Tuesday, April 24th Meeting - Welcome Home Michael Kang!
Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2007
The Asian American FilmLab presents…
“Welcome Home: An Evening with Director and Writers of West 32nd”
With the upcoming world premiere of “West 32nd” at the Tribeca Film
Festival, director Michael Kang and screenwriter Edmund Lee will join
us for a special evening to discuss the trials and tribulations of
bringing “West 32nd” to life.
Tuesday, April 24th
@ 7:00 p.m.
19 West 26th Street, 5th floor
(b/w Broadway and 6th Ave)
6:45 - 7:00 Attendees arrive
7:00 - 7:30 Challenges facing emerging filmmakers, The Motel
7:30 - 8:00 Challenges facing the emerging writer
8:00 - 8:30 The making of West 32nd
8:30 - ? Q and A
ALL ATTENDEES, please RSVP to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with “West 32nd”
in the Subject Heading and your First and Last name only in the Body
of your email. No other text is necessary. No Guests or (+1’s) allowed,
everyone must individually RSVP. This event is limited to the first 50 p
eople, so please RSVP as soon as possible.
*This is a free event for AAFL members and $5 for Non-Members. You
will have the option to have your fee go towards your membership dues
should you be interested in joining.
Regarding Membership: Dues are only $30/year. Dues go towards
helping us put on more programs like this, it will also help us
administer this year’s 72 Hour Shootout. Speaking of which,
membership gives you $30 off the entry fee this year! So if you
compete it’s basically paid for. Also, you get discounted movie
tickets, magazine subscription and a hug from our management team.
We will have a membership rep at the meeting, just ask for them. Cash
or check accepted.
Making the Indy Feature - “West 32nd” & “The Motel”
with Michael Kang & Edmund Lee
Michael Kang, Director
“Ever since moving to New York City in 1989, I have been interested
in the Korean American community and my relationship to it. I grew up
in the suburbs of New England and my exposure to the Korean community
was mainly through the church and through the scattered amount of
Korean friends of my parents. When I moved to New York, I found a
rich Korean community that both attracted me and alienated me. West
32nd came from wanting to explore this relationship.”
Edmund Lee, Screenwriter
As a reporter for the Village Voice in the late Nineties, Edmund Lee
investigated the rise of Korean crime groups in New York that emerged
in the wake of the Chinese Tongs that fell in the Eighties. But the
larger story behind these crime groups would find further exposure on
screen in West 32nd. Inspired by the true-life workings of this
hidden subculture, he wrote the script with Michael Kang. It is a New
York drama about acceptance and betrayal, ultimately, a needful tale
about Korean American life.
