[Tlc] TC-SoCal Art and Film

[justinm at ucr.edu]

If you happen to be in So.California, there are some rare
events. A Queer Film Festival focusing on SEA films and an art
exhibition from one of Thailand's most celebrated artists.
There is also an exhibition, films, and lecture series called
"Cambodia: 32 Years After the Killing Fields."

Best,
justin

Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20, 2007
Reception and Artist Lecture for Thai Art Exhibit by Uttaporn
Nimmalaikaew (see below)

Opening Reception: Friday, October 19, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 20, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Exhibit through November 17, 2007

Bill Lowe Gallery
2034 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(t) 310-449-0184
Website:
http://www.lowegallery.com/artists/index-scrollbar.php?artist=uttaporn-nimmalaikaew


Saturday, October 20, 2007
Cambodia: 32 Years After the Killing Fields

12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Student Union Ballroom
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
For information, contact: Contact: Jack Ong, Exec. Dir., The
Dr. Haing S. Ngor Foundation, <jack at jackong.com>,  310-392-6265.

The free event will showcase a number of new short films and a
panel discussion about present day Cambodia and the progress
it is making three decades after the Khmer Rouge regime that
devastated the Southeast Asian country during and after the
Vietnam War.       In addition to the pre-release film
screenings and panel discussion, “Cambodia: 32 Years After the
Killing Fields” will also feature ethnic Khmer classical
"pinpeat" music by the Pich Keo Sambath Family of
http://khmerculturalcenter.org/ and the Ho Chan Ensemble,
dances by The Spirit of Khmer Angkor, and a book signing by
Navy Phim, author of the recently published “Reflections of a
Khmer Soul.”

Panel discussion moderator and event producer is
actor-activist Jack Ong, who has appeared in such movies as
“Art School Confidential,” “Akeelah and the Bee” and “National
Lampoon’s Gold Diggers, and such TV shows as “The Simpsons,”
“Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” “ER” and “California Dreams.” 
Ong is executive director of The Dr. Haing S. Ngor Foundation,
which he co-founded with the Oscar-winning Cambodian star of
“The Killing Fields.”  CSULB student coordinators for the Oct.
20 event are Mimi Acosta, Diana Chea, Stefani Clark, Sally
Mounlasy, Samoeut Nak and Kelly Wolfe.
        
Sponsored by the CSULB Sociology Dept., Sociology Student
Assn., Cambodian Student Society and Alpha Kappa Delta Honor
Society.


Saturday, October 20, 2007
Then and Now: Connections to Cambodia and Vietnam

3 – 5 p.m.
Wilson Library
University of La Verne
1950 3rd Street
La Verne, CA 91750
Refreshments will be served.
For more information please contact: Marsha Soboh – College of
Education, (909) 593-3511 ext. 4617, <msoboh at ulv.edu>

Photo Exhibit and Special Collection
Performance by Khmer Arts Academy dancers
Crafts and jewelry sale to benefit CHEER for Vietnam


Saturday, October 20, 2007

Films
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
Queer Southeast Asian Short Films Program

Reception at 6:30 pm
Screening at 7:00 pm
UCI Film and Video Center (215 Humanities Instructional Bldg.)
West Peltason Drive and Pereira Drive
Irvine, CA
(949) 824-7418
Price: $3 for students/ $5 general admission/ $4 UCI Staff and
seniors
Age Suitability: 18 and up
Website:
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/fvc/schedF07_06_queersoutheastasianfilms.html

Curator John Badalu to appear in person for Q&A session. 
Badalu, an independent producer, has selected 8 short
narrative films from Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
and the Philippines for the screening.  Badalu is both an
independent producer working with some of East Asia's leading
filmmakers as well as the director of the QI Festival.  The
Jakarta-based QI Festival weathered attacks early in its
history from fundamentalist religious groups to emerge as the
only film festival of its kind in Indonesia with venues in
Jakarta, Jogjakarta, and Bali.  It is the largest queer
festival in Asia.  Badalu has served as a juror for the Berlin
and Bangkok Film Festivals and as a producer for five
independent films. 

All of the following short films are being shown in
conjunction with the conference "The Skin of its Teeth: Body
and Film in East Asian Cinemas." Thursday, November 8 from
3:00-5:00pm and Friday, November 9 from 10:00am-3:00pm.

Locust
Directed by Victric Thng
2003, Singapore • 4 minutes • Digital Projection

Unseen Bangkok
Directed by Thunska Pansittivorakul
2004, Thailand • 6 minutes • Digital Projection

Life Show
Directed by Thunska Pansittivorakul
2005, Thailand • 10 minutes • Digital Projection

The Matchmaker
Directed by Cinzia Puspita Rini
2006, Indonesia • 10 minutes • Digital Projection

Pangyau
Directed by Amir Mohammad
2002, Malaysia • 15 minutes • Digital Projection

Choice
Directed by Patrick Lim
2003, Malaysia • 23 minutes • Digital Projection

Last Full Show
Directed by Mark V. Reyes
2004, Philippines • 18 minutes • Digital Projection

Cut
Directed by Royston Tan
2004, Singapore • 12 minutes • Digital Projection

This program is co-presented by the UCI Humanities Center and
is organized by Jonathan M. Hall, Assistant Professor of Film
and Media Studies and Comparative Literature at UC Irvine.

Exhibitions



19 October – 17 November, 2007
The Painted Veil: Mixed Media Artwork by Thailand's Uttaporn
Nimmalaikaew

Opening Reception: Friday, October 19, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 20, 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Bill Lowe Gallery
2034 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(t) 310-449-0184
Website:
http://www.lowegallery.com/artists/index-scrollbar.php?artist=uttaporn-nimmalaikaew

INTRODUCTING UTTAPORN NIMMALAIKAEW, WINNER OF THE SOVEREIGN
ASIA ART PRIZE

At age 27, Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew is at the forefront of a new
generation of artists in Thailand. He received his Bachelor of
Fine Arts (Painting) from the Faculty of Architecture, King
Mongkut’s Institute of Technology in Bangkok. He then
completed his Master of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Faculty
of Painting, Sculpture and Printing, Silapakorn University,
Bangkok. He is now an Art Instructor of Painting, Faculty of
Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,
Bankgkok; he plans to continue on to doctoral work in art.

Nimmalaikaew’s works start from a canvas backdrop that is set
inside a deep casement, and that is then lightly veiled by
multiple layers of thread and netting. The artist paints (as
well as prints with an Ink Jet) not only on the canvas but
also on the thread and netting in order to create shimmering
portraits and figurative scenes. He creates a depth of field
that goes beyond three-dimensional space; rather, his work
captures a time-space dimension in a way that has few
parallels in the history of art. Yet, to put it that way is
still an understatement, for Nimmalaikaew’s genius lies in the
way he imagines, and is able to execute with astonishing
virtuosity, what might be called a ‘meta-dimension’ that fuses
time, space and spirit. At a thematic level, his present work
expresses a deep reverence and love for family.

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu