Visual Communications will screen "Avenue of the Asian Americas," 10 short digital films which take the viewer on a quirky trip down the side streets of the Asian experience in New York City, in Program 17 of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival.
 
   12 noon, Sunday, May 21, 2000
   DGA Theater C
   7920 Sunset Blvc.
   West Hollywood, CA
 
To order tickets in advance (highly recommended), call 213-680-3700 or visit the Order Form at the LAAPFVF site. Ask for Program 17.
 
Avenue of the Asian Americas has also screened at the Chicago Asian American Showcase and FilmFest New Haven.
 
Films include:
 
    "Aloha," by Rea Tajiri
    "Asian Pride Porn," by Greg Pak
    "Central Nam," by Donna Tsufura
    "Daddy's Song," by Takeo Hori
    "Japanese Cowboy," by Michael Kang
    "Reverse Shot," by Woody Han
    "Styles Section," by Yunah Hong
    "Three Minutes at My Favorite Spot," by Thomas Moon
    "Tourist for a Day," by Stephen Bai
    "True Love," by Kevin Feng Ke
 
The shorts in "Avenue of the Asian Americas" are as varied as the city itself, representing a broad range of genres, themes, and characters. Stories include a ghost story set on the Staten Island Ferry, a comedy about a newspaper thief, and the story of a man obsessed with his roommate's orgasm.
    The projects were workshopped in the Summer and shot in the Fall and Winter of 1999.
    Check back soon for more information -- screenings will be scheduled in Manhattan in early 2000.