It has been a while since the last post and since then I have been to Saipan and Australia. It was great to get back to Saipan and see old friends and enjoy the tropical climate. Australia was amazing even though Aysem and I were only in Brisbane shortly and in Toowoomba for courses. But those adventures are not what this post is about.
So, “What is this post about?” You ask yourself. It is about movies. Independent movies to be exact. When I was at the Asia ADE Conference back in December, one of the best activities we engaged in was a field trip to Sinema Old School. A small independent movie theater in the heart of Singapore. Sinema Old School features independently produced movies from Asia and the one we watched that wonderful evening was called 18 Grams of Love. After the movie the ADE’s had the chance to talk with the director about movie making and film. This is Han Yew Kwang’s second movie in a trilogy of movies he wrote about communication. 18 Grams of Love is about written letters and the powerful messages that the written word conveys told in the form of a romantic comedy with deep under currents of how couples communicate and miscommunicate with each other in every day life. The movie was clever, emotional, and humorous and had none of the typical Hollywood plot line that fills normal theater screens. I encourage you to check out 18 Grams of Love if you get the chance.
On the topic of independent films, the official launch of Korea International School’s Phoenix Film Festival has come and gone. Many of the students around school are talking about it and many of the teachers are providing assignments that will nicely fit into the festival. Please feel free to encourage the students in your life to pick up a camera and enter the contest, because it is open worldwide. Final submission date is April 6th and the awards ceremony will be April 30th on the KIS campus in the lovely suburb of Bundang.
