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 It's here! The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival starts today with the opening night film EVERYTHING BEFORE US. The film is the feature film debut from Wong Fu Productions. Here are my festival tips for folks thinking about checking out the festival. Get TicketsI honestly can't remember the last time I walked up to a movie theater and bought a ticket for a show. The perpetual planner in me has me buying my tickets ahead of time. Getting tickets ahead of time will make your festival experience so much easier. You won't have to worry if the screening you want to go to is sold out because you'll already have your tickets in hand via email! Check out the LAAPFF Box Office for more ticket info! Arrive EarlyThe festival is held in multiple locations in Little Tokyo, Downtown LA, and Koreatown. Arriving early to avoid parking mishaps is a must!  The festival has provided this info about all the venues and parking. A fellow committee member also recommended ParkMe.Com for more parking info! Ask Questions!Many films may have a short Q&A session after the screening. Curious about why an director/writer/actor made a specific choice? Ask them! Become A Member Memberships start at $40 and you get discount to all screenings and events! Your membership supports Visual Communications and you join a community of filmmakers and film lovers who support Asian American voices in film and media. #LAAPFF2015The festival social media game is pretty sweet. You can follow the festival on facebook, twitter, instagram, tumblr, youtube, and flickr. Oblivious Nerd Girl at LAAPFFI'll be hosting several screenings and leading a few Q&A's at the festival. If you are so inclined to check out a film and hang out at the festival, here's where I'll be infusing my obliviousness.
Fri, April 24th - Kung Fu Killer Mon, April 27th - Love Arcadia Tues, April 28th - Crane-Kick Commentary: Karate Kid Part II Weds, April 29th - Where I Am King Weds, April 29th - Ktown Cowboys (Encore Screening) Enjoy LAAPFF folks. It's going to be awesome! For fun, if you spot me, say "hello hello!" I will gladly say "hello hello!" back at ya. Stay Oblivious
Where I Am King (Hari Ng Tondo)
Wednesday, April 29th, 6:45pm, CGV1 Imagine you’ve made it in life. You worked your way out of poverty and into millionaire status. You have it made right? WRONG. Because of some shoddy investments you now lose all your assets because you need to sell them off to pay off your debts. Yes this is the main character Ricardo’s back story in HARI NG TONDO. A rich dude loses his money, but retains his former home, an apartment building in Tondo. Ricardo returns to his former home and brings with him his grandchildren in an effort for them to learn how to not be millennial ass millennials. Of course Ricardo’s grandchildren are not the only one who learn lessons in this film. Ricardo must deal with his own issues with Tondo. The place he once knew has moved on without him. It does not need to be saved by him, however Tondo finds a way of saving him and his family. Click on the picture for ticket info! 
 Crane-Kick Commentary: The Karate Kid, Part II
Tuesday, April 28th, 7pm, JANM When I think of Karate Kid, Part II, my mind goes to the drum that Mr. Miyagi shows Daniel. I’m not going to lie, every time I see a drum like that in a store I pick it up and imagine myself in that scene. Crane-Kick Commentary’s screening of Karate Kid 2 allows you to go back to that scene in a Mystery Science Theater 3000-esque screening with Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man) and friends. Crane-Kick Commentary is a special edition of “Big Trouble in Little Tokyo,” a film series that features specially-selected films by and about Asian Americans followed by a discussion with the cast and crew. “Big Trouble in Little Tokyo” is presented by JANM in partnership with Angry Asian Man, First Pond Entertainment, and Visual Communications. Click on the picture for ticket info!
Nuoc 2030
Monday, April 27th, 7pm, CGV 2 http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/2030_2015 Vietnamese post-apocalyptic waterworld-esque film? Yes I’m in. NUOC 2030 is all these things. There are several things happening in this absorbing Vietnamese film. It’s a post-apocalyptic movie, but it doesn’t star teens attempting to save the world. Instead Sao, a mother who works on a floating farm, looks for answers into her husband’s murder. Does the chief scientist, who so happens to be Sao’s ex-lover, aboard a floating factory ship have anything to do with it? What whirlpool must she go through to find the truth? Click on the picture for ticket info! 
 Miss India America
Sunday, April 26th, 6pm, Downtown Independent Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Girl plans out their entire future together only to be crushed when plans change because they are only in high school. Sounds simple right? You would think the girl would move on, look back on their relationship as a high school fling. In MISS INDIA AMERICA, Lily Prasad bucks that trend and attempts to win her former boyfriend back and get them back on her future plans by entering the Miss India America beauty pageant. Of course things don’t turn out as she plans, but how else will she learn that you don’t always get what you want, but you get what you need. (Yes I quoted a Rolling Stone song.) Click on the picture for ticket info!  The Chinese Mayor
Sunday, April 26th, 4pm, CGV3 In contrast to EVERYTHING WILL BE where outside elements are changing the landscape of Vancouver’s Chinatown, in THE CHINESE MAYOR, the leading politician in Datong is attempting to lead the charge of changes. THE CHINESE MAYOR follows Geng Yanbo as he attempts to turn Datong into a major tourist destination by demolishing 140,000 households in order to restore ancient city walls. Yanbo must find a way to create his mayoral accomplishment while making sure the residents of his town are giving alternative housing. It’s a fascinating look at how one Chinese politician attempts to broker a balance between providing for his residents and making his mark on the political landscape. Click on the picture for ticket info!
Top Spin
Sunday, April 26th, 1pm, Downtown Independent When I think of Table Tennis, my thoughts immediately go to Forrest Gump and Tom Hanks rise to ping pong fame. It also reminds me how I thought I could totally be a ping pong champion and how I made my parents buy me this faux ping pong set that consisted of a net with suction cups net poles so that It could temporarily be affixed to my parents dining room table. I would get sad when I had to take it down after playing because I would have to set the table for dinner. My table tennis dreams were squashed by dinner, but in TOP SPIN several teens don’t let dinner get in the wait of their training. The well-made documentary highlights how they balance Olympic table tennis training, school, and their social lives. Click on the picture for ticket info! 
Everything Will Be
Saturday, April 25th, 3pm, JANM EVERYTHING WILL BE is a film that cut really close to home. The documentary follows several members of Vancouver’s Chinatown, which is in the middle of gentrification or revitalization, depending on who is asked in the film. Mike and I spend lots of time in Little Tokyo and the changes that we have seen over the past ten years do not go unnoticed. Condos have gone up where Tofu Festival used to be held. Señor Fish and Weiland’s, (what was once Atomic Café), have now been torn down for a Metro hub. I am not one who thinks that change is bad. I’m happy that folks are frequenting local businesses, but I’ve always been a proponent of balance. In EVERYTHING WILL BE audiences are taken on the journey of witnessing what gentrification can do to a historic neighborhood. Old timers, local business owners, and young people attempting to find their roots in the memory of what they grew up tell their story throughout this compelling and well-made documentary. Click on the picture for ticket info! 
Ktown Cowboys
Saturday, April 25th, 8pm, Aratani Wednesday, April 29th, 9:15pm, CGV1, Encore Screening KTOWN COWBOYS is all grown up. The popular web series makes its feature debut with this film. The feature follows the characters of the series transition from hard partying bros to hard partying bros figuring out what it means to be an adult. Bromance meets Dramedy in this Entourage-esque genre of bro-medy. Ktown Cowboys succeeds in illustrating the Ktown party lifestyle with themes of transitioning to adulthood, masculinity, and even being an adoptee in this entertaining romp. Click on the picture for ticket info! 
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