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Additionally, Sulu DC will present the: Artist of the Year Award, Community Contribution Award, Audience Award, Community Partner Award, Sulu DC Award, and Sulu DC House Award.

So come, meet super rad people, and rock out — all the while supporting fantastic AAPI artists. Doesn’t get much better than that! For more information, visit the website www.suludc.com

WHAT: Sulu DC’s 2nd Anniversary and Awards Show

For more info about Moustache Motion Pictures, visit: www.MoustacheMotion.com

Amigo, the 17th feature film from Sayles, provides an optic on the easily forgotten history of the Philippine-American War, a short lived but brutal war that claimed the lives of about 4,000 Americans and between 200,000 to 600,000 Filipinos. Amigo stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a village mayor caught in the crossfire of the war, and Academy-Award winner, Chris Cooper, as U.S. Colonel Hardacre. Filipino American scholar Theo Gonzalves, a professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will moderate the conversation with Sayles.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 from 6 to 9 p.m. (FREE)
WHERE: Rasmuson Theater, National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street + Independence Ave, SW

Details:
http://apanews.si.edu/2011/10/05/amigo-john-sayles/

Surrogate Valentine Trailer HD from goh nakamura on Vimeo.

Join us Saturday night for a fantastic night of movie and music, not to mention fabulous food and drink at the Closing Night reception after the screening.

The Film:
Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is a San Francisco musician trying to break into the music scene. In the meantime, he agrees to do a favor for a filmmaker friend and teaches TV star Danny (Chadd Stoops) how to play the guitar for his upcoming movie role. In an attempt to learn the ins and outs of being a “rock star,” Danny follows Goh on his West Coast tour.

Goh unexpectedly runs into his high school crush Rachel (Lynn Chen) while on tour. Danny, grateful for Goh’s help, tries to return the favor by playing wingman so Goh might get a second chance with Rachel.

Directed by Dave Boyle (White on Rice, screened at the 2009 DC APA Film Festival), Surrogate Valentine is a sweet, romantic comedy showcasing the music of Goh Nakamura.
—Sharon Kim

Preceded by Beta to the Max
In 1982, Jerry Little is on top of the world as the foremost Beta machine salesman. But he’s about to be tested when a Japanese rival unveils the VHS tape.

Closing Night Reception

Surrogate Valentine will be screened twice on Saturday, Oct 15 at the Goethe Institut in the heart of DC’s Gallery Place/Chinatown. Following each screening will be a reception held in the Goethe Institut’s upstairs art gallery space.

The Closing Night Reception will feature a black-and-white theme with a specially catered menu featuring a decadent dessert spread, international hand-poured coffees from Modern Times Coffeehouse, Asian cuisine from PING and Sticky Rice, along with the local live band favorite Inara Sunset, who are regular performers at Modern Times Coffeehouse. The bar will feature microdistillery and international liquors, such as Brokers Gin, Smooth Ambler White Whiskey, Don Q Rum, Tierruca Sauvignon Blanc, and Parallel Cote D’Rhone.

Admittance to the reception is included in the Closing Night ticket.

Click here for tickets to Screening No. 1 at 7 p.m.

Click here for tickets to Screening No. 2 at 9 p.m.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 ̶ D.C. Asian Pacific American Film is thrilled to award its Best Narrative Feature Award to director Prashant Bhargava and his feature film debut PATANG (The Kite). PATANG will screen Saturday, October 15, 4 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut in Washington D.C.

Bhargava will be at the screening and will be available for in person interviews before and after the screening. A Q&A will immediately follow the screening. Bhargava is also available for phone interviews.

PATANG has garnered much praise since it celebrated its world premiere at the 2011 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL as part of the Forum program, and the U.S. premiere at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL as 1 of 12 feature films in the World Narrative Competition from 5,624 submissions.

“The storytelling is effortlessly made part of the hypnotically beautiful visuals, and woven into a kaledioscope of colors, faces, music and a little romance. Bhargava is masterful in the way he allows his story to emerge from his mosaic, instead of spelling it out by the numbers. Evokes the old and new Indias side by side as well as I’ve seen done,” wrote legendary film critic Roger Ebert of the CHICAGO SUN TIMES.

Ebert on PATANG: http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/10/i_visited_india_only_once.html

A poetic journey to the old city of Ahmedabad, PATANG weaves together the stories of six people transformed by the energy of India’s largest kite festival.

Every year, a million kites fill the skies above Ahmedabad – dueling, soaring, tumbling, and flying high. When a successful Delhi businessman takes his daughter on a surprise trip back to his childhood home for the festival, the entire family has to confront its own fractured past and fragile dreams. Music and fireworks, food and laughter, a kaleidoscope of color and light, the magic of the kite flying high – all this is a traditional recipe of healing and renewal.

With naturalistic performances from actors and non–actors alike, bold, lyrical editing, vibrant cinematography and a kinetic score, PATANG delights the senses and nourishes the spirit.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Hosted by multifaceted theater artist Paige Hernandez, the terrific lineup for the Sulu DC October show features rap-funk-ska-punk collective P.I.C., Brooklyn pop/storytelling quartet Little Anchor, and (count ‘em) three DJs – the Pinstriped Rebel, DJ Un-G (from P.I.C.), and DJ Mas – spinning tunes all night long. We know you’ll be ripe for a musical night and some booty shakin’ after hearing the touching indie pop tunes by Goh Nakamura in Surrogate Valentine.

DC APA Film and Sulu DC are thrilled to together be able to create such an amazing package where you can see so much mind-blowing Asian-American artistic and musical talent on display in the nation’s capital. Check us out!

Yoon Myung and Tai Sook Suh immigrated to America for a better life for their children, Andrew and Catherine. But their pursuit of happiness quickly became riddled with misfortune, culminating on September 25, 1993, when Andrew shot and killed his older sister’s fiancé of eight years, Robert O’Dubaine, at Catherine’s bidding. Why did he do it? Watch this compelling film House of Suh on Friday, Oct. 14 at the U.S. Navy Memorial Theater.

Our festival is winding down. Come out to see some of our very best on Friday.

D.C. APA Film is known for showing the best short films from around the country + all over the world. Friday we will screen Savasana - winner of our Best Narrative Short award. Savasana is part of the Mysterio/Mysteré shorts program. These films embark upon the world of the extraordinary: imagination and inspiration; freezing time; humanity’s reliance upon futuristic technology; and the desire for the unattainable. The Notice, Time Stopper and Chubby Can Kill are also featured in this program. Speaking of Chubby, did you see that it was featured in Art Beat on WAMU 88.5?

More about the shorts:

Savasana
Hidden family secrets and memories are uncovered as Faye moves from Singapore to the United States. As Faye explores a new city, her assistant Linda realizes her responsibilities.

The Notice
Set in the not-too-distant future, two messengers of the Global Benefactor Protocol have the responsibility of notifying individuals of their fate.

Time Stopper
A young man with an incredible gift wrestles with the darkest places of his heart, as jealousy turns into obsession for the affections of his neighbor.

Chubby Can Kill
Inspired by action movie heroes, Wing decides to take crime fighting into his own hands when local gang members encroach upon the neighborhood.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Paging all our RomCom peeps:

D.C. APA Film has gone all over the world (okay just the D.C. area, specifically the NW) to bring you Taiwan’s blockbuster film Cape No. 7. This romantic comedy music-drama is the second-highest grossing film in the country’s history, second only to that boat movie directed by the dude who did Avatar. So we hope to see all of our RomCom fans Thursday, Oct. 13 at E Street Cinema.

The sponsor of this film, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) will be giving away special Centennial Pins commemorating the 100th birthday of the Republic of China. So come early if you want to get one of these collector pins. Wait, there’s more? D.C. APA Film will also raffle off some gift certificates after the screening. Really? Wow, this sounds like an incredibly fun night! This is the first of our Centerpiece films so you know it’s going to be good. Bring a date or come alone, it’ll be a great time!

Cape No. 7 is a fun, quirky romantic comedy filled with lively musical performances and real-life pop stars (Van sang the theme song in My Sassy Girl). It is sure to delight any audience. Click here for more info and to buy tickets!

PS: Hey single guys, you know there will be lots of gals for this one because they love romantic comedies. So wear some cool threads and come on down!

PSS: Hey single gals, you know there will be lots of cool guys wearing cool threads for this one because I told them to come. So wear a cute outfit and come on down!

Our second Centerpiece film on Thursday is The Fourth Portrait which will screen at 9:30 p.m. The Fourth Portrait is an atmospheric film with deliberate pacing and great cinematography, punctuated by light-hearted and side-splitting comedy. At times wistful and sad, the story of this spirited young boy is not easily forgotten.

Click here for more info and to buy tickets!