TRAKTIVST is proud to be a sponsor for the inaugural SF International Southeast Asian (I-SEA) Film Festival from November 20-22, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN) is commemorating the 40th anniversary of US military involvement in Southeast Asia by launching its inaugural San Francisco International Southeast Asian (I-SEA) Film Festival. The selected films seek dialogue with local and international communities, drawing connections between wars then and now, overseas and on our streets. The films—ranging from horror, experimental, documentaries and more—embrace diverse topics including gender identity, love and modernity.
The I-SEA Film Festival highlights the histories, imaginaries and identities of those with ties to Southeast Asia and its diasporas, including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore and the Philippines. The festival will be held on Friday, November 20 from 7 to 11pm at Artists’ Television Access in San Francisco’s Mission District and Saturday-Sunday, November 21-22 from 10:30am to midnight at the New People Cinema in Japantown. The festival will feature the latest works by emerging and established filmmakers, including features, documentaries, shorts, and experimental cinema. Special artists panels will feature directors flying in internationally (Germany) and nationally (East Coast, Southern Calfornia). There will be 14 screenings: 11 features and 3 shorts programs. Over 2,000 people are expected to attend the festival.
Opening Night Screening Event & Party. Friday, November 20, from 7 to 11 pm. ATA Screening: “Ways of Seeing” - Family home movies, moving and still images from the French colonial era, and scene excerpts from Hollywood films and declassified CIA propaganda films frame the varied histories of Southeast Asians. Co-presenters include Center for Asian American Media's Memories to Light, Stephen Gong and awarding winning Laotian writer Bryan Thao Worra. (With SUP! Southeast Asian Streetfood Pop-up and music by DJ Richie Traktivist of Traktivist.com!)
Info/Tickets: www.i-seafilmfest.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iseafilmfest
Twitter: @ISEAFilmFest
