After 4 months of production, thanks to my tireless cast and crew, I am finally screening the short film I shot as part of my masters degree at the New School University,
Within Limits, at the
Korean American Shorts Festival New York (KASFNY) this Saturday. It's been a long undertaking and I am exciting to be able to take part in the festival, which I am helping to organize as well. We will be screening 10 short films from up-and-coming Korean American filmmakers from both New York and Los Angeles at the Anthology Film Archives. Highlights include
Ken, a gangster film starring Rick Yune's younger brother Karl Yune,
Jesus Henry Christ, by Student Academy Awards-Silver Medalist Dennis Lee, and a wacky comedy called
Dr. Miracles by Randall Park who is currently a castmember of MTV's
Wild 'N Out.
The 2007 festival will be held in conjunction with other planned celebrations in New York for Korean American Day (officially January 13th nationwide) called the Youth Art Festival and is planned by the New York Korean Association. For more information on other Korean American Day events, go to thier site.
On an unrelated note, a close friend of a colleague with two young sons was recently diagonosed with leukemia at the age of 33 and in desperate need of a bone marrow donor. They are hosting a drive on tommorrow, January 11th 3:00 - 8:00pm at IQEQ Fundamentals, 45-63 Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11361. Go to www.marrow.org for more info.
-ubn
