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THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER…

1 April Saturday, 3pm (Shorts Program) 5:15pm

You think you got it bad? You think you have problems? You think your job sucks? You think your life sucks? Whether it’s your hair, love life, magic or just plain sausage envy, this collection of short films will prove that maybe you got it good.
109 mins various video formats

Cowboy Johnny Yamada
Yohei Kawamata | 2005 | 18min | video | USA
Can Little Johnny cut it at cowboy college? He may be good in math and science, but can he ride horseback and lasso?

Dry Clean Only
J.P. Chan | 2005 | 6 min | video | USA
People bring their clothes to a dry cleaner, but maybe it’s the people who really need to come “clean.”

Girlfriend Remix
Jonathan Moy | 2005 | 7 min | video | USA
Lesson learned: Love thy neighbor—only if she doesn’t already have a boyfriend.

Super Power Blues
Greg Pak | 2005 | 7 min | video | USA
Have you hugged your superhero today? Festival favorite Greg Pak (Robot Stories) is back!

Jesus Henry Christ
Dennis Lee | 2003 | 17 min | video | USA
A poor Catholic schoolboy ends up in the headmaster’s
office for his unconventional convictions.

Void
Patrick Epino | 2005 | 5 min | video | USA
Like the Partridge Family song—Come on Get Happy.

Rolling Longaniza
Romeo Candido | 2004 | 9 min | video | CAN
The son of a sausage maker comes up with a plan to change his life, his luck with his dream girl, and Filipino sausages forever.

The Road Not Taken
Brian Cho | 2005 | 2 min | video | USA
A visual interpretation and expression of the poem by Robert Frost—The Road Not Taken.

Joe Mak: Street Magician
Rebecca Yee | 2005 | 9 min | video | USA
David Blaine ain’t got nothing on “the Mak.” Joe’s magic defies
all sense of logic and purpose, as his street performance amazes mostly himself. Catch the magic of Joe Mak!

Fishbowl
Kayo Hatta | 2005 | 29 min | video | USA
Based on Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s novel Wild Meat and the Bully Burger, set in the mid 1970’s, two plantation teens—Lovely and Jerry—struggle with growing up in rural Hawaii and dream of a different life.

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