Randall Duk Kim, Ken Leung, An Nguyen, Tsai Chin, Corrine Wu and Hettienne Park star in
Year of the Fish directed and written by David Kaplan. The film screens on July 26th at 9:15pm during the 30th Asian American International Film Festival at the Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, at 70th St) in New York.
Kaplan's
Year of the Fish is a magically realized world—by way of rotoscope animation—of a modern day Cinderella story set in New York Chinatown. Ye Xian (An Nguyen) illegally migrated to New York to earn money for her ailing father back in China. Ye Xian is expected to work as a massage parlor attendant to pay off her debt to Mrs. Su (Tsai Chin) for smuggling her into the U.S., but she refuses. The Madam forces Ye Xian to be her personal maid, cooking, laundering and shopping for her. Alone and humiliated, Ye Xian finds solace in a charming little fish, which is given to her by the mysterious Auntie Yaga (Randall Duk Kim) The ever-growing fish ultimately guides her to a struggling musician(Ken Leung), who just might be her prince charming.
Followed by Q+A.
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Awards:
Audience Award - Narrative Film, Boston Independent Film Festival, 2007
Special Mention - Ken Leung (actor), San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, 2007
Avignon Film Festival, Le Prix Tournage (Grand Jury Prize)
Visit
AAIFF.org for a complete schedule of films and showtimes.
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