Introducing: The #APAParkCity Class of 2020!
A still from Bao Nguyen's Sundance Documentary Competition film BE WATER, about iconic martial arts pioneer Bruce Lee. (Photo courtesy Dorothy St. Pictures)
Whew, this list is kinda long (a whopping 76 artists — an unoffical record!), but for those attending the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festival's in Park City, Utah, the #APAParkCity team wants to let you all know who we're celebrating, centering, and spotlighting this year. A mix of past #APAParkCity honorees and bright-eyed newcomers portends much excitement and promise for the coming year. Be sure to catch these filmmakers' films and new media productions. We think this group is very special. And we think you'll agree with us wholeheartedly!
Sundance (Directors unless otherwise indicated; * are #APAParkCity returnees)
SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO (Producer) – RUN SWEETHEART RUN
ZHANNAT ALSHANOVA — PAOLA MAKES A WISH
* KARIM AMER – PERSUASION MACHINES
JOKO ANWAR – IMPETIGORE
MASSOUD BAKHSHI – YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS
WREGAS BHANUTEJA – NO ONE IS CRAZY IN THIS TOWN
VERA BRUNNER-SUNG – CHARACTER
CEDRIC CHEUNG-LAU – THE MOUNTAINS ARE A DREAM THAT CALL TO ME
CHUNGYEAN CHO – SCARECROW
* LEE ISAAC CHUNG – MINARI
* RAMONA S. DIAZ – A THOUSAND CUTS
KIMO EASTERWOOD (Co-Director) – HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY-THE REN & STIMPY STORY
QINYA (JENNY) GUO – LIVING DISTANCE
ALEXA LIM HAAS (Co-Director) – OMNIBOAT: A FAST BOAT FANTASIA
SONIA K. HADAD – EXAM
SHANTY HARMAYN (Producer) – IMPETIGORE
SANGHUN HEO – SCARECROW
QURRATALAIN HYDER (Screenwriter) – ALL THAT PERISHES AT THE EDGE OF LAND
TAEWAN JEONG – SCARECROW
JIHYUN JUNG – SCARECROW
KABUKI SAWAKO – TAKOYAKI STORY
SHALINI KANTAYYA – CODE FOR BIAS
KATHREEN KHAVARI (Creator) – EMBRACE
LANA KIM (Producer) – THE NOWHERE INN
YEONJEE KIM – SCARECROW
* DANIEL KWAN (Co-Director) – OMNIBOAT: A FAST BOAT FANTASIA
DANNY LEE – JUNIOR BANGERS
ROY LEE (Producer) – HIS HOUSE
SNGMOO LEE – SCARECROW
SIMON LIU – E-TICKET
XIN LIU – LIVING DISTANCE
* MYNETTE LOUIE (Producer) – I CARRY YOU WITH ME
VINNIE MALHOTRA (Executive Producer) – LOVE FRAUD; THE TRADE
MIWA MATREYEK – INFINITELY YOURS
HIRA NABI – ALL THAT PERISHES AT THE EDGE OF LAND
BAO NGUYEN – BE WATER
* DIFFAN SINA NORMAN – BENEVOLENT BA
EDSON ODA – NINE DAYS
CHRISTINA OH (Producer) – MINARI
RANDALL OKITA – THE BOOK OF DISTANCE
JEFF ORLOWSKI — THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
ANKIT POUDEL – SONG OF CLOUD
HENRICUS PRIA (Screenwriter) – NO ONE IS CRAZY IN THIS TOWN
ZAHRA RASOOL – STILL HERE
RISHI RIJANI (Producer) – THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION
FARNOOSH SAMADI (Screenwriter) – EXAM
* JESSICA SANDERS – EMBRACE
TANYA SELVARATNAM (Producer) – AGGIE
TAYLOR SHUNG (Co-Producer) – OMNIBOAT: A FAST BOAT FANTASIA
HING WENG ERIC TSANG – A THOUSAND SAILS
MILAD TANGSHIR – VR FREE
DERRICK TSENG (Producer) – THE EVENING HOUR
* CHRISTINE TURNER – BETYE SAAR: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
AI WEIWEI – VIVOS
PING WONG – WONG PING’S FABLES 2
COOPER YOO – SCARECROW
Sundance Screenwriters’ Laboratory ( * are #APAParkCity returnees)
ANDREW THOMAS HUANG – TIGER GIRL
* BING LIU – CHINK
XIXI WANG – SISYPHUS
Slamdance (Directors unless otherwise indicated; * are #APAParkCity returnees)
All links go to the Slamdance Program page; click on the respective categories under "Narrative" and "Short" to access info on the following films:
BEHNAM ABEDI – CEREMONY NIGHT
* JOANNA VASQUEZ ARONG – TO CALM THE PIG INSIDE
EUNJU ARA CHOI – HAPPY ENDING
AINA DUMLAO (Co-Producer) – SANZARU
DEEPTI GUPTA – PROOF
* SHUNSAKI HAYASHI – LEAKING LIFE
ISAMU HIRABAYASHI – SHELL AND JOINT
CHAERIN IM – MATE
NISHTHA JAIN – PROOF
RENUKA JEYAPALAN – THE 410 “EPISODE TWO”
AMIN KAFASHZADEH (Screenwriter) – GRAY BODY
BRIAN YULO NG – 24
KENNY RICHES (Executive Producer) – SANZARU
PARDEEP SAHOTA – BLEEDING ART “EPISODE ONE”
RAJEE SAMARASINGHE – THE EYE OF SUMMER
HAMAD HOSEINI SANGARI (Screenwriter) – CEREMONY NIGHT
CASSIE SHAO – THERE WERE FOUR OF US
SAMANEH SHOJAEI – GRAY BODY
DANSKI TANG – UMBILICAL
SUPINDER WRAICH (Creator/Screenwriter) – THE 410 “EPISODE TWO”
ZHANG AND KNIGHT – SWEEP AWAY HUNGRY GHOSTS
More details on #APAParkCity events and gatherings coming soon!