Time’s Up

Thanks to everyone who came to our last meeting.  Connect and reconnect with those you met at our previous meetings at our Facebook Profile Page and our Facebook Event Invite: Past Events!

Next AAFilmLab “Unfinished Works” Meeting Thursday, Dec. 2nd!  READERS NEEDED!:

This month, we have 2 scripts that we will be workshopping for our “Unfinished Works.”  There will be a reading and feedback for both Sonia Nam and Meg Cheng’s script. 
Sonia will need 3 or 4 male readers and 2 female readers for multiple roles.  Here is a breakdown of the roles:
Our Guy - (MALE, A Phillip S. Hoffman or Paul Giamati type…) 40-50 middle aged, worn around the edges, wouldn’t give a second look to.
Penny - (FEMALE, Angela from “The Office” type or Melissa McCarthy from “Mike & Molly)  30-40ish, initially has a “vacancy” about her.
Dealer - (MALE) 20-50 very detached feel about him, almost androidish.
Waitress - (FEMALE) 20-40 same detached feel as dealer (she’s both the cocktail waitress and the diner waitress)
Manager - (MALE) 30-50 very corporate
Accountant - (MALE) 25-50 a bit goofy
Another Guy - (MALE) 40-50 looks eerily like “Our Guy”
Cowboy - (MALE) 30-50 Southern Drawl
Meg - (FEMALE) 25-35 young honeymooner
Max - (MALE) 25-35 young honeymooner
Elvis Impersonator - (MALE) 20-50 Foreign Elvis Impersonator, speaks broken English

If you are interested in being a reader, please email headshot/resume to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with subjectline “Dec. 2nd Reading.”

Asian American Film Lab “Unfinished Works” meeting
Thursday, Dec. 2nd
6PM to 8PM
@ Showbiz
19 West 21st Street b/w 5th and 6th Ave.

If you’d like to be a part of this collaborative process as either subject or audience, please RSVP via our Facebook Event.  If you don’t have Facebook, please RSVP at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with “RSVP” in subject line, include date of meeting. 

A Call For “Unfinished Works”:
We are continuing going back to our roots with our original WORKSHOP format.  It’s an opportunity for us to help challenge and improve each other’s work, grow as a filmmakers and strengthen the bonds between us.  It’s a great way of progressing by problem solving while building community.  So, if you have an unfinished work, please bring it in to workshop!

We are still seeking “Unfinished Works” to workshop including, but not limited to:
1. Screenplays
2. Films in pre/post production
3. Acting monologues
4. Storyboarding, art direction including set, lighting, costume designs, sound design (including music) and editing choices, a specific scene challenge…basically any thing that isn’t complete that you need an outside perspective on to help you complete your vision.

To submit an “Unfinished Work,” please email (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with “Unfinished Work” in the subject line, including a description of your project (including format and length) as well as the feedback your are seeking.
Sincerely,
AAFilmLab

Upcoming AAFilmLab Meeting Schedule (1st Thursday of the Month):
Thursday, Jan. 6th, 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, Feb. 3rd, 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, Mar. 3rd, 6 PM to 8 PM

The AAFilmLab is a not-for-profit organization committed to challenging our membership to continually strive to be better.  If you found this program helpful or were able to find or utilize resources from AAFILMLAB meetings to improve your film, we kindly ask for an appropriate credit.  Thanks!

Sun, May 6 from 1pm – 4:30pm
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
215 Centre Street
New York, NY 10013
http://www.mocanyc.org

MOCA will screen the award-winning feature-length documentary The Gate of Heavenly Peace. The film chronicles the turbulent weeks of the 1989 protests, offering portraits of both the Chinese government and activists in Tiananmen Square. The binary opposition between Communists and anti-Communists has left little middle ground left for the rational and thoughtful proponents of positive reform in China. The Gate of Heavenly Peace crafts a nuanced history of one of the most watched yet least understood stories of our time.

Carma Hinton, the film’s director and a leading scholar on contemporary China, will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A session. Together with Richard Gordon, Hinton has directed thirteen documentary films about China. She received a Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard University… More

Kia Barbee’s Silly of Me
Tuesday, April 24th 7-9pm
Azure Lounge, 333 E 91 Street at 1st Avenue
RSVP to: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

There will be a reading of the script followed by a new talk back format!  

In production with Elmhurst Entertainment, when two selfish parents can’t get over their failed marriage, their son attempts to form a family of his own, until the family’s perpetual state of disconnect comes full circle.  Silly of Me represents the hardships that prevent deep love from ascending.  At the centerpiece is a union rarely visited in cinema, a marriage between an Asian male and black female.  Although race relations has its place firmly cemented within the journey of the characters, the story showcases the importance of a strong family unit; one that all races, nationalities and cultures value.

For more information visit Elmhurst Entertainment’s website at: www.elmhurstentertainment.com

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From our friends at Fresh Concentrate LLC:

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Casting small business owners in the NY area who use UPS to appear on the UPS website. No compensation but great promotion for the company!… More

Last minute casting change requires:

Asian male, 20’s who can speak mandarin. Must be available for rehearsal this Saturday, 4/21/12 (12-3PM) and the reading, Tuesday,… More

Looking for:
Chinese Mother 65+
Chinese Daughter 45+
Chinese Male Doctor 40+
Korean Father 65+
Korean Daughter 40+
The… More

We’re looking for an Asian Male with Hibachi skills for a spec commercial we’re shooting.  18 years+, any height.  Would be in NYC.  Deferred pay. … More

Please email headshots, resume and reel and please indicate availablilty for this week or weekend. Each actor will only be needed for 1-2 hours at… More