Schedule & Sypnosis
TBS, Inc. Presents The Taste Of Asia Premiere Night Gala
Spring Hall at The Global Forum
7130 Buford Highway, Suite A100, Doraville, GA 30340
Time: Friday, 6:30 pm, Oct 3, 2008
A red-carpet event featuring the various Asian Pacific artists, business leaders, and community representatives. A night not to be missed ~ coupled with introduction of this year's film selection and colorful cultural performance. Guests will be treated to unique cuisines from leading Asian Pacific restaurants in metro Atlanta.
Admission (including All Access Pass): $45.00
Ayat-Ayat Cinta
Director: Hanung Bramantyo
Indonesia, 2008, Bahasa Indonesia w/English subtitles
Ayat Ayat Cinta is a beautifully portrayed Islamic love story, a tale of a virtuous Muslim protagonist who overcomes all obstacles of life maintaining pure ideals.
Screening:
Oct 5/Sunday at 3:00pm - Georgia Perimeter College
Oct 5/Sunday at 3:00pm - Kennesaw State University
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Death Note
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Japan, 2006, Japanese w/ English subtitles
The story begins when Light Yagami, an ace student with great prospects, finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god named Ryuk.
Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 6:00pm - Georgia State University
Oct 5/Sunday at 6:00pm - Georgia State University
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Fishing Luck
Director: Wen-Chen Tseng
Taiwan, 2005, Mandarin w/English subtitles
Lanyu - Orchid Island, is a small tropical island where its aboriginals take preys on the flying fish, a symbol of bliss and abundance, to make their living. Three young men Behong, Jeddah and Qingkuang known on the island as the "Three Musketeers"...
Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 4:00pm - Georgia Perimeter College
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Ilusyon
Director: Paolo Villaluna
Philippines, 2005, Tagalog w/English subtitles
When the country-raised Miguel decides to look up his father, a modernist painter living in Manila, he learns that he's left the city to grieve for the death of his wife, Miguel's mother.
Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 2:00pm - Georgia Perimeter College
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Public Enemy Returns
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
South Korea, 2008, Korean w/ English subtitles
Presenting the Atlanta premiere of PUBLIC ENEMY RETURNS! The story: Low wages and lack of respect tempts Detective Kang Chul-Joong to turn in his badge, however before he can walk away, he's forced to solve a murder case involving Lee Won-Sul, a high-powered business executive.
Screening:
Oct 11/Saturday at 3:00pm - Georgia State University
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Sparrow
Director: Johnnie To
Hong Kong, 2008, Cantonese and Mandarin w/English subtitles
Nicknamed "sparrow", a pickpocket lifts wallets from unsuspecting targets with elegance and grace, like a sparrow fluttering its wings through a congested cityscape.
Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 3:00pm - Georgia State University
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Still Life
Director: Zhang Ke Jia
China, 2006, Mandarin w/English subtitles
Fengjie‚ the old town is already under water, but its new neighbourhood hasn't been finished yet. There are things to salvage and there are things to leave behind‚ Han Sanming, a miner, travels to Fengjie to look for his ex-wife whom he has not seen in 16 years.
Screening:
Oct 4/Saturday at 3:00pm - Kennesaw State University
Oct 5/Sunday at 3:00pm - Georgia State University
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