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2009 Sunset Cinema
Series
Date: Fridays,
July 10, 17, 24 & 31;
August 7,
2009
Time:
5:30PM to 8:00PM
Place: 25 West 43rd
Street, Room 1000,
between
5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan
Free Admission
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Seating is extremely
limited, and we are
only able to
accommodate up to 30
attendees per
session.
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Registration will
only be accepted per
session on a weekly
basis, meaning you
can’t just book
yourself for all
five sessions ahead
of time. You are
also limited to only
two reservations per
session.
Registration starts
every Monday, at
1PM.
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There is no on-site
admittance without
prior registration.
If you did not
receive a reply by
email, or speak with
someone over the
phone to confirm
your registration,
that means you are
not registered.
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AAARI also
reserves the right
to refuse admittance
by anyone who
arrives later than
6PM, as a courtesy
to those who arrived
on time.
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Please do not arrive
early than 5:15PM,
as we may still be
setting up.
Why spend your Summer sunsets
at home, when you can
visit AAARI, and
experience some of the best
films that Asians have
to offer from around the
globe? This 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
decades.
Series
Lineup
(All films
shown in
their native
language
with English subtitles.)
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Date |
Movie |
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July 10 |
Better Luck
Tomorrow
(USA) |
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July 17 |
Ikiru
(Japan) |
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July 24 |
Slumdog
Millionaire (United
Kingdom) |
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July 31 |
Mongol
(Mongolia) |
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Aug 7 |
Summer Palace (China) |
Warning: Some
films may contain
content not suitable for
children.
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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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