LA Asian Pacific Film Festival Trailer

I'm excited about the upcoming Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. I go every year, and have an amazing time seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones. This year I had the privilege of being asked to compose music for the festival's trailer that precedes every screening, and I was more than happy to support such a great festival which promotes the amazing work of many Asian American talents. I was also thrilled with the artistic freedom to do a spectacular piece of music for a wonderful piece of animation without having to compete with sound and dialogue. Props to Michael Velasquez for creating the inspiring visuals.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG420wdbQQA

There are also two short films ( Wake Up! and Slip and Slide) that I worked on which are screening at the festival. Details are below if you want to catch them. And if you want to see me on the big screen (I have a very brief appearance, so I'm told), I'm also an extra in the wedding scene of Quentin Lee's sex comedy, The People I've Slept With, which stars my friend Karin Anna Cheung and was written by another friend of mine, Koji Sakai. I can't wait to see it myself, I've heard amazing things about their film.

http://asianfilmfestla.org/2010/ FACES OF LOVE: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNEXPECTED

FRIDAY, APRIL 30 | FACES OF LOVE | 10:00 PM WAKE UP!

(United States, 2010) Dir.: Viet Nguyen

A young married couple find that boredom isn’t the only thing creeping into their daily routine — it seems that their recurring nightmares are following them into their waking lives, too, physically threatening their very existence. Can they work together to shake it off and wake up for another day?

VC DIGITAL POSSE VER. 2010 WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 | PROGRAM 57 | 8:00 PM SLIP AND SLIDE

(United States, 2010) Dir.: Emily Lu

Josh is a poor, immigrant child who desperately wants to play on a Slip ‘n Slide on a hot summer day. After being excluded by the privileged children in the neighborhood, Josh refuses to concede. He scours the alleyways of the city, looking for materials to assemble his own makeshift Slip ‘n Slide.