Thursday, May 7, 2013, 7PM
Where: Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Sponsored by: Visual Communications
Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications

Three films from the UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications program have been selected to screen at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The Digital Posse program features films by young, up and coming filmmakers from both EthnoCommunications and from Visual Communications' Armed with a Camera fellowship.

SYNOPSES:

Who is Park Joo Young?
Director: Beth Kopacz
Who is Park Joo Young? reflects on Robyn Schultz's personal quest for identity, family, and belonging within shifting conceptions of kinship and home. Against the heartache and struggle of birth family search and reunion, her pursuit for answers attests to broader conflicts and consequences that arise in the wake of the transnational, transracial Korean adoption system.

Queer, Undocumented & Unafraid
Directors: Alexandra Margolin and Judy Lu
Queer, Undocumented & Unafraid provides a brief glimpse into the life of Imelda Plascencia a strong Chicana woman. A recent graduate of UCLA who identifies as both Queer and Undocumented, Imelda faces the daily struggles of identifying with two stigmatized communities. The documentary offers a window into both the challenges and triumphs in working toward immigration reform and highlights the empowerment that comes with self acceptance.

Endless
Director: Judy Lu
Phat Tran is known for being an involved great-grandfather and grandfather, a loving father, a devoted husband, and a committed friend. Despite all the difficult obstacles he has faced in his lifetime, he is determined to live life to its fullest whilst smiling radiantly.

 

 

For more information and tickets, please visit: http://asianfilmfestla.org/2013/