2017 Volunteer Staff
Welcome to DisOrient
Festival Founder
Programming and PR
Events
Jason Mak
Anselmo Villanueva
Susan Hirata
Arun Toke
Executive Director
Bee Vrzak
Green Room
Anselmo Villanueva
Fran Roy
Rachelle Gaches – Chair
Jason Mak
JIMILA
Associate Director
Jeff Johnston
Jeanie Mah
Pamela M. Quan
Jennifer Afton
Mike Takahashi
Kelli Urabe
Spring Atman
Resource Development
Mark Young
Bee Vrzak
Marv Leake
Hospitality
JIMILA
Pam Berrian
Belle Caracol – Chair
Mike Takahashi
Pamela M. Quan
Pamela Quan
Pam Berrian
Ron Miyaguchi
Susan Hirata
Pamela M. Quan
Spring Atman
Rachelle Gaches
Susan Hirata
Design
Spring Atman
Widya Mak
Kelli Urabe
Susan Hirata
Winter Young
Bee Vrzak
Zan
Lori Rarey
Volunteers
Susan Hirata
Sandra Lozano - Co-Chair
Website
Widya Mak - Co-Chair
Lori Rarey
Eunji Park
Karsyn Lenn
Trish Quan
Dear Friends,
We are thrilled to be back for the 12th annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
of Oregon! Like the main character, Kim Tran, in “Never Forget,” we explore a sense of
community and belonging at DisOrient to which we’ve become accustomed. It’s here that
we gather – staff, volunteers, artists, filmmakers, audience, and sponsors – to develop an
awareness about social justice that will help make the world a better place.
People often ask, “What can I do? I’m only one person.” I would say that we have brilliant
examples of the power of one in Regge Life, Director of “Cocktail Party,” Pale’ Eric Forbes
from “I Am Chamorro,” Prime from “Mele Murals,” Min Yasui in “Never Give Up! Minoru
Yasui and the Fight for Justice,” the Massive Monkees, Director Leon Lee of “Avenues
of Escape,” and Athena Askliapidis from “Mixed Match.” These and many others are
just a few actual people who have made the conscious choice to help others with their
individual actions.
Every single film in the DisOrient 2017 program reflects something creative, courageous,
inspirational, and special. It is an honor for me, the DisOrient staff, and the board
members of the Chinese American Benevolent Association to provide a forum to share
such a broad spectrum of Pacific Islander and Asian American voices. I can’t wait to watch
these amazing films with you. Let the celebration begin!
Warmest Regards,
Pamela M. Quan
Pamela M. Quan
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
Associate Director
Technical Crew
Dexter Mestaz
Jeff Johnston
Cindy Peterson
Marv Leake
FESTIVAL TIPS!
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Started in 2006 by artists, educators, and activists, DisOrient is a grassroots and volunteerrun film festival committed to presenting honest portrayals of the diversity of the Asian and
Pacific Islander American experience. When selecting new and exciting films for our festival,
we use the W.E.B. DuBois standard of “for us, by us, or about us”.
DisOrient is a program of the Chinese American Benevolent Association (CABA), a 501(c)
(3) non-profit cultural arts organization that also runs a youth group (Chinese Lion Dance
Troupe & Asian Fusion Fan Dance Group), which is comprised of middle school, high school,
and college age students. CABA also offers college scholarships for local Asian American
youth and aspiring filmmakers.
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Arrive early!
Get your tickets early (either online or stop by the Bijou earlier in the day), as
many programs may sell out.
Plan out your screening schedule in advance to avoid time conflicts as many films will never
show in our area ever again.
Stay seated until the end of the credits and applaud when appropriate to honor the filmmakers
and artists who may be in attendance.
Stay after the Q&A session to meet the filmmakers in person.
Donate to DisOrient so we can do it again for next year!
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OPENING NIGHT FILM
Presented by:
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Friday, April 21, 2017 • 6:30pm - 11:30pm • ADMISSION: $12 • ADMISSION to just the Reception (at the door): $15
Sunday, April 23, 2017 • 6:30pm - 11:30pm • ADMISSION: $12
Join us at the Bijou Art Cinemas at 6:30pm on 492 E 13th Avenue to watch our opening night film Never Forget. After the
screenings, head on over to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus (1430 Johnson
Lane) to our Opening Reception. The night will be filled with guest speakers, live performances from Alex Dang, Lenora
Lee, CABA Lion Dancers, Patrick Feng, Jazz Trio with Michael Anderson, Theo Halpert, and Dorian Crow, food and drinks.
“Our Immigrants” by Melissa Nolledo will be on exhibit. Our emcee of the night will be Brady Wakayama from KEZI. The
Opening Night Reception is presented by the University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion.
It’s our last night of DisOrient 2017! Watch our closing night film, Mele Murals at the Bijou Art Cinemas on 492 E 13th
Avenue at 6:30pm. Then later, come celebrate the end to another successful festival with us at LZ Chinese Dish at 1099
Chambers Street! We will be giving out awards for Best Short Narrative, Best Short Documentary, Best Feature Doc, Best
Feature Narrative, and the film that will recieve the 2017 Jason D. Mak Award for Social Justice.
*Admission to Oepning Reception is by VIP Pass or Opening Night Film ticket stub. We are also selling tickets at the door for the
reception for $15 General Admission beginning at 9:15pm.
OUR EMCEE:
Brady Wakayama KEZI News Reporter
Brady Wakayama joined the KEZI 9 News team in September of 2016 as a news reporter.
Brady was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Washington
State University in May, 2016, majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Sports
Management. During Brady’s time at WSU, he anchored, reported, and produced for
Pullman’s main nightly newscast, Murrow News 8. In college, Brady also interned for the
nationally award-winning radio station KIRO Radio 97.3 FM in Seattle.
Brady is proud to be a COUG, and is also a proud member of the Asian American
Journalists Association (AAJA). In 2016, Brady was the inaugural national recipient of the
AAJA Sports Task Force Al Young Sports Journalism Scholarship.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Alex Dang
Alex Dang is the only member in history to be on the Portland Poetry Slam nationals
team four years in a row. A TedX speaker, his work has been viewed on Youtube over
2 million times and has been shared by Upworthy, Huffington Post, and more. On any
given day you can find him eating a burger or on a stage doing poems.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Lenora Lee
Lenora Lee has been a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director in San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and New York. She has been an Artist Fellow at the de Young Museum,
a Djerassi Resident Artist, and a Visiting Scholar at New York University through the
Asian/Pacific/American Institute. She is currently an Artist in Residence at Dance
Mission Theater. The mission of Lenora Lee Dance (LLD) is to create and present largescale multimedia performance works integrating dance, music, video projection, and
text that connect various styles of movement and music to culture, history, and human
rights issues.
Proud Community Supporters
Japanese American
Association of Lane County
6:30pm - 8:48pm
ADMISSION: $12
CELEBRATING
DIVERSITY
FACILITATING
BIJOU ART CINEMAS
EQUITY & INCLUSIVENESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 21st
OPENING NIGHT
INSPIRING
POSITIVE CHANGE
The Division of Equity & Inclusion comprises of five units:
Office of the Vice President for Equity & Inclusion | Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence
Center on Diversity & Community | Multicultural Center | Many Nations Longhouse
For more information, visit
inclusion.uoregon.edu
Never Forget
Feature Narrative • Vietnamese
88 min • Vietnam, Australia • 2016
Director: Jon Bling
10 years after she left Vietnam, Kim must return to grieve her father’s
death. Plucked from her independent, urban life in Australia, she is
annoyed when her brother sends a family friend to escort her back to their
village. Out of place and out of sorts, Kim is forced to rediscover what she
left behind. Mostly shot in Vietnam, this film is a beautiful reflection on
what it means to belong.
*Q&A with Director Jon Bling
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Avenues of Escape
10:00am - 11:21am
Cocktail Party
3:18pm - 5:16pm
ADMISSION: $6
Feature Doc • Chinese • 66 min • Canada • 2016
Feature Narrative • English • 103 min • USA • 2016
Director: Leon Lee
Director: Regge Life
*Q&A with Director Leon Lee
Blasian Narratives
11:41am - 12:47pm
ADMISSION: $6
Feature Narrative • English • 51 min • USA • 2017
Director: Jivan Atman
To be multiracial is complicated, but to be simultaneously
Black and Asian is to exist at the poles of the racial
spectrum. It is the struggle to present the world with a
genuine whole, rather than one of two halves. Through
multiple performances, this “Docu-Theatre” piece
explores that complexity.
Written, produced and directed by Regge Life
When the daughter of a Japanese businessman in Okinawa
charges that a U.S. serviceman assaulted her, the serviceman
claims the encounter was entirely consensual. The ensuing civil
and military investigations bring to light persistent resentment
going back many years on both sides about the human toll of
accommodating long term military occupation.
About the Director: Known for his award winning documentary work in Japan, COCKTAIL
PARTY is Regge Life’s first narrative feature. He received his M.F.A. in directing film and theater
from New York University; and is the recipient of 3 CINE Golden Eagles, an NEA/Bunka-cho
Creative Artist fellowship under the mentorship of Yamada Yoji, a Fulbright Journalist scholar, a
Japan Foundation Fellow and a Sony Innovator. He wrote and produced REUNION starring
Denzel Washington and produced NATIVE SON, the life and work of Richard Wright, for
Discovery Networks. His most recent documentaries are LIVE YOUR DREAM: The Taylor
Anderson Story, chronicling the lives of two Americans who lost their lives in the 2011 earthquake
and tsunami in Japan, and REASON TO HOPE, about the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Film Information:
Length: 110 minutes
Language: English and Japanese with English subtitles
Country: USA
Credits:
Writer, Producer, Director: Regge Life
Editor: Michelle Tsaltas
Cinematographers: Harlan Bosmajian, Jordan Hall
Composer: Marc Aramian
Contact Information:
Regge Life, Lifecycle Productions Inc. New York
[email protected] (01)518-392-5604
5:36pm - 6:47pm
ADMISSION: $9
Feature Documentary • English • 56 min • Canada • 2016
Director: Alejandro Yoshizawa
Vampariah
9:48pm - 11:26pm
ADMISSION: $7
ADMISSION: $9
Feature Narrative • English • 83 min • USA • 2016
Feature Doc • English • 96 min • Canada • 2016
Director: Matthew Abaya
Director: Jeff Chiba Stearns
Mahal is a kickass hunter of Aswang, vampires of Filipino
folklore. Vampariah is a thoughtful horror story that stays
true to its roots. This is tale with a twist that raises issues
of justice, gender and identity as well as pre-contact loss
of tradition.
We all have mixed ancestry, but for blood cancer patients
whose multiple race or ethnic family background is in the
recent past, finding a compatible blood marrow donor is
critical—and currently still very difficult.
*Q&A with Mixed Marrow Founder Athena
Asklipiadis
*Q&A with Director Matthew Abaya & Visual
Effects Designer Julius Sanchez
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All Our Father’s Relations
*Q&A with Director Alejandro Yoshizawa
Mixed Match
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*Q&A with Director Regge Life & Actors Tatsuo
Ichikawa & Jan Mizushima
Three siblings, born of a Chinese father and a Musqueam
mother, relate the difficulties of growing up in two ancient
clashing cultures. The film also documents the Grants’
journey to their father’s ancestral village in Guangdong to
reconnect with their Chinese family.
*Q&A with Director Jivan Atman
Presented by
Eager to reset the Marine base on a course of goodwill
with the people of Okinawa, newly-arrived Col. Porter
sets up the first cocktail party of his tenure. But delicate
relations are jeopardized when word gets out that a local
woman has been assaulted by a Marine. Old wounds are
opened and justice and peace are tenuous.
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Falun Gong followers base their lives and spiritual
practices upon Buddhist moral teachings. Because
of their philosophy, independence and numbers, the
Chinese government considers them threatening and
open to persecution. This film documents the desperate
lengths three Falun Gong women will go to for their
freedom.
1:07pm - 2:58pm
ADMISSION: $7
SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd
SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd
COCKTAIL PARTY
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Shannon Gee • Short Documentary
English • 29 min • USA • 2016
SHORTS: The Truth Hurts
5:54pm - 7:27pm
The Ethnic Strategy
Cactus
Fractured
Trickle Down
Cavities
Chloe Hung • Short Narrative •
English • 9 min • USA • 2016
Wilder Herms • Short Narrative •
English • 5 min • USA • 2016
Maritte Lee Go • Short Narrative •
English • 15 min • USA • 2016
Jimmy Duong • Short Narrative •
English • 15 min • USA • 2016
Michael Chan • Short Narrative •
English • 25 min • USA • 2016
It’s tough for an Asian artist to get
by without exploiting her ethnicity,
especially when the rent is due.
Maybe selling out is inevitable. Or
maybe not. A short comedy film
about art, race, and good business.
Stunning martial arts choreography
in the midst of desert landscape
serves this short story of Sha Mo Hua
as she makes her choice. Does she
just wait to escape slave traders, or
should she seize the moment?
An Asian American farmer and
expectant father feels powerless
as environmental contamination
threatens his livelihood and the
health of his family.
A thought-provoking film very
apropos to today’s climate of
hostility and online incitement
to hate. When an ethnic group is
targeted for robbery and murder,
how does one family respond?
Sixteen year old Winston Cheng is left
completely on his own and resorts
to taking shortcuts to survive. Then,
his mother suddenly reappears in his
life. Can he trust her this time?
*Q&A with Director Jimmy
Duong & Producer Mack Wei
*Q&A with Director Shannon
*Q&A with Director Michael
Chan
Gee & Photographer Ian Devier
Toenail
Jing Yi Shao • Short Narrative •
English • 18 min • USA • 2016
Life changes and comes full circle
when Frank’s wise, aging father faces
a medical crisis. Roles are reversed
and Frank, the dutiful but ambitious
son, learns what truly matters.
Q&A will take place
after all the films have
finished screening.
Coming Full Circle:
The Journey of a
Transgendered Korean
Adoptee
Larry Tung • Short Documentary •
English • 24 min • South Korea,
USA • 2015
What is it like to “go back” to a
country you never knew? Adopted
as a 7-month old baby boy by white
American parents, Pauline Park
embarks on a journey back to Korea,
over 50 years later, as a transgender
activist, exploring themes of identity,
belonging, destiny and fate.
Year of the Dragon
Quinn Russell Brown • Short
Narrative • English • 4 min • USA •
2016
To the world, Bruce Lee is a star, an
icon, a legend, whose stature has
only grown since his death. It is easy
to forget, then, that before his rise
to stardom Lee was held back by a
Hollywood unwilling to cast an Asian
hero. Poet Troy Osaki recounts this
story in passionate spoken word from
Seattle’s historic Chinatown.
*Q&A with Director Quinn
Russell Brown
Dhalang
3 Chords and The Truth
MIKI
Inaya Yusuf • Experimental Short •
Indonesian • 4 min • USA • 2016
Angelo Santos • Short Narrative •
English • 7 min • USA • 2016
Weiko Lin • Short Narrative • English
• 25 min • USA • 2017
Lyrical exploration of Indonesian
social and cultural identity.
A Country singer uses his real life
to write his next great song as his
record label is about to drop him.
An alcoholic comic discovers that he
must deliver his Buddhist mother’s
prayer bracelet to his old high school
girlfriend, as was his deceased
mother’s only wish. He’s uneasy to
reunite with his first love.
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BIJOU ART CINEMAS
Follow this Seattle breakdance crew
from their humble beginnings, to
their historic win in 2012, and now
the present where they give back to
their community through their dance
studio: The Beacon.
Massive Monkees:
The Beacon
3:45pm - 5:34pm
ADMISSION: $6/$3
SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd
SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd
SHORTS: Conquer the World
ADMISSION: FREE
*Q&A with Director Weiko Lin
3 Minutes
Q&A will take place
after all the films have
finished screening.
Julia Chang • Short Narrative •
English • 5 min • USA • 2016
Speed dating without filters.
*Q&A with Director Julia Chang
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7:45pm - 9:33pm
ADMISSION: $9
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd
I Am Chamorro
11:00am - 12:47pm
ADMISSION: $6
Feature Doc • English • 107 min • Guam, USA • 2015
Director: John “Mo” Burnham
This film is a comprehensive history of the Chamorro
people. With no written records, Chamorro history is
held and preserved in its archeology, people, culture and
language. Featuring research by Pale’ Eric Forbes.
BIJOU ART CINEMAS
SATURDAY, APRIL 22nd
CENTERPIECE FILM
BIJOU ART CINEMAS
*Q&A with Executive Producer Joanne TaborModic, Producers Rich Modic & Rex Agagas, &
Lead Pale’ Eric Forbes
Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui’s
Fight for Justice
1:22pm - 2:56pm
ADMISSION: $7
Feature Documentary • English • 57 min • USA • 2016
Resistance at
Tule Lake
Feature Documentary • English
78 min • USA • 2016
Director: Konrad Aderer
How do you respond when your government turns against you? For the
110,000+ persons of Japanese descent interned during WWII, this question
became an immediate reality. Though most viewed internment as a hardship
to be endured, many also resisted by protesting and organizing within the
camps. For the most vocal of these protesters, Tule Lake was eventually
designated as a segregation camp, a place to separate out the most
troublesome internees. This documentary tells their stories of resistance and
struggle.
Director: Holly Yasui
Minoru Yasui, the first Japanese American to pass the
Oregon State Bar, challenged the legality of unjust
actions by the U.S. Government against Japanese
Americans in the 1940’s. Spending nine months in
solitary confinement, the U.S. Supreme Court eventually
ruled against him.
*Q&A with Director Konrad
Aderer
*Q&A with Directors Holly Yasui & Will Doolittle
Presented by
PRECEDED BY:
The Orange Story
Short Narrative • English • 16 min • USA • 2016
Director: Erika Street
A historical film interspersed with archival sound, images,
and film. Koji, an elderly Japanese-American shopkeeper,
is forced to sell his store when he and other people of
Japanese ancestry are interned during World War II.
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3:16pm - 5:41pm
3:45pm - 5:32pm
ADMISSION: $9
Feature Narrative • Japanese • 135 min • Japan • 2016
Director: Yoshinari Nishikori
“LIGHT” (With Live Performance)
6:01pm - 7:30pm
ADMISSION: $9
Feature Narrative • English • 57 min • USA • 2017
Float
The Bird Who Could Fly
Seppuku
Tristan Seniuk • Short Narrative •
English • 24 min • USA • 2016
Raphael Sbarge • Short Narrative •
English • 19 min • USA • 2016
Float is a day in the life film of Rocky
Mang, a young Cambodian hustler in
mid-90s Seattle. Behind the blustery
facade is a sensitive young man who
loves his family, wants his place in
the world and maybe, just maybe,
finds love.
“There are moments that happen
in your life with a whisper…and you
may not realize that nothing will
ever be the same”. A young Korean
American attorney struggles to keep
his family connected, in the face of
his brothers’ bad choices and his
mother’s religious extremism.
Daryn Wakasa • Short Narrative •
English • 24 min • Hong Kong, USA •
2016
*Q&A with Director Tristan
Seniuk, Co-Director Voleak Sip,
Lead Actor Tony Teav, & Actor
Keanna Mendoza
Introduction of dance by Lenora Lee, accompanied by
Tatsu Aoki on bass.
Q&A will take place
after all the films have
finished screening.
Lenora Lee and Tatsu Aoki present a special performance
of dance accompanied by bass as a prelude to the
screening.
LenoraLee dancer Wei-Shan Lai by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang
Presented by
Dance, memory, music, and poetry collide in a visual and
aural landscape. A meditation on women being propelled
into the unknown by courage to risk everything for
freedom.
*Q&A with Director/Composer Tatsu Aoki and
Choreographer/Producer Lenora Lee
Little spirit Bettari leads Mari, an
Olympic hopeful, through a mystical
portal to…a desert camp? Mari
must break free from the traumatic
legacy of this camp in this JapaneseAmerican cinematic folk tale.
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A cinematically stunning film set in feudal Japan, Tatara
Samurai is a coming of age story of Gosuke, groomed to
become the next Murage (Master Blacksmith) of Tatara
Village, famous for its steel. Having survived vicious
raids on his village, Gosuke is drawn instead to become a
samurai, but he must discover honor and compassion on
his own terms. “Drawing the sword means death…are you
prepared?”
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd
SHORTS: The Way We Were
Tatara Samurai
ADMISSION: $6/$3
I Won’t Miss You
Bernard Badion • Short Narrative •
English • 20 min • USA • 2016
17 yr. old Janey’s best friend dies in
a car crash, and when he suddenly
begins to appear in her room,
their awkward, undeclared feelings
begin to surface. Taking a comedic
approach to a tragic subject, this
film explores both a personal and
universal story.
[email protected] • (541) 954-1798
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
Making Eugene and Springfield a
fabulous place to call home
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5:47pm - 7:27pm
Picture Taipei
Beta
Nathan Adolphson • Short Narrative
• English • 15 min • USA • 2016
Jason Poon • Short Narrative •
English • 19 min • USA • 2016
Jeffrey Gee Chin • Short Narrative •
English • 15 min • USA • 2016
Is there redemption at the end of this
story? Maybe, maybe not. Or maybe
it’s just a tale of lending a hand. One
Good Turn is an unusual (as in set in
bright sunshine) film noir.
Sometimes we wish we could chuck
our jobs and everyday lives and
travel to someplace wonderful.
Aimee travels to a city she’s never
been to, Taipei. The photos she
takes connects her with the people
she meets, who help her find fresh
meaning in her life.
Known as the Ellis Island of the West,
Angel Island was the gateway, and
prison, for approximately one million
immigrants from Asia. In the modern
day, a young man visits the island
buildings in search of a mythical
treasure.
7:53pm - 9:28pm
ADMISSION: $12
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BIJOU ART CINEMAS
One Good Turn
CLOSING FILM
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd
SHORTS: Coming Out
ADMISSION: $6/$3
*Q&A with Director Jason Poon
Q&A will take place
after all the films have
finished screening.
The Baby Lu’au
Song on Canvas
Jana Park Moore • Short Narrative •
English • 16 min • USA • 2016
Keo Woolford • Short Narrative •
English • 15 min • USA • 2016
Relatives can be the worst, but
you gotta stick with them anyway.
An ambitious lawyer comes home
to Oahu to visit her estranged
family, with tumultuous results. A
dark comedy about the inevitable
craziness of family relationships.
“Never forget how to...dream for your
life.” Thomas’ deceased mother visits
him and guides him back to a dream
he’d long given up on, resulting
in his renewed creativity and an
homage to her dreams.
Mele Murals
Feature Documentary • English
65 min • USA • 2016
Director: Tadashi Nakamura
*Q&A with Hawaiian Muralist
Prime
Mele, hula, and graffiti? In this documentary film, graffiti (also known as
“writing”) meets traditional Hawaiian art and culture. Two veteran graffiti
artists return to their roots by teaching writing techniques in local Hawaiian
schools. As artists, children, teachers, and spiritual leaders collaborate to
paint murals, they not only preserve ancient traditions, but also add new
ones to a living Hawaiian culture. This film explores finding Hawaiian identity
and spirituality in the modern age, and the art that transmits it across
generations.
JOIN US!
Closing Reception/Awards Ceremony
Come celebrate the end to another successful festival with us at LZ Chinese Dish at 1099 Chambers Street from
10:00pm - 11:30pm! Join us for great food, and find out if your favorite films have won an award at DisOrient.
*Q&A with Lead Actor Julia Fae
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Diamond Sponsors
Joy and Mark Gall
Gardner and Pandora Kimm
Mark Young & Susan Hirata
Platinum Sponsors
Golden Reel Sponsors
Michael Samano & Rosa Chavez
Jiannbin Shiao & Nancy Toth
Jason & Widya Mak
Mike & Eve Takahashi
Steve and Jeanie Mah
Silver Screen Sponsors
Glenn May and Helen Liu
The Atman Family
Mitzi Loftus
Gold Sponsors
Howard & Marvy Schuman
Jeff Johnston and Pam Berrian
Nancy Cheng
Pearl Sponsors
Bon Mi
Bourland Printing
Brail’s Restaurant
Broadway Metro
CALC
Concepts Dentistry – Olga Weinstein, DMD
Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery
Doug Heydon, Luthier
Eugene Mailbox
Full City Coffee Roasters
Jimmy John’s
Minority Voices Theater
Noodle Bowl
Printwear of Oregon
Rising Phoenix Productions DJ
Sam Adato’s Drum Shop
Taiwanese Assoc. of Eugene
Taste of India
Tasty Thai Kitchen
The Rabbit Hole
Ume’s Onigiri House
Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion School
Silk Sponsors
Cindy, Nami, Tausha, Harmony, Estefania
Cosmos Creations
Elegant Elephant Bakery
Silver Sponsors
Mosaic Fair Trade Collection
Market of Choice
Oregon Lox
Royal Awards
Safeway
Special Thanks
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| PHOTOGRAPHER | VIDEOGRAPHER
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Bronze Sponsors
Lane Community College
Chinese American Benevolent Association
Leung Martial Arts
Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television
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Mayor Lucy Vinis, Tim Williams, Janice Shokrian, Brady Wakayama, Asian Improv Records, Jamie Leaf, Steve Morizumi,
Alex Dang, Patrick Feng, the CABA Lion Dancers, Doug & Donna Crispin, Serena Cox, Lois Yoshige, Twila Souers,
Jinpa Yarphel, Somna Lhu, Lobsang Gyatso, Misa Joo, Buck Mueller and Karen Irmscher, Marion Malcolm and Stefan
Ostrach, Roger Haney, Mark and Joy Gall, Stuart and Ellen Laing, Doug Heydon, Karsyn Len, Loren Kajikawa, Daniel
HoSang, Sarah Ebert, Michael Anderson, Theo Halpert, Dorian Crow, Carrie Matsushita, James Chang, Jimmy and
Nancy Imamura, MiMi Nolledo, Girl Scout Troop #20138 Berenice Villegas Leader, Tanya Robbins & Kaylene Mindoro,
Juventud Faceta, Churchill High School APISU, Julie Blonshteyn and the marvelous staff of the Bijou Art Cinemas, our
volunteers extraordinaire, and many more.
at Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
(1430 Johnson Lane)
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Opening Night
Reception
(Q&A to follow screening)
6:50 PM - 8:48 PM
NEVER FORGET
Opening Night Film
Feature Narrative
12 AM
11 PM
10 PM
9 PM
8 PM
7 PM
6 PM
5 PM
4 PM
3 PM
2 PM
1 PM
12 PM
11 AM
Friday, April 21
Double Feature
Theater #2
Theater #1
Feature Doc
The above films in:
(Q&A to follow screenings)
5:54 PM - 7:27 PM
The Truth Hurts (7 films)
SHORTS PROGRAM:
(Q&A to follow screenings)
FREE ADMISSION 3:45 PM - 5:34 PM
Conquer the World (6 films)
SHORTS PROGRAM:
The above films in:
(Q&A to follow screening)
9:48 PM - 11:26 PM
VAMPARIAH
(Q&A to follow screening)
RESISTANCE AT TULE
LAKE 7:45 PM - 9:33 PM
Centerpiece Film
(Q&A to follow screening)
ALL OUR FATHER’S
RELATIONS 5:36 PM - 6:47 PM
(Q&A to follow screening)
3:18 PM - 5:15 PM
COCKTAIL PARTY
(Q&A to follow screening)
1:07 PM - 2:58 PM
MIXED MATCH
11:41 AM - 12:47 PM (Q&A to follow)
BLASIAN NARRATIVES
(Q&A to follow screening)
10:00 AM - 11:21 AM
AVENUES OF ESCAPE
Saturday, April 22
Shorts Program
LZ Chinese Dish (1099 Chambers Street)
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
The Way We Were (4 films)
Special Events
(Q&A to follow screenings)
Coming Out (5 films)
5:47 PM - 7:26 PM
SHORTS PROGRAM:
(Q&A to follow screenings)
3:45 PM - 5:32 PM
SHORTS PROGRAM:
Closing Night Reception
(Q&A to follow screening)
7:53 PM - 9:28 PM
MELE MURALS
Closing Night Film
(Q&A to follow)
6:01 PM - 7:30 PM
(With Live Performance)
LIGHT
3:16 PM - 5:41 PM
TATARA SAMURAI
1:22 PM - 2:56 PM (Q&A to follow)
THE ORANGE STORY
& NEVER GIVE UP!
(Q&A to follow screening)
11:00 PM - 12:47 PM
Theater #2
Theater #1
I AM CHAMORRO
The below films in:
Sunday, April 23
The below films in:
2017 FILM SCHEDULE
Main Venue
BIJOU ART CINEMAS
492 E 13th Ave, Eugene