollywood. His body of work includes films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, and Star Trek.

Lin Oeding
A former professional mixed martial arts competitor and University of Texas film school graduate Lin Oeding has worked as a stuntman on TV series such as Alias, 24, and Heroes. As an actor, Mr. Oeding has worked on Pearl Harbor and Spy Kids.

Zoe Bell
A native of New Zealand, Ms. Bell first broke through as a stunt woman on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. She was then discovered by legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and went on to perform all of Uma Thurman's stunts on Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2. After impressing as a stunt double in those two movies and as one of the subjects of the feature documentary, Double Dare, Ms. Bell was cast as the lead actress in the film Death Proof, Tarantino's half of the cult classic double feature Grindhouse.

For more of Zoe:
- A mini-documentary on Zoe Bell
- A Kill Bill fight scene with Zoe Bell