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She is a
visual artist working in
all aspects of
drawing including illustration, animation, installation and book making. In addition, she explores
the realm of dance, performance, installation and video art. Her work
has been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad, garnering several
awards. She is currently completing her MFA in Visual Arts in New York. For
her full bio, please visit her
website.
Please visit the
remaining Cafe Ami pages to sample other works by Lai Chung Poon.
Journey from the Fall
Format: 35mm film
Runtime: 135 min
Country: Thailand / USA
Language: Vietnamese w/ English subtitles
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital / Stereo
Inspired by actual events, Journey from the Fall follows one family's fight
for freedom in the wake of war-torn Vietnam, communist political prison
camps, and the mass exodus of boat people.
April 30th, 1975
Against his wife's wishes, Long Nguyen chooses to stay in Vietnam and fight
for his beloved country. Knowing that his decision may separate him from his
family forever, he asks his wife, Mai, to leave their homeland for safer
shores. Together with her son and mother-in-law, Mai reluctantly boards a
tiny fishing boat bound for America and they begin a perilous journey across
the sea, with nothing but hope to keep them alive.
Meanwhile, as the city of Saigon falls under communist rule, Long is
captured and imprisoned in a series of re-education camps. There, he endures
solitary confinement and witnesses the death of his friends, spiraling him
downwards into a deep despair. Believing his family is dead, Long's faith is
revived when a mysterious visitor brings news of their survival in the new
world. In one moment his fate becomes clear, and he sets in motion a
dangerous plan to escape and join his family in freedom.
Journey from the Fall is dedicated to the millions of boat people and
survivors of the communist re-education camps. This is their story.
Q: Do you feel that telling stories in the particular way you
do is necessary for us as humans?
A: I'm not a storyteller, I'm a man who draws pictures (laughs).
However, I do believe in the power of story. I believe that
stories have an important role to play in the formation of human
beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their
listeners.
Q: Do you believe in the necessity of fantasy in telling
children's stories?
A: I believe that fantasy in the meaning of imagination
is very important. We shouldn't stick too close to everyday
reality but give room to the reality of the heart, of the mind
and of the imagination. Those things can help us in life. But we
have to be cautious in using this word fantasy. In Japan, the
word fantasy these days is applied to everything from TV shows
to video games, like virtual reality. But virtual reality is a
denial of reality. We need to be open to the powers of
imagination, which brings something useful to reality. Virtual
reality can imprison people. It's a dilemma I struggle with in
my work, that balance between imaginary worlds and virtual
worlds. [click the link for more]
QUESTION: How does an unknown make it to Hollywood?
ANSWER:
You have to understand that for all intents and purposes, I was "unknown" to
the film business four years ago. I had no more advantage or disadvantage
than you have. You may not think that truth, but it absolutely is because I
had no "heat" coming off any great television show. It was all about the
script. If you write a great script and put it in your drawer at your
cottage in Muskoka Lake, someone will track it down and find it. If you
write a bad script and send 100,000 copies out, it still ain't gonna sell.
The trick is really simple: write a great script. And I don't mean to be
flip. That's just the truth. Write something that's in your heart, and if
you have your craft down and if you're really honest with the characters, it
will sell. It just may take some time. I guess that's what you should ask
yourself. Not how to sell or market something, but have I written enough and
experienced enough to write a good screenplay? You write, you research, you
write, you research... What makes a good writer is thousands of pages
written. Paul Haggis at Screenwriters Online
In 1995 Chris, once a struggling penniless writer,
established ScreenwritersUtopia.com. It was a very simple place, no more
than a dozen pages. It reflected the Internet of its day, not a lot of
graphics, no bells or whistles, and mostly made up of text. Today, it has
grown into the portal for screenwriting on the Internet. With thousands of
pages of content, and more than 100,000 monthly visitors, SU is the largest
and most heavily visited screenwriting site on the Web. In May 2004 we
revealed a new SU, all php database driven.
Today we do a wide range of things here at SU. From forums, professional
screenwriter chats, script reviews to industry news and script sales. We get
so much
great feedback,
for example Scott Frank (MINORITY REPORT, OUT OF SIGHT) had this to say:
"...from the looks of your website, you are a friend to screenwriters. I
applaud what you're trying to do. I support it."
Script P.I.M.P.,
LLC is a community based research tool designed
for writers & film industry professionals. Since June 2000, Script P.I.M.P.
has gathered the specific needs and submission guidelines of production &
management companies, literary agencies, independent producers and creative
executives searching for new material. Along with extensive resources, this
information is now available in Script P.I.M.P.'s
Writers Database.
In 2003 Script Pimp launched the
Script P.I.M.P. Screenwriting Competition.
The final deadline for the next competition is May 1st, 2007. Script P.I.M.P.
continues to provide writers with A-level coverage services and the
potential to have their work circulated to industry professionals via our
Writers Workshop. Writers
continue to rave about the development notes and consulting services
provided by Script P.I.M.P.'s Senior Story Analyst
Sean McKittrick.
had its start in Norwich, England, when two
friends decided to create an independent press
to publish a collection of poetry featuring
writers from around the world. All the writers
whose work was included in this first collection
were participants in the MA program in Creative
Writing: Poetry at the University of East
Anglia. A year later and an ocean away, Rubicon
is comfortably ensconced in its new home in
Edmonton, Alberta, and ready to roll once again.
Rubicon Press publishes
chapbooks and broadsides of extraordinary poetry
from authors in Canada and around the world.
We’re looking for work that resonates; poetry
that is more than just excellence of technique
and use of multiple forms. We seek poetry that
moves, inspires and affects.
I found Bruce Holland Rogers’
work through the Internet. Rogers’ is a writer
who chooses to live and write according to what
fits his needs as a writer. Lots of writers do
this but few manage to make it work for them.
Even fewer writers make their form of
publication as original as the fiction itself.
[click the link for more]
“I don’t know much about the short fiction market nowadays –
is there still a market?” responded writer
Christopher Dreher.
The writers interviewed in this article offer a variety of
takes on the short’s condition but all
agree that shorts have the potential to grab a
bigger piece of the reading market if adapted
differently. The question becomes: is it not
better just the way it is?
The short in 2006 has reached a small, self-sustaining niche
market. At the bookstore level, the short
fiction market is mainly reserved for
well-established writers. The other short
market comes from the literary journals and
competitions where new and established writers
can exercise their craft among a peer-based
audience. Its history may be long and
varied but today the short fiction market is
mainly played by either the best or the least
known writers. [click the link for more]
