Dear Supporters,
You may have noticed a fall in updates here, but that is because Turtlist Media is embarking on its biggest project to date!
This winter, we’ll be producing a narrative short titled, Doughboy. It’s a dark comedy about a superfan of Data, the Asian kid from The Goonies, who feels a calling to continue his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Film/video’
Doughboy Week 1 TURTLIST LOVES DATA!
December 7th, 2010
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Strangers in a Park
September 18th, 2010
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Check out our submission for the Interpretations contest! http://interpretationsfilm.com/members/turtlist/
Director’s Statement: Strangers in a Park is a post-modern psychological thriller that questions who is actually the victim and if the ambiguous line between sanity and insanity can really decipher judgement of morality and justice. This short pays homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951), where [...]
Fawng & Koboei
June 21st, 2010
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Phuong Dao and Koboei Jensen are the dynamic duo that comprises Fawng&Koboei. They are a rap group that features what they say sounds more “pop” than typical backpack underground hip hop but not “trendy” or “mainstream” enough to be on the radio. Dao, originally from Gernany, and Jensen, originally from Detroit, began rapping together when [...]
The Mikado Project premiering at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Fest
April 22nd, 2010
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The Mikado Project to premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
WHO: The Mikado Project, a feature film directed by Chil Kong starring Tamlyn Tomita, Allen C. Liu, Erin Quill, David Lee McInnis, Gerald McCullouch, Yuri Tag, Raymond J. Lee with Rizwan Manji, Freda Foh Shen, and Ryun Yu. Executive produced by [...]
NY filmmaker sheds human light on Kamikaze
September 6th, 2009
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In elementary school I learned the story of the U.S. in World War II from our perspective. The Japanese soldier always the evil and conniving enemy. Cynicism portrayed through retro posters of a buck toothed Japanese soldier with a wide grin and downward eyebrows. However as humans we must understand that everyone, even those we [...]
Don’t hate the playa…
August 30th, 2009
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Original release date: February 26, 2009
Don’t hate the playa…
Jimmy Tsai (Ping Pong Playa, 2007) waxes philosophical about supporting Asian-American media, counteracting Hollywood racism, and hallucinating on the road.
By Jason Lee and Bettina Chang
When we think about it, so many stereotypes created or recreated in media are presented in comedies through limited portrayals of and jokes [...]
Turtlist Media presents: Ezra Paek
August 20th, 2009
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Original publishing date: November 20, 2008
Check out a short by a talented filmmaker from the Midwest, Ezra Paek.
Ezra has worked in Hollywood on shows like “Jockeys” and “Paranormal State”.
Btw, he’s also the supporting actor in the blazer.
Let us know what you think!
Best,
Jason Lee–Founder
Eli.
