Homelessness is explored in the winning short film One Night, as part of last month’s Showdown in Chinatown special competition “How do you see Chinatown”. The judging panel described One Night as “compelling throughout” and overall “a very good film, first rate.” It also said the film “gave great sense of Chinatown, put human face on homelessness”.

The seven-minute short film was both written and directed by first time Showdown in Chinatown participant, Misa Tupou. He and other filmmakers were given just under a month to write, shoot, and edit their story on how they see Chinatown Honolulu. This competition had extra incentives for the winner as their film would be included as part of the Chinatown Film Project YouTube channel. Locally, the winning film becomes part of the Hawai’i International Film Festival at an outdoor screening event on October 23rd in Chinatown.

This special “How do you see Chinatown” competition is a collaborative effort between Showdown in Chinatown, the Hawai’i International Film Festival and the Chinatown Film Project.

Chinatown Film Project: http://www.mocanyc.org/chinatown_film_project
Hawai’i International Film Festival: http://www.hiff.org
Showdown in Chinatown: http://www.showdowninchinatown.com

Interviews or more information please contact Misa Tupou: 808-721-6942

If you enjoyed this post, make sure and subscribe to the RSS Feed! Or you could read this blog via Email Subscription.

Categories: Events
Tags: chinatown, Chinatown Film Project, Features, Hawaii, HIFF, HIFF 2009, homeless, honolulu, Misa Tupou, Napkin Notes, One Night, short film, Showdown in Chinatown