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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

RAY ROCKS WITH HAIR, TAP, AND HIP-HOP

Directed by Gerry Chow

USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Dance, Documentary, Family / 5 mins / English / World Premiere

Plays In:
Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

Aratani Theatre
Sunday | May 6, 2018 1:00 pm

Description

Ray Remo owns a friendly neighborhood hair salon in Sherman Oaks, California. When he’s not managing his shop and caring for his clients, he’s pursuing his passion for dance. At an age usually reserved for retirement, Ray looks forward to perfecting his tap and hip-hop moves every week.


Director's Bio

Gerry Chow grew up in Lynwood, California with two older brothers and two younger sisters. At various times throughout the years, his family ran produce businesses in Whittier, Norwalk, and Compton.


Credits

Director: Gerry Chow
Writer: Gerry Chow
Producer: Gerry Chow


Plays in

  1. Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

    Shorts Programs / 107 mins
    Visual Communications' Digital Histories program engages the passion of our elders to tell their stories in movie form.  This year the seniors transformed an illness into a triumphant narrative, unearthed a forgotten jazz club in Little Tokyo, and explored how the first Japanese American Buddhist Taiko group came to be. - Gary Gabisan

    In This Program: ABANDONED FABRIC, THE ARTS DISTRICT WITHOUT ARTISTS, A CENTENARIAN PLUS SIX, DANCING THROUGH LITTLE TOKYO, THE FINALE CLUB, HOLIDAY BOWL, JEFF IMADA: BREAKING BARRIERS BY DESIGN, KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS, GIVING IS AN ADDICTION, NOTE TO SELF, “ON MY HONOR…” BILL SHISHIMA VOLUNTEER EXTRAORDINAIRE, RAY ROCKS WITH HAIR, TAP, AND HIP-HOP, SAY YES TO YOUR HEART, TAIKO REFLECTIONS, THE TRAVELING RICE POT, WITHIN THE OPEN DOORS OF A SHINTO CHURCH IN BOYLE HEIGHTS


Dates & Times

Plays In:
Digital Histories: Our Stories, Now Told

Aratani Theatre
Sunday | May 6, 2018 1:00 pm