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2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Before I Got Famous

Directed by Giovanna Sarquis

USA / 2017 / 36 mins / Chinese, English with English subtitles / Color / 1.85:1, D-Cinema

Plays In:
The Big Picture, In Bite-Sized Chunks: APAs And Webisodic Series

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
April 30, 2017 12:00 pm

Description

Meet Alex. Son. Friend. Dreamer. Budding acting career. Disastrous love life. You might see him at your next audition, but he won’t be up for the next stereotype. Gay. Asian. Cast. He is so much more than what society defines him as. He is the next big thing. This is BEFORE I GOT FAMOUS.


Director's Bio

Giovanna Sarquis graduated from the New York Film Academy with a BFA in Filmmaking, and is currently obtaining her MFA in Screenwriting at American Film Institute. Having accomplished several independent short-format projects as a writer/director, these projects been very well received in the Film Festival Circuit including Cannes. Giovanna now ventures into the creation of the comedic web series, BEFORE I GOT FAMOUS, and her first feature film is currently in development.


Credits

Executive Producers: Charlene Zhang, Kerena Huang
Producer: Leann Lei
Director: Giovanna Sarquis
Co-Creator: Vasco Xu
Writers: Q. Allan Brocka, Marc Muszynski
Cinematographer: Ana M. Amortegui
Editor: Austin Anderson


Plays in

  1. The Big Picture, In Bite-Sized Chunks: APAs And Webisodic Series

    Shorts Programs, Transmedia / 81 mins
    We stopped, looked, blinked, and couldn’t believe what we saw: a whole new generation of aspiring APA feature filmmakers who have found a creative outlet through episodic storytelling. Is this a short-cut for feature filmmaking? Or have our artists found a new, unexploited means of telling complete stories? This showcase will include a post-screening conversation with many of the creators behind these inventive new works. — Abraham Ferrer

    In This Program: Almost Asian, Before I Got Famous, CaCa: Tell You Jokes! (Season 1, 2, and 3), People Like Us, Geeta’s Guide To Moving On



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Dates & Times

Plays In:
The Big Picture, In Bite-Sized Chunks: APAs And Webisodic Series

Tateuchi Democracy Forum
April 30, 2017 12:00 pm