Q&A with Grandma’s Alilang director Yan Zhan and Love Hotel director Philip Cox
Some quotes from the Friday July 25 screening of Grandma’s Alilang and Love Hotel Q&A with director Yan Zhang and director Philip Cox.
GRANDMA’S ALILANG YAN ZHANG:
Grandma’s Ailing Director talks about her interest in #love and #relationships having been brought up by her grandma most of her childhood
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Director of Grandma’s Ailing: “many girls were young when they got married back then, so they didn’t know how to love” #aaiff14
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Grandma’s Ailing “Ariang” is based on a traditional #Korean song about a woman longing for her Mr. Right #aaiff14
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Grandma’s Ailing Director says she grew closest to her grandma during the filming period, many friends&families contributed/helped #aaiff14
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Grandma’s Ailing Director says that after filming her film, she had more #hope and #belief in #love #aaiff14
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LOVE HOTEL PHILIP COX:
Director Philip Cox of @lovehotelmovie: “Japanese people are more comfortable talking in a love hotel” #aaiff14
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“#Japanese government trying to take a moral/ethical position on everyday life…rise of #nationalism“- @LoveHotelMovie Director Cox
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@LoveHotelMovie Director Philip Cox: “love hotels are a great space to let it all out…we’re only #human” #aaiff14
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“The skill is not to work with #camera, but how to work with #people“-@LoveHotelMovie Director Philip Cox on being #documentary #filmmaker — Asian CineVision (@AsianCineVision) July 26, 2014
Reasons for participants to agree for filming range from #lgbtq #rights, #fun… @LoveHotelMovie #aaiff14 — Asian CineVision (@AsianCineVision) July 26, 2014
@LoveHotelMovie most love hotel visitors are pensioners looking for #fun not just #sex #aaiff14
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@LoveHotelMovie was half funded by the filmmakers themselves and half by interested #French people #aaiff14
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@LoveHotelMovie Director Philip Cox says #Americans weren’t interested in film b/c it wasn’t #socialjustice or #stereotype #asian #kungfu
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