Winnipeg \u00c2\u00a0Film Group’s CINEMATEQUE Presents
\nDOIN’ GOOD: New Contemporary Asian Shorts<\/p>\n
Thursday May 30, 2013
\n7:00 PM
\n100 Arthur Street #304
\nWinnipeg, MB R3B 1H3<\/p>\n
Curated by Leslie Supnet<\/p>\n
Skype Q&A with Leslie Supnet following the screening.<\/em><\/p>\n Doin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Good<\/em> celebrates the creative depth and diversity from some of Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contemporary Asian film and video artists. Focusing on insightful works that touch upon a range of subjects such as identity, intergenerational conflict and spirituality; this cinema from the Asian disapora pays tribute to the eclecticism or our community. From the hilarious performance video exploring childhood goals\u00c2\u00a0(Do Good<\/em>) to a glorious 16mm film shot at 75 frames per second showcasing running subjects not to mention a 3D animated tribute to Guns N\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Roses. This cinema allows for joyful, lighthearted reflection.\u00c2\u00a0– Leslie Supnet <\/em><\/p>\n P<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Yuri A, 1999, Canada, 6 min Do Good<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Alison Kobayashi, 2009, Canada, 10 min Ladder Climb<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Jon Saski, 2006, Canada, 2 min Cock Mountain<\/em><\/strong>, dir.Vinh Truong, 2005 Canada, 5 min A Bad Hair Day<\/em><\/strong>, dir.Meeso Lee, 2010, Canada, 7 min A+<\/em><\/strong>, dir.Nobu Adilman 2012,Canada, 6 min Semi Auto Colours<\/em><\/strong>, dir.Isiah Medina, 2011, Canada, 6 min Look At Them Run, Why Are They Running?<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Brian Lye, 2008, 5 mins Prayer Beads<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Han Han Li, 2012, Canada, 8 min FOR MORE INFORMATION visit Winnipeg Film Group’s CINEMATEQUE’s Website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winnipeg \u00c2\u00a0Film Group’s CINEMATEQUE Presents DOIN’ GOOD: New Contemporary Asian Shorts Thursday May 30, 2013 7:00 PM 100 Arthur Street #304 Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 Curated by Leslie Supnet Skype Q&A with Leslie Supnet following the screening. Doin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Good celebrates the creative depth and diversity from some of Canada\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contemporary Asian film and video artists.… Continue reading DOIN’ GOOD\/\/ New Contemporary Asian Shorts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1107,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions\/1107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asmk.ca\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nP explores a single theme: excrements: Babies, worms and flies, guide us through a compilation of facts and theories, approaching a theme often regarded as disgusting in a meaningful and humorous way.<\/p>\n
\nI catalogued my family\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home video collection.\u00c2\u00a0I came across videos of my sister and I in Brownie and Girl Guide ceremonies.\u00c2\u00a0It made me want to DO GOOD.<\/p>\n
\nThe artist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fairly unsuccessful attempts at climbing an unsupported ladder. Exhibited as a single channel endless loop, the piece suggests both the desire for self improvement and the futility of the task.A young man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s secret fuels a twisted vendetta for revenge in this powerful examination of intolerance.
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\nThe Others<\/em><\/strong>, dir. Aram Collier, 2008, Canada, 9 min
\nThe Others features found footage of Phillips numerous ethnic characters and places them in a dialog with each other, literally by employing classic Hollywood editing style and storytelling tropes.<\/p>\n
\nAn epic tribute to Guns N\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Roses.<\/p>\n
\nI was born and raised in Canada, but a few years ago my parents sold the house and moved back to Korea, I went to visit them there and recorded our difference of opinion about my haircut.<\/p>\n
\nCinema finds its accounts in an uncommon ledger whose lines and tabulations conceal the greatest love of all.<\/p>\n
\nKids in the west end of Winnipeg learn to count to one.<\/p>\n
\nBrian Lye’s gloriously shot thesis film at Sydney Film School, with 10 minutes of film stock shot at 75fps.<\/p>\n
\nChaos and peace, darkness and light, life and death among the dualites cycling through the dynamic animation of 108 prayer beads.<\/p>\n