San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009

Presented by Bank of America

Come experience the Reel Voices of eight, talented San Diego high school students with the world premiere of their short documentaries produced through the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll be proud to say you saw these films here first.

FLOW
Director: Jarrod Finley | 7 min | Video | 2009
For the exceptional few, rap is more than just music; it is a powerful means of self-expression. Two high school students take their pastime of freestyle rapping and turn it into art.

NOT THAT DIFFERENT
Director: Junia Zhang | 7 min | Video | 2009
At a high school that is unofficially divided between a White Quad and an Asian Quad, two teenagers from opposite ends challenge stereotyped views and the magnitude of cultural differences.

BILLY MARTINEZ
Director: Lora ChauDavis | 8 min | Video | 2009
An artist undertakes massive amounts of work to help support his family as a full time cartoonist, while preparing for one of the largest comic conventions in the world.

MUJERES EN RESISTENCIA
Director: Lupe Sandoval | 8 min | Video | 2009
Mujeres en Resistencia is formed by five young Chicanas who dance Zapatiado Rebelde, a unique dance they created to preserve and honor their culture.

LIVING ACROSS STATES
Director: Steven Garcia | 6min | Video | 2009
My father was deported because he is an illegal immigrant. Now as a family we travel back and forth across an international border on a daily basis, for education and to avoid the violence in our neighborhood.

WAITING.
Director: Staci Gaines | 8 min | Video | 2009
After 17 years of minimal communication, a young woman tries telling her true feelings for her biological father. Is she able to put down her wall of emotions and confront him once and for all?

LILLYGOL JOON
Director: Holly Cramer | 6:30 min | Video | 2009
An Iranian-American girl struggles with the social constrictions of her culture and pressures to succeed while her heart and soul lie in break dancing.