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Date: Saturdays,
May 31;
June 7, 14, 21 & 28,
2008
Time:
6:30PM to
8PM, Cultural &
Family Activities
Sunset, Movie Screening
Place: Columbus Park
Pavilion Grounds
67 Mulberry Street,
Manhattan
Free Admission
(Limited Capacity
Available)
First-come, First-serve
Basis
Remember to bring
along a picnic
basket, blanket, and mat with
you!
Why spend your summer sunsets
at home, when you can
visit Manhattan's
Chinatown, and
experience the best
films that Asians have
to offer from around the
globe? This special
outdoor five
session workshop will
guide viewers on a
retrospective study
through some of Asian
American / Asian
cinema's most beloved
and highly acclaimed
films from the past
decade.
Series
Lineup
(All films
shown in
their native
language
with English subtitles.)
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Date |
Movie |
Program |
Discussion
Requires:
RealPlayer |
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May 31 |
Nana (Japan) |
PDF |
Video |
Podcast
Performance:
1 -
2 |
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June 7 |
Hooked on You
(Hong Kong) |
PDF |
Video |
Podcast
Performance:
1 -
2 |
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June 14 |
Train Man
(Japan) |
PDF |
Video |
Podcast
Performance:
1 -
2 |
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June 21 |
My Mother, the
Mermaid (South
Korea) |
PDF |
Video |
Podcast
Performance:
1 -
2 |
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June 28 |
Love on a Diet
(Hong Kong) |
PDF |
Video |
Podcast
Performance:
1 - 2 |
Warning: Some
films may contain
content not suitable for
children.
This program is
supported, in part, with
funds from
Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council
New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs
New York City Department
of Parks & Recreation
New York State Council
on the Arts
Special Thanks
Office of the Manhattan
Borough President
Korean Cultural Service
Southwest Airlines
Tai Seng Entertainment
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Instructor
Biography
Vinit Parmar
is fluent in
English, Hindi,
Gujarati, and
French.
Educated in
medicine, law,
film and
theater, he
began practicing
law in New York
City and has
worked in the
areas of
corporate,
banking,
commercial real
estate,
insurance,
landlord tenant,
family,
immigration,
criminal, and
entertainment,
including
copyright and
contracts.
In film, he
works as a sound
mixer and editor
for a variety of
genres in both
documentary and
fiction films,
many of which
have received
regional and
national awards
and
accreditation,
and other awards
or nominations
at festivals
such as
Sundance,
Slamdance,
United States
Super8 Film +
Digital Video
Festival, and
the Fringe
Festival.
Vinit enjoys
teaching full
time as an
Assistant
Professor at
Brooklyn
College’s Film
Department, and
he writes,
produces,
directs, shoots,
and edits short
films and
documentaries.
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