Hello everyone! As you know, this is a horror genre podcast but it is also a film festival official podcast, and we are trying to increase our content that has to do with film festival missions and purposes from the start so let’s start with an element in the film festival world that I am particularly a proponent of: collaboration.

From my point of view, this is in the effort to serve two main purposes:

1. To promote the filmmakers of new innovative and exciting independent cinema
2. To build a community of general audience members who are smart, enthusiastic, and eager to learn more about the art of cinema

There are parts of our mission statement, and every mission statement that differ or go beyond those things, but I would say those are the two main umbrella purposes. In my view, we fill those needs better and with greater power when we work together, expose each other’s audiences to different types of films, and learn from each other’s experiences. Not only that, but I get the opportunity to experience a number of fantastic film festivals year in and year out, which is no small benefit!

This week includes one of the best here in San Diego. With their 18th year about to kick off on Thursday, November 9th, Pac Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival has spent almost two decades celebrating Pan-Asian media arts and the creators of those arts with over a week of films, panels, discussions, and more. They also do year-round programs, work with schools in youth outreach efforts, and generally help with some much needed enrichment of San Diego Arts and Culture. I am happy to have my friend, the Artistic Director of Pac Arts Movement, Brian Hu here to chat with us about this year’s offerings. It is amazing to get him just one day before his madness begins, so thank you, Brian! 

In this episode, we discuss:

1. What Brian Hu’s role is in the San Diego Asian Film Festival
2. The variety of films and the importance of genre
3. How genre helps SD Asian Film Fest meet their mission statement
4. MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER
5. A watch list for all of you!
6. Other special programs

If you are not in San Diego, take these titles down to seek them out at a film festival near you, or perhaps even another theatrical run. If you are, you need to join us! Click Here for a complete program!

If you want to join us, here are our itinerarys:

Miguel:

Friday 11/10: 2:15pm: Bad Genius at Ultrastar4pm: Short Films: New Mutants at Ultrastar6:15pm: Marlina the Murderer at Ultrastar8:35pm: Before we Vanish at UltrastarSaturday 11/11:1pm: Podcasting Panel at Marriott Mission Valley2:40pm: Shopping for Fangs at Ultrastar4pm: Animation at Ultrastar8:40pm: Try to catch the first act of The Villainess9:45pm: Caniba at UltrastarSunday 11/12Noon: Reel Voices Shorts at Ultrastar3:45pm: Have a Nice Day at Ultrastar6:30pm: Mon Mon Mon Monsters at UCSD Price TheaterMonday 11/134pm: Short Films: Where the Light at Ultrastar9:40pm: Mystery Kung Fu Theater at Ultrastar (this is nonnegotiable for us all)Tuesday 11/145:30pm: Birds without Names at Ultrastar8:55pm Paradox at UltrastarWednesday 11/152pm: Our Time will Come at Ultrastar5:45pm: Shorts International Discoveries at Ultrastar6:45pm: Cococolors (only 45 mins)8:55pm: Dragonfly Eyes at DGCThursday 11/164pm: Short Films Disinherit Me at Ultrastar7:50pm: Somewhere Beyond the Mist at UltrastarSterling:Saturday 11/11:1pm: Claire’s Camera5pm: The Day After9:45pm: Caniba at UltrastarSunday 11/124:05pm: They6:30pm: A Taxi DriverMonday 11/134pm: Short Films: Where the Light at Ultrastar7:35pm: Those Long Haired Nights9:40pm: Mystery Kung Fu Theater at UltrastarWednesday 11/156:40pm: Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno at DGC8:55pm: Dragonfly Eyes at DGCThursday 11/166pm: A Day7:50pm: Somewhere Beyond the Mist at UltrastarFriday 11/177pm: A Better Man at TheNAT

The San Diego Asian Film Festival is San Diego’s largest film festival and premiere showcase of Asian American and international cinema. This year, SDAFF includes International, North American, and San Diego premiere screenings, filmmaker and artist Q&As, celebrity appearances, and exclusive events.

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