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4.22.2011

disorient asian american film festival of oregon 2011


Oregon! Make some plans to come out to the movies... the sixth annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is happening next weekend, April 29 through may 1 at Bijou Art Cinemas in Eugene. Here's a brief trailer featuring this year's films:



Here are some more details about the festival:
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2011

April 29 - May 1

Bijou Art Cinemas
492 East 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401

Welcome to the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2011!

The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival is committed to presenting honest portrayals of the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience and supporting work of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists.

DisOrient is a social justice film festival dedicated to deconstructing the media stereotypes of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders as "Orientals." We believe in the power of film-as-art to educate, heal, and improve the lives of people by giving voice to our experiences.

The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is a community, grassroots, and volunteer-run film festival committed to presenting honest portrayals of the diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences. We believe in the power of film to educate, positively transform our community, and challenge the negative stereotypes of the 'Oriental' presented by mainstream media. We use the W.E.B. DuBois standard of "for us, by us, or about us" when selecting new and exciting films for our festival.

DisOrient is coordinated by an all volunteer staff who generously give of their time, energy, resources, and gifts.
The festival features a number of great films that I've mentioned here before, like One Big Hapa Family, The House of Suh and Surrogate Valentine. Great stuff that isn't normally playing at the local cineplex. So make some plans, grab your friends and support independent Asian American cinema. For the full schedule of films, go to the DisOrient website here.