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Great review of "Ng" by Brian Morton of Rogue Cinema. Apr 10, 2008 12:11PM
NG: Entire short now viewable online! Mar 10, 2008 03:13PM
Hello, hello everyone!

It's been quite a while since we blogged about our project and we hope you have all been well. If anyone is interested, NG, our short film, is now viewable online (please see below).

The film made a successful run on the film festival circuit, getting accepted to some really great festivals, such as (but not limited to!) Hawaii International and the crown jewel of the run, the NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, which is a long running (40 years!), established, ACADEMY NOMINATING festival. Of course we didn't expect the film to win and qualify to be nominated for the Academy Awards, but just to be accepted to the festival was a HUGE honor and unexpected but a very pleasant surprise indeed!

I encourage you to watch the film and leave a comment - we love getting all sorts of feedback... the good, the bad or even the ugly! We are very proud of this short and hope you will take the time to check it out - at a little under 10 minutes, it won't waste TOO much of your time!

NG Updates: March & April screenings and more screenings to come... May 01, 2007 05:55PM
Hello everybody...

It's been a while since I've had the chance to blog here because things have been so crazily busy!

March proved to be a good one for NG with two East Coast screenings - one at the GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL in Jersey and the other at the BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL in Boston. Unfortunately, neither I nor any of the cast or crew were able to attend, but we hope the audience enjoyed the film... or, at the very least, we hope it left some sort of impression on them. On a slightly off track side note, I read about GSFF's Festival Director, Diane, in the Message Boards and the sad recent events she's experienced and I wish her well - our thoughts are with her.

April also proved to be a really exciting month for our little film that could with a local area screening at the BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL, that I was able to attend, along with my co-producer and DP/Producer. A couple of other Producers and Investors we invited attended, so that was encouraging. The most recent screening of NG was at the NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL, which we are still amazed and honored to have been accepted to. It was VERY unfortunate that none of us were able to attend the NaFF as I'm sure it would have been a blast - but alas, plane tickets to and hotel rentals in Nashville were just not in our budgets for this year.

However, we did get some, what I would consider, "good" press from someone who reviewed the film at the NaFF. Stephen Lackey, Columnist for mania.com (Mania Movies) had this to say about NG:

"NG is a short based on the real serial killer Charles Ng who was convicted of killing 11 women. Along with his accomplice Leonard Lake, they videotaped themselves with women they held captive in their survival bunker built in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. This is some of the grittiest and most disturbing 11 minutes you’re likely to see this year. The film is shot on video and the quality is deteriorated so it looks as if you are watching one of the duo’s actual tapes."
(Excerpt from: http://www.mania.com/54449.html)

Although some people may think that is not necessarily a "good review," I think the fact that he thinks that "...this [film] is some of the grittiest and most disturbing 11 minutes you’re likely to see this year..." is a compliment since that was the aim of the movie - to be dark and intense without being gory or grisly. At the very least, it seems to indicate the fact that the movie left an impression on him, and hopefully on other audience members.

Lastly, we have an upcoming screening this weekend at VC FILMFEST 2007. The VC FILMFEST is in its 23rd year and is a major U.S. showcase for ethnic-based media, that fulfills a unique and valuable mission in illuminating the visions and voices of Asian Pacific peoples and heritage. We are delighted to be screening at this festival as well. For any of you in the Los Angeles area, I invite you to join us and attend this screening - don't forget to say "hi" to us if you do come!

VC FILMFEST 2007
Sunday, May 6th @ 10pm
http://www.vconline.org/festival/program.cfm?program_id=43
http://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=5506

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Another GREAT Festival Acceptance - NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL! Mar 11, 2007 10:44PM
We are very excited to announce that we just received an acceptance e-mail from the NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL! If you plan on attending and have a chance, please check out our short!!!
http://nashvillefilmfestival.org/
Garden State Film Festival Mar 08, 2007 02:06AM
Another East Coast screening! You can catch us in New Jersey - in the home town of "The Boss" - this month!
http://www.gsff.org/
Boston Underground! Feb 13, 2007 02:43PM
We've just been accepted to the 9th annual Boston Underground Film Festival! http://www.bostonundergroundfilmfestival.com/
First two screenings of 2007 & an acceptance to the BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL... Feb 12, 2007 03:30PM
Hi everybody, I hope the first month of 2007 started off well for all of you!

Just a little update about how this "little film that could" is doing... it was screened at the SPOKANE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL at the end of January and although the Festival Director had flattering raved about the film to us when it was accepted, it was not well received by the Audience in general at the SpIFF and one critic of a local area online news outlet mentioned NG on his news blog:

http://www.spokane7.com/blogs/moviesandmore/archive.asp?mon=Jan2007
(Posted under "'Recycled Life' salvages Sunday SpIFF program," on Jan 28th).

Ouch! We're all about people's right to their opinions but give us some CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, buddy! "I was not in the mood for this docu-drama..." is not helpful in our quest to improve our filmmaking skills because we cannot base future projects on your mood! Hah... oh well, given the area that it screened (more on the conservative side), it is to be expected. We knew from the get go that this film would meet some resistance... it is, after all, not a feel good, uplifting piece - sometimes audiences don't like to be made uncomfortable. If it got people talking and if they remembered the film, then at least we're doing something right, even if they didn't like it much.

This past Saturday is screened at the SHOW OFF YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL in Hollywood. It was a smaller crowd but it was the first time that we got to see the film on a big screen. It's incredible that even after the number of times we have watched the film and know exactly what is going to happen, it was still uncomfortable for US to view the film on such a big screen. The co-producer, Stefanie, said that her heart was pounding during one of the most climatic scenes on the film... and she's probably seen it at least 50 times by now! So it's not as though she didn't expect what came next... but seeing it in a theater on an actual screen does give the film a different feel, even after repeated viewings.

We couldn't stay for the entire screening block but we did hear a few gasps and one "What the...?" from the audience towards the end of the film... so it definitely elicited some (what I assume to be) unconscious reactions. And even though it sounds odd, it is exactly the type of reaction the film is suppose to evoke, so it's a good sign we did our job with the film? I'd like to think so anyway...

NG will have it's Australian Premiere this coming Friday at the BLUE DANDENONGS YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL (just made the 26 year old cut off age to qualify for this festival).

http://www.bdyff.org.au/aboutentries.htm
(Third one from the top).

If any of you fellow Aussie WABees live in or around Melbourne, please check it out and leave me a message about what you thought of it! Thanks!

Lastly, I'm excited to announce that NG has also been accepted to the BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL in April. It's not up on the festival's website yet but I am happy to report that it is an official selection!

Thanks for taking the time to look at the NG updates and hope to meet/see you guys at one screening or another!
Ng New Years Update Jan 10, 2007 02:01AM
Happy New Years! Hope you all had a great holidays and spent some quality time with family and loved ones. Since I came back from my visit to the Bay Area I've received some great news I'd like to share with everyone of you. If I haven't already given you the pitch, Ng is my most recent short film that I wrote, directed, and produced. Post production was completed last October and since then, I've been vigorously submitting to festivals and promoting to anyone who'll give me a minute. Mainly you, family and friends.

We've recently been selected to be screened in film festivals from the northwestern corner of the country, The Spokane International Film Festival all the way to the outback of Australia, The Blue Dandenongs Festival (Belgrave) and then back to LA again for the SOYS Fest. You can get the all screening dates off our website at http://www.ngshortfilm.com under the screenings section. From there you can also click to each festival website for more info and ticketing. If you haven't visited the site yet, you can read up on the synopsis, background info on the true story, and even add us on mySpace (http://myspace.com/ngthemovie).

With the acceptances, I've also had to read through the rejections, which aren't as fun to read. But so far, the for every rejection I've had an acceptance, which is a great batting percentage .500. I hope we can keep that up. I will be attending the SOYS fest coming next month which is being hosted at Raleigh Studios (across from the Paramount Lot) and you're all welcome to join me. Ng has been submitted in over 44 festivals already and counting (thanks to Withoutabox.com and my credit card) so stay tuned for more updates to come.

Best wishes!

SCREENINGS

01/28/07 11:00AM Spokane International Spokane, WA

02/10/07 05:00PM Show Off Your Short Los Angeles, CA

02/16/07-02/17/07 SCREENING TIME COMING SOON Blue Dandenongs Belgrave, Australia
A myspace user upset about my new film Dec 12, 2006 03:05PM
Here's a message that I received today:

How can you do a movie on this? How can you portray what these evil men did? I lived in Wilseyville when this happened and this is pretty much upsetting to see that someone wants to bring all this crap back and make money on it. I guess it is not too much different than the Scott and Laci Peterson stuff but geeeezzzz....I guess this hits home and there is more to visualize with what these monsters did. I could not imagine acting as if I were one of the evil creeps that hurt these innocent people. Well, just wanted to give you my feelings...

Here's my response:

Much respect goes out to the families of those affected by the events surrounding Charles Ng and Leonard Lake. As a message to them, I intended only to present a story of great significance to the human condition. ..Ng.. is cautionary tale to what evils exist in human nature. For only human beings are capable of murder, not animals, not any other living organism on this planet. And yet, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake somehow were able to rationalize their actions, and no one was able to stop them from taking over 25 lives. As with Columbine, and recent violent acts in schools across the country, much of it occurring in rural America, there is much to be discussed about the disconnection of troubled people in our society. We have to address these issues head on in order to prevent similar events from repeating in the future.



My intent is not to upset anyone for the sake of doing it... I want to start a dialogue about not only this tragic series of events but ones similar to it in hopes of evoking a change and perhaps preventing future incidents of the same nature.

This is a tough subject to tackle but I do hope to leave an impression on the viewers and to spark discussion. Sometimes that requires a film that leaves people feeling a bit unsettled and uncomfortable. At least that is a sign that the film (and hopefully its message) will not be that easily forgotten...
PREVIEW the first two minutes of "Ng" Dec 05, 2006 09:32PM
acceptances so far... Nov 28, 2006 10:46PM
in addition to the good reviews of NG in the private screenings it's had, acceptances from festivals are starting to leak in...

AUSTIN ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, a festival in it's third year, had found NG on its MySpace page and asked for a preview copy and later accepted the film and screened it in one of their shorts program in November. that was NG's North American premiere and unfortunately i was not able to make it. but the fest director told me that it was well received and he himself really liked the film. so that's good... and the fact that they found the film and asked to screen it is a good sign as well.

on another good note, today i got an early acceptance notice for SHOW OFF YOUR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, held in early February and screening films at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. should be a great networking event.

things are starting to happen and it's pretty exciting. here's hoping the film stays on the positive path that its on!

Film Maker's Blog

urls about charles ng Oct 06, 2006 11:09AM
http://www.mugshots.com/Criminal/psychos/Charles+Ng.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ng http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial/ng/ http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/miranda.htm http://www.cybersleuths.com/features/features1099-2.html
the power of the internet ...for filmmakers Oct 01, 2006 07:12PM
we haven't even had our cast and crew screening yet and people are already inquiring about the film. the power of the internet still amazes me. after i uploaded the 2 min clip of "Ng" to our myspace page (myspace.com/ngthemovie) the director of the Austin Asian Filmfest requested a copy of the short. He said that despite that submissions were already closed, he would do his best to fit it in their fest this november if he likes the rest of the film. the whole fest submission process can be a bit daunting with all the fees, scrambling to assembling press kits, and making all the deadlines. but its the initial responses from complete strangers that makes this period so exciting. i can't wait till i get the first wave of fest submission responses in the next coming months!
Life's a bitch. Jun 14, 2006 02:20PM
And then you die.

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4 Comments about timj

stefanie
Sep 29, 2006 05:29PM

"Life's a bitch. And then you die."

That's uplifting.

saskiawb
Sep 28, 2006 10:29AM

hey no worries mate. was a great movie.

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