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The crew. This is who I pretty much was with the last few days. I'm staying an extra bit longer since it costs no more, and seeing some films seems like a good idea especially after I've interviewed all of the folks involved. The SFIAAFF is running really well this year despite a bit less Asian American films, even on an "OFF" year, there's still a lot. It's going to keep going up.Here's some...
The crew. This is who I pretty much was with the last few days. I’m staying an extra bit longer since it costs no more, and seeing some films seems like a good idea especially after I’ve interviewed all of the folks involved. The SFIAAFF is running really well this year despite a bit less Asian American films, even on an “OFF” year, there’s still a lot. It’s going to keep going up.Here’s some other people sprinkling in with some random imagery and a few thoughts. MichellA handles interactive web stuff. HP Mendoza who did the music for the musical called Colma plays some music and gets change Ling Li is in Wayne Wang’s Princess of Nebraska Mimi, handles the filmmaker lounge area. She’s outfitted in a GR t shirt. That’s Gina Kwon who produced The Motel among many other films including Me, You and Everyone We Know. She’s a local and actually lived in my high school area and has many mutual friends or acquaintances. My sweater was outfitted for me by The Hundreds. This happened all day long. If he’s in one place too long, they’ll call their friends too. The outdoor event was nice. It’s brainchild is Taro who you see eating the crepe in the blog before. It’s his last year at the festival. Gina Kim’s Never Forever is doing well, and she’s dressed to the nines. Unlike most of us, she’s outfitted by fashion designers. Another Grace Lee, this one helped a lot for the Toyota Matrix interviews. I did 13 or 14 in all. That’s too much in that short amount of time all on camera, to be shown at the website I’ve been mentioning. The ad is on our site, so check em out when they go up. I do think they’ll be actually pretty good and I can do this pretty easily on camera now. Pryor Praczukowski’s piece is amazing. Can you guess what movie it’s from? It’s perfectly done. He can paint too. This is from the opening of the art show at Giant Robot SF. That’s Derek Yu. A great artist who rocked some Beat Takeshi art. I’m busted because I can’t remember the nice young lady’s name. Matt and Aiyana Alex and Leemen. Go Lakers. It helps to know SFite, cousin Dan, who knows Andrew who created a space for us at the sushi bar. It’s the best seat in the house at Yoshi’s which is both a restaurant and a jazz club (which is next door). Baby tiny fish. I can’t remember the name. But it’s great. Amazing flavor. It pops a bit in your mouth and it’s subtle and tasty. Raw octo. Again amazing. The treat is the fried tentacles. Deep fried stuff is good, but in tiny amounts. The uni was amazing. Pork After Sushi it’s meal #2 Chicken Gizzards, not pictured. Sushi Chef Sho from Yoshi’s. He’s the man with a knife collection. The Warhol Kareems. Look at them sneakers and these are only the...
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This lady is a pretty tough worked at Benkyodo, which is on Sutter across from Hotel Tomo. I'll talk a bit more about my involvement here at the Hotel when I shoot more pics of it. Coffees are still $1 here. But if you order soup, she'll stir up the Campbell's.
Coffee Break at Benkyodo.
The rain came down hard, and the kid who's silhouette is on the left looked at the counter worked and burped...
This lady is a pretty tough worked at Benkyodo, which is on Sutter across from Hotel Tomo. I’ll talk a bit more about my involvement here at the Hotel when I shoot more pics of it. Coffees are still $1 here. But if you order soup, she’ll stir up the Campbell’s. Coffee Break at Benkyodo. The rain came down hard, and the kid who’s silhouette is on the left looked at the counter worked and burped pretty loud. Mochi section at Benkyodo. I’ll assume they make it here. But do they? Wings of Defeat. Amazing story, you’ll read about it more later. Nakajima and Ena are cool folks. Risa Morimoto and Linda Hoaglund are the makers. Brilliante Mendoza has two films in the festival. Foster Child and Slingshot. Daniel and Cousin Dan. They’re both Dan, but on my phone, I have to modify them, since I don’t know which is which when they call. I’ve talked to both not knowing who’s who. This is actually Korean food at 3am. From the night before. Beef at 3am… of course I get the blame for that one, but “CD” is a true instigator. Cortney and Janine from GRSF who’s having an art show tonite. Whoa a Zeppelin shirt. Jimmy Tsai and Jessica Yu who are up here for Ping Pong PlayaJessica made a lot of films that are pretty cool. In the Realms of the Unreal which was about Henry Darger is one of them. In interviewed them for www.thedirectorschairsite.com on camera. It turns out I’m actually pretty good at it. www.alivenotdead.com party. Dan gave away a date with me to some unlucky whiner. SF is a rally point for www.alivenotdead.com Crepe place on 11th. People get drunk and buy crepes Taro from the SFIAAFF, bites into a turkey crepe. He was in ecstacy Jacqueline Kim, yes, she was a co-juror last year. She’s handling a veggie crepe.
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Hey Wayne! I met Wayne Wang and we hit it off like old friends. Why? Maybe because he's read GR, and been to the stores in SF, and in LA. Or maybe he's just a good guy. Most people probably have no idea who he is walking on the street. But he's Wayne Frickin Wang and he made Chan is Missing, the prototypical Asian American film. These photos are backwards, the last is first. I did about 6...