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ASIAN STORIES (BOOK III)

1 April Saturday, 10pm
WORLD PREMIERE
Ron Oda & Kris Chin | 2006 | 99 min | video | USA
Starring James Kyson Lee, Kirt Kishita, Kathy Uyên, Lauren Mary Kim, and Luis Fernandez-Gil

There is no preceeding book I or a book II, but instead an amazing feature length film Asian Stories (Book III) that tells a story unlike any other. Jim is a young closefisted Chinese American living in LA, who desperately finds himself with a stack of white flower themed disposable cameras,
fleur-de-lis invitations, a number of champagne bottles, and a ten thousand dollar wedding ceremony fee. The only thing missing is a bride. In financial debt and miserable for having his fiancé leave two weeks prior to Valentine’s Day, Jim tries to resurface his dignity and wash away his wretchedness by asking his best friend, a Japanese hitman whose passion for cooking fancy entrées extends far beyond his kitchen, to kill him just in time to miss the Hallmark holiday. With less than fourteen days to live, Jim, while wearing his wedding tuxedo the entire time, treks to the mountain to find his fate, meet a pizza delivery boy with lucky charms, the funeral spot of his choice, and a girl.
Asian Stories (Book III) is Kris Chin and Ron Oda’s first feature film. Although the duo “had absolutely zero experience writing, directing or producing, [they] figured [they] couldn’t do any worse than the blockbuster epics known as Glitter and Catwoman. To make it even better, this romantic “dramedy” is inspired by their college ex-roommate’s real life tragedy. With a kicking soundtrack from an Asian indie-alternative-rock band, Thomas’ Apartment, this feature length film will have you laughing, crying, and feeling hungry.

After Asian Stories
Starts at 10pm
AFTER PARTY
Tini Martini
2169 N. Milwaukee Ave.
773-269-2900
No cover with ticket stub (otherwise $5)
21 and over

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