I HEART WKW
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then these films are pure adoration. All they’re missing are the doe-eyed popstars, which are as much Wong Kar-Wai’s cinematic signature as his visually saturated films about unrequited love. In the mix are nods to other influential films and filmmakers, such as MOMMY DEAREST and the Coen brothers.
Followed by Q&A with directors.
trt 106min
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LONG DISTANCE
U.S. 2007 | 15 MIN | B/W
English
Korean
w/ E.S.
Language hinders a couple from communicating verbally but physical attraction needs no words.
PASSAGE
U.S. 2007 | 21 MIN | Color Video |
English
A chance meeting on a train incites a chain of memories that inspires a man and a woman to reevaluate their situations.
SHOOTING DOWN PICTURES #902 (43): HOUR OF THE STAR
U.S. 2008 | 8 MIN | Color Video |
English
An aspiring director reminisces about the bond between his mother and himself through the classic Brazilian film, HOUR OF THE STAR.
HULAHOOP SOUNDINGS
INDONESIA 2007 | 7 MIN | Color Video |
Indonesian
w/ E.S.
Love, jealousy, and a hula-hoop take center stage in this tribute to Joel Coen’s thesis film.
RICH TRADITIONS
U.S. 2008 | 14 MIN | B/W Video |
English
Mandarin
Vietnamese
w/ E.S.
An exploration of the underground world of Asian call girls in Hong Kong and New York’s Chinatown is part ethnographic study, part romantic interlude.
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER
U.S. 2008 | 24 MIN | B/W Video |
English
Who says boys can’t grow up to be Bette Davis and Audrey Hepburn anyway? Joey and Billy are two brothers that grow apart as one pursues his dream and the other follows a more conventional path.
THE POSTCARD
SOUTH KOREA 2007 | 15 MIN | Color Video |
Korean
w/ E.S.
A mysterious postcard stirs a sleepy post office when employees realize that the amorous content is meant for one of them.