Brattle Theatre celebrates the Asian Cinevisions Film Festival
May 30-June 2

	MAYA | 2001 | 108 min | India Mon, May 30 at 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:30pm Directed by Digvijay Singh With a quiet unflinching eye, the award-winning MAYA tackles the tradition of child abuse which still devastates many girls in rural India. While MAYA depicts the practice matter-of-factly, it is filled with so much humanity that it acknowledges both the complexity of the tradition and the despair it engenders. At its heart is the innocent and resilient Maya, a 12-year-old whose life begins to unravel when she experiences her first period. Amid much fanfare, she is offered up by her doting family to the local priests in a deflowering ritual that "blesses" her coming of age.
	ARISAN! (THE GATHERING) | 2003 | 129min | Indonesia Tue, May 31 at 4:45, 7:15; 9:45pm Directed by Nia diNata A box-office hit in Indonesia that features a taboo-breaking gay kiss, Arisan! is a feel-good satire that works on every level without sliding into sentimentality. While the kiss between the two male characters may seem mild by Western standards, it is nonetheless groundbreaking for a film that depicts gay life from the largest Muslim country in the world. Arisan! follows three thirty-something good friends who, when faced with crises that threaten to cripple their lives - one is forced to come out to his mum - have to make tough choices. The film gently pokes fun at the pretensions of the nouveau riche, as Nia diNata's light touch keeps the picture humming along.
	LONG LIFE, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY| 2002 | 92min | Canada Wed, June 1 at 5:30, 7:30, 9:30pm Directed by Mina Shum A touching tale based in the Cantonese community in Vancouver, Sandra Oh (SIDEWAYS) portrays a single mom whose daughter Mindy is obsessed with Tao Magic. A reflection on a growing community, this winsome drama illuminates the talents of its cast of Asian, Canadian-Asian, and Asian-American actors.
	KEKA | 2003 | 93min | Philippines Thur, June 2 at 5:30, 7:30pm Directed by Quark Henares Quark Henares has established himself forcefully in Filipino cinema although he still in his early 20s. His second film, KEKA is an unlikely combination of romance, comedy and violence that strangely works on the screen. A young call center operator, Keka (Katya Santos), seeks revenge for the murder of her boyfriend, who was killed by members of a rival fraternity. While she embarks on her career as a serial killer, she meets and falls in love with a policeman with a broken heart. Henares' film takes an inventive and mixed genre approach to the noirish material and fashions it into a black comedy.
	JOINT SECURITY AREA | 2000 | 110min | South Korea Thur, June 2 at 9:30pm Directed by Park Chan-Wook JOINT SECURITY AREA, which broke all box-office records in Korea upon its release, announces the arrival of a major talent. Subsequent films,SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGENACE and OLD BOY (which won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival), firmly establish Park Chan-Wook as one of the most exciting and boldest filmmakers working today. Set at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, the mystery thriller follows a fatal shootout that leaves two North Korean soldiers dead and threatens to shatter the uneasy truce between the two sides. Park deftly explores the fragile friendship between guards on opposing side of the divide, while sustaining a taut level of suspense and tension that drives the film toward its tragic denouement.
For full schedule, please visit: 40 Brattle Street Harvard Square Cambridge, MA 617.876.6837 www.brattlefilm.org

JOINT SECURITY AREA (Gongdong Gyeongbi Guyeok JSA)
A film by Park Chan-Wook

Korea | 2000 | 110 mins | 35mm | color | Korean with English subtitles

J.S.A, which broke all box-office records in Korea upon its release, announces the arrival of a major talent. Subsequent films, Sympanthy for Mr Vengeance and Oldboy (which won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival), firmly establish Park Chan-Wook as one of the most exciting and boldest filmmakers working today. Set at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, the mystery thriller follows a fatal shootout that leaves two North Korean soldiers dead and threatens to shatter the uneasy truce between the two sides. Park deftly explores the tenuous friendship between guards on opposing sides of the divide, while sustaining a taut level of suspense and tension that drives the film toward its tragic denouement.

"A surprisingly moving, tightly wound thriller."- New York Times

"The basic plotline of this pungent military drama... comes tightly tailored in the Hollywood style. Its interior, by contrast, is airy, subtle and playful, and showcases the best elements of modern Asian cinema." - The London Guardian

"A highly atmospheric mystery-drama." - Variety

"Park Chan-wook...there isn't a more ideal candidate to be Jean-Pierre Melville's heir, or a better genre director working today." - Time Out New York

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

ACV members get a discount to this program only when they show their membership card*

June 10-23 at the Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th Street, Plaza Level. For the full schedule, please visit www.hrw.org/iff Ticket info; Box office (212) 875-5600 or www.filmlinc.com.

HRWIFF and Asian CineVision Present:

MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA David Redmon
USA, 2004, 60m, video, doc *Filmmaker present

Mardi Gras: Made in China tracks the bead trail from the factory in Fuzhou, China to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, poignantly exposing the inequities of globalization. Filmmaker Redmon gained unprecedented access to follow the stories of four young Chinese women working and living in the largest Mardi Gras bead factory in the world. Brilliantly interweaving factory life with Mardi Gras festivities, the film opens the blind eye of consumerism by visually introducing workers and festival goers to each other. *Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2005 http://hrw.org/iff/2005/ny/films.html#mardi_gras

Followed by:

SEOUL TRAIN (New York Premiere) *Filmmakers present
Jim Butterworth, Aaron Lubarsky and Lisa Sleeth, USA, 2004, 54m, video, doc

Seoul Train provides an unprecedented glimpse into the little known underground railroad working to help North Korean refugees escape one of the world's most repressive governments. This is an epic tale involving North Korean and Chinese agents, courage and deceit, covert border crossings, and the terror of what happens if they get caught.

Co-Presented by Asian CineVision (ACV) http://hrw.org/iff/2005/ny/films.html#seoul_train

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MoMA presents EDWARD YANG
JUNE 24- JUNE 25, 2005

Special Discount for ACV members! Present valid membership card and pay $6 instead of $10 for the film screenings.*

The Museum of Modern Art presents three of Edward Yang¶s rarely screened major works, in celebration of the publication of John Anderson¶s new book Edward Yang (2005, University of Illinois Press), the first in English to explore the cinema of the leading filmmaker. Edward Yang assesses the considerable and original accomplishments of the writer-director, whose work, according to the author, combines the humanity of Jean Renoir, the heroic gestures of Werner Herzog, and the modernist sensibility and droll humor of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Offering a close reading of Yang¶s feature films and a populist approach to his work, Edward Yang is a long-overdue assessment of a major artist. John Anderson will copies of Edward Yang at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, in the Titus 1 lobby before introducing Yi Yi (A One and a Two...) (2000)

EDWARD YANG
June 24-25, 2005
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400

For more information and the full schedule, please visit www.moma.org.

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ASIAN CITY FILMS at Moving IMAGE
JUNE 11- JULY 3, 2005

Special Discount for ACV members! Present valid membership card and pay $7.50 insted of $10 for the film screenings.

From June 11 through July 3, 2005, the Museum of the Moving Image presents Asian City Films, a series of movies by major directors exploring contemporary urban life in Asia. Featuring films by such acknowledged masters as Hou Hsiao-hsien (CafŽ Lumi�re, Millenium Mambo), Wong Kar-wai (Fallen Angels), Edward Yang (Yi Yi), Tsai Ming-liang (Vive L¶Amour), and Jia Zhangke (Unknown Pleasures, The World), the series will explore such subjects as modernity, tradition, romance, and commerce in cities from Hong Kong to Taipei to Tokyo. Also featured are films by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, a bright new talent from Thailand; Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan¶s prolific director of eerie contemporary dramas; and by Hong Kong action director Johnny To.

The series also includes three preview screenings of major new films, including Jia Zhangke¶s new film The World on June 11, Hou Hsiao-hsien¶s CafŽ Lumiere on June 25 and 26, and Johnny To¶s PTU on June 26. Additional special screenings include Lee Kang-sheng¶s The Missing--the directorial debut of Tsai Ming-liang¶s principal actor--on June 19, and Welcome to Destination Shanghai on July 2. Many films in the series have only screened in film festivals or in brief theatrical runs.

ASIAN CITY FILMS
June 11-July 3
35 Avenue at 36 Street
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 784-0077

For more information and the full schedule, please visit www.movingimage.us.

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MoMA presents "Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata: Masters of Animation~ June 3- June 30, 2005

Special Discount for ACV members! Present valid membership card and pay $6 insted of $10 for the film screenings.

*Discount does not apply to the June 6 screening of "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004).

The Museum of Modern Art presents a 13-film tribute to two of the most renowned creators of animation in Japan. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata: Masters of Animation, which will be presented June 3-30, 2005, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters, covers the years 1974 to the present and illustrates the development and scope of their craft and artistic innovation. The exhibition highlights the range of themes that concern both directors: from environmentalism in Miyazaki's "Nausica of the Valley of the Wind" (1984) to family dynamics in Takahata's "My Neighbors the Yamadas" (1999) and loss in Miyazaki's "Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and Takahata's "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988). Each director has a distinct visual style and is drawn to a particular type of story: Miyazaki's films revolve around complex legends, often with children navigating magical and precarious terrains; Takahata's films explore day-to-day life with a hard-headed objectivity. Despite sharing a common undercurrent of darkness, their films always convey a sense of hope and an empathy with the travails of humanity. The films are accompanied by a special show in the lobby of Studio Ghibli posters, currently in the Museum's collection.

For more information and the full schedule, please visit www.moma.org.

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400

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