This year we have a number of entertaining films. Our films depict the breadth of the Korean American experience or even other ethnic stories interpreted by a Korean American point of view.

Daniel and Jessica are a happily married couple on the verge of realizing the American dream - Jessica is pregnant and Daniel finally gets the money to open a small diner. But when they hire Carlos, an illegal from Mexico, they become the target of an illegal immigration lawsuit designed by Jake, a corrupt lawyer, to blackmail them out of their savings. Daniel and Jessica, unbeknownst to one another, does what each believes is best for their family. With their actions eventually leading them to murder, is their love strong enough for them to forgive one another and to do what's right?

More info at www.illegalthemovie.com

Andrew Oh (Director/Writer/Producer/Editor)
Andrew Oh was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Upon graduating from UCLA with a Business-Economics degree with a minor in Accounting, he worked for one of the BIG 4 accounting firms. He left after one year to pursue his lifelong passion for filmmaking. Without the financial means to go to film school, Andrew was quickly inspired by Robert Rodriguez's no-budget filmmaking techniques and started making his own no-budget films to learn the director's trade. Illegal is Andrew's first film with a budget and crew.

Jessica Kim seems to have it all: looks, money, and her very own NYC apartment. Meeting the man of her dreams would be the icing on the cake. So when a secret admirer she has been exchanging letters with for a year finally wants to meet, she is convinced that this is true love. Or is it?

Brian Lee (Writer/Director)
Brian first discovered the writing and directing bug during the summer of 2006. "Jessica" is his directorial debut. A Korean-Canadian expatriate in NYC, Brian serves as President of the Young Korean American Network.

Mina Moon (Writer/Actress)
Mina's acting credits include several student theater productions as well as freelance background work for television. She has directed several student plays and currently continues to write on and off-screen material.

Jayne Jun (Producer)
Jayne is a graduate of USC Annenberg School for Communication and works on NATURE, a PBS documentary series.

David J. Lee (Director of Photography)
David also served as Production Manager of "Jessica" leveraging his affinity for Korean films and MBA from Fordham University.

Janie, a 9-year-old girl, has a perfect life as an only daughter in a loving family. Her life, however, gets completely shattered when Ben, the little brother she never knew existed, unexpectedly shows up to live with her family.

More info at www.janiethemovie.com

Christine Shin (Director/Writer/Producer)
Born in Korea, Christine moved to the United States by herself at the age of 16 to follow her dream as a filmmaker. She received her B.A. degrees in Communication Arts and English Literature from University of Wisconsin in Madison and her M.F.A. degree in Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. She was selected to direct a commercial spot, Movie Date, as one of the ten national finalists for 2004 Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award Contest. Her next film, Journey, has received Best Actress Award from 2004 Hollywood DV Festival and was screened at various festivals including 2005 Sedona International Film Festival and 2005 Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival. Her USC graduate thesis film, Janie, has been invited to over 35 festivals worldwide and received numerous awards such as Cine Golden Eagle Award. Janie also had its TV premiere on KCET(PBS) as a part of Fine Cut Series in 2006. Christine has been chosen as one of the Honorees for 2005 Project Involve by Film Independent (IFP/LA). She was also one of the finalists for 2007-2008 Disney/ABC/DGA Directing Fellowship. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her cat, Clarence. She hopes to continue to tell stories that have heart by further pursuing her career in directing, writing, and producing.

Pyongson Yim (Director of Photography)
As a Los Angeles-based cinematographer, Pyongson Yim works in both television and film. Most recently, she has traversed America and abroad shooting shows for the Travel Channel, National Geographic, and the Learning Channel, among many others. Recently, two of the shows she photographed took top prizes at the Telly Awards, the Emmys of cable television. The topics covered human-interest stories, ranging from morbid obesity to transsexuality. Also, Pyongson has shot commercials for national broadcast as well as award-winning short films that have screened at festivals such as Cannes, Temecula, HDFest and LA International Shorts. Her feature work has screened at many festivals and enjoyed distribution via television and DVDs. A graduate of USC's film school, Pyongson is currently working as a cinematographer on an independent documentary as well as on shows for Women's Entertainment and the Bravo Network.

Eighty-something year old Hee Pok, "Grandma Kim," brings an unlikely voice to the Bus Riders Union in Los Angeles. Through close interviews, we hear the inspiring story of Grandma Kim's dedication to her lifelong dream of organizing for social justice.

Eurie Chung (Director)
Eurie Chung is a native New Englander living in Los Angeles. She is not quite accustomed to calling herself a filmmaker. She is in a seriously committed love triangle with her TiVo and weblog. She currently works as an editor at a small post-production house.

An Asian man infatuated with hip hop meets a black woman with a passion for cooking. Can they put aside racial differences to give love a chance?

More info at www.akirashiphopshop.com

James Kyson Lee (Star)
James Kyson Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, then moved with his family to New York City at the age of 10, where he later attended Bronx H.S. of Science. He studied Communications at Boston University and New England Institute of the Arts, where he also began performing in music, dance, and improv. In his first ever Television audition, he landed a guest-starring role on CBS' "J.A.G.", and since has appeared on NBC's "Las Vegas", "The West Wing", "Heist", as well as ABC's "Threat Matrix", and Fox's "All About the Andersons". In addition to "Heroes," James will be starring in four feature films in 2008, including 20th Century Fox's "Shutter" with Joshua Jackson & Rachael Taylor, "Do Over" with Kuno Becker & Al Santos, "The Roel" with Shalim Ortiz & Ginuwine, and "Sleeping Room Only" - directed by David Boyle. He will also be starring in the upcoming action-thriller video game: "The Darkness", for Playstation 3 & Xbox 360. His middle name, Kyson, comes from the first letters of his parents' surnames (k & y) and the word "son". It also means "Child of the Spirit".

"Double Click" is a comedy of contrasts, poking fun at the passive-aggressive indulgence begotten from the internet. And the internet - a character of its own in this film - is happy to oblige with all its extraordinary dexterity for the sake of our main character's pleasure. He could answer his phone and engage reality outside, however - as we know ourselves - sometimes, doing so is a gamble, an effort he'd rather not make for what it's worth. And so what, anyway? It can take a lot for the world to give us something so simple as a smile.

Se-Woong Bae (Director)
Se-Woong Bae has been a professional snowboarder in Korea for the past 10 years. His interest in film brought him to New York City to study at The New York Film Academy. While in school and making films, he also performed as a DJ. Se-Woong has shot 17 films and is currently working in Korea, making music videos and commercials. http://www.freeln.com

Boy meets girl. He doesn't speak Korean. She doesn't speak English. It's going to be a long night...

Nelson Kim (Writer/Director)
Screenwriter and director Nelson Kim received his MFA from Columbia University's Film Division in October 2006. His short films have screened at Urbanworld, Anthology Film Archives, and various other festivals and venues nationwide. His feature screenplay "CONFIDENCE MAN" was a quarterfinalist in the 2006 Nicholl Fellowship competition. Some of his film criticism can be found at Senses of Cinema (www.sensesofcinema.com). He has taught at Columbia, BAM, and Fordham University. He lives in New York City.

Geoffrey Quan (Producer)
Geoffrey Quan has produced five short films, including John Magary's "The Second Line" (2007 National Finalist, Student Academy Awards; Sundance 2008; Clermont-Ferrand 2008), and served as co-producer on Myna Joseph's "MAN" (Sundance 2008). He recently finished directing his fourth short film, "The Other Way Round," winner of the 2007 HBO Films Young Producers Development Award. Geoff received his BA from the University of California, at Berkeley, and is pursuing his MFA at Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Jai Chun (Man)
Jai Chun has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including "West 32nd," directed by Michael Kang ("The Motel") and produced by Teddy Zee ("The Pursuit of Happiness," "Hitch"); "ThirdWatch;" "Nash Bridges;" and "Saturday Night Live." A graduate of the University of California, at Berkeley, he currently lives and works in New York.

Di Quon (Woman)
Di Quon made her big screen debut as "Lily Kim," the hotel seamstress in "Maid In Manhattan," starring Jennifer Lopez and directed by Wayne Wang ("The Joy Luck Club"). Di has been featured on several TV shows, including "Medium," "The Shield," "Greek," "Campus Ladies," "BostonPublic," and "Grounded for Life." She has shot numerous pilots, including one for the WB in Barcelona, was in the horror film "Pulse," and has been in more commercials then she can count. Di was the star and producer of the TV pilot for PBS "My Life... Disoriented" directed by Eric Byler ("Charlotte Sometimes," "Americanese"). "My Life...Disoriented" is the first Asian American dramedy television pilot to ever be aired.

Two strangers with a natural distrust of each other, brought together by one random act of God, or maybe two?

David H. Kim (Writer/Director)
David H. Kim is a New York writer-director from the Tisch School of the Arts Film/TV department. David strongly believes that rather than moral questions of right and wrong, practical questions of collective compromise between individuals' open and honest pursuits produce the best social results. Using this compass, David seeks to provide insight from his perspective and experiences. His films mainly illustrate the fleeting nature of moral realities to make the case for practical reality.

David is currently wrapping post-production on his latest 16mm film, "Running from the Devil." His goal is to start a directing career making Korean American films targeting the Korean film market. David is also a cinematographer having shot films on all digital and film media. He shot Eubin Kim's "Within Limits." David is also a sick rock vocalist looking for a new band (check out his old DC-based band Bad Ron on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/badron).

David, in association with Jong Lee, is co-sponsoring KAFFNY 2008. Last year, he co-sponsored KASFNY 2007 (Korean American Shorts Festival 2007) with Eubin Kim. He believes the festival is a unique vehicle for engaging other like-minded filmmakers and audience members. http://www.khopfilms.com

An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father's approval; a twelve-year-old boy in France confronts his family's racism -- all the b-boys' lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the "Battle of the Year" finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion.

Visit www.planetbboy.com for more info.

Benson Lee (Director)
Born in Toronto, reared outside of Philly, and educated at the University of Hawaii, Benson Lee is a Korean-American director/producer/editor whose life wouldn't be the same without hip-hop culture. His first feature, Miss Monday, which he made in London, premiered in the Feature Competition at Sundance where it received the Special Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor. Planet B-Boy is his first documentary and the second greatest experience of his life. Currently, Lee runs Mondo Paradiso Films NYC, a film company devoted to the development of projects with a focus on themes that transcend poli-religious-socio-economic borders, all for the purpose of promoting cross-cultural understanding.

BABY is the tragic tale of an Asian youth trapped in the world of East Los Angeles gang life. Our story winds through the streets of Monterey Park and Alhambra and the seedy, dead end worlds of hostess bars, pool halls and drug dens. Baby is a motherless, poverty stricken teenager with only an alcoholic father left to raise him. Things get worse when he gets mixed up with a pack of older gangsters who live next door. At the age of eleven he gets convicted of manslaughter and spends the next six years in Juvenile Hall. Once released from prison, Baby struggles to fit into a society that rejects him. He soon finds his way back to a lifestyle of drugs, murder and street gangs. A lost love and a best friend are his last hopes to turn his life around before it is too late.

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Juwan Chung (Writer/Director)
After studying Fine Art and Animation at various schools, Juwan ended up studying film at the School of Visual Arts NYC in 1996. Juwan an LA native, returned home in 1999 to begin his career as a writer and director. He began writing screenplays based upon his life experience in LA, NY and from his travels abroad. Juwan's goal as a writer is to incorporate true life situations, and characters into his stories. By going out and experiencing these worlds first hand, Juwan is able to keep the essence of his work honest and insightful. Juwan's goal as a director is to collaborate with the many talented individuals and friends he has met and will meet along the way. Only in this way can he continue to create films that are original, unique and entertaining.