CineVue caught up with Director Umin Boya of “Kano,” which had its North American premiere last Sunday June 29 as the centerpiece for the NY Asian Film Festival.
FOR YOUTH BY YOUTH
Written and directed by talented youths between the ages of 15 and 21, this program is filled with shorts reflecting youth culture today.
I AM AN ASIACAN
Director Jesus Olvera | USA | 10 min Director Jesus Olvera captures how a Mexican teen overcomes his insecurities and struggles by joining a dance club that previously only had Asian members. The group, which is finally named "Asiacans", shows how two ...
LOVE LIFE, LIVE YOUR DREAMS
Director Anthony Anglin Jr. | USA | 5 min Directed by 17-year-old Tony Anglin, this short documentary interweaves interviews and live performances of the young artist Craig Furnivall, based in San Diego, who talks about how music is the passion and asp ...
FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COcE-KWAauw Director Jayshree Janu Kharpade | India | 27 min Jayshree Janu Kharpade was born to an indigenous family (aka tribals) that have been disenfranchised at the very bottom of India’s poverty ladder. With a str ...
THE ASCENSION
Director Gershon Sng | HongKong | 6 min A beggar comes upon a box with the power to change his life for the better. However, to his horror, upon witnessing the box’s power, his fellow beggers plot against him to obtain it. Eventually, they realize that ...
ADIOS
Director Akshay Akkineni| India | 7 min Every human being has his or her own ways of escape from the complexities of the contemporary world. One such young man tries to find solace in an isolated space, only to realize that his own soul has other plans ...
LOVE EARTH
Director Chien-chun Tseng and Yu-hsuan Tseng | Taiwan | 3 min Through the eyes of children you will discover that the most obscure is the most wonderful, beautiful and interesting. Using found objects and recyclables, this animation presents the imagin ...