Hey all! Check out the new ROSHI PRODUCTIONS LLC website--our strange and new production company that experiments with and produces new/old writing, art and films.
It's still pretty basic, but we added some updated information so you can keep an eye on what we're doing. We're active, but we're so busy too...
Enjoy and feel free to e-mail us with questions: info@roshiproductions.com
This fall, Danny and I will both be working on a film adaptation of the Shakespeare classic, A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Richard Griffin (Scorpio Film Releasing). We are so excited to be involved in a film like this, and like so many other independent films, we need your support to make it happen! Please check out the project and donate if you can on the film's Indiegogo page. Thanks!
Danny Roth and I are so excited to announce that Color Theory was announced as the winner of the 2013 Short Waves competition during the screening on May 30, 2013 in Boston. Our film will also be screening at the Boston Asian American Film Festival that will take place from October 24-27, 2013. We hope to see a lot of familiar faces there!
Sampan, a bilingual Chinese-English newspaper in New England, wrote a piece about the screening. Check it out here!
COLOR
THEORY (Minhae Shim & Danny Roth, 2013) is an experimental short film that weaves together concepts of memory,
visuality, and racial identity through the lens of one couple’s relationship.
The film emerges from a 33-day cross-country road trip through the United
States, and subsequent aftermath of reconstructing the experience. The film
combines travel footage and stills, archival footage, and performed scenes.
COLOR THEORY is a “stream of consciousness film” that explores the
relationships that people have with one another, with their country, and with
their own psychological processes.
Thanks so much for the support! We really believe in our vision for the film!
I'm happy to announce the opening of the 10,001 hrs art show. The work features a wide array of media, from video to painting. My piece is an experimental film titled Color Theory.
The show is at the Fort Point Art Center (FPAC) Gallery. The reception is on Friday, April 26, 2013, from 7-9 PM. All are invited. I would love to see some familiar faces there!
If you are unable to make it to the reception, you can also see the work from Saturday, April 27, to Wednesday, May 1, from 12-5.
Extending and expanding on themes I've written about in the past is always a pleasure, so I was very excited when artist and blog reader, Karen Polin, contacted me about a graffiti art exhibit she recently saw in Miami.
The Wynwood Walls is a public graffiti art exhibition that was featured as part of Art Basel in Miami. The idea was conceived by community revitalizer Tony Goldman in 2009. He wanted to transform the Wynwood warehouse district in Miami by making the walls giant canvases for street art. Goldman wanted to activate the community by making a centralized location where pedestrians could gravitate to, explore and be inspired. Certainly, the colors, designs and consideration of space & place (and people) into these pieces are mesmerizing.
As a pedestrian and commuter, I'm always delighted to see public works of art while walking or taking the train. I remember seeing The Gates in Central Park in 2005, and I always feel an exciting sense of discovery when I see public art (sculptures, graffiti art, light art) now. Thanks to Karen for photographing and telling me about this great work of public art.
I was so excited to see my piece Video Sassoon featured in the amazing and fun publication Lost At E Minor, an online pop culture/art magazine that I've been a fan of for years. Check it out!
And please show your love for the curious and always fascinating stories that Lost at E Minor covers by following them on twitter (@lostateminor) and liking them on Facebook.
This past Thursday, March 7, 2013, the video for Video Sassoon, my new media installation, premiered on the big screen at the UMB Film Series, playing before the feature film Lemon(Laura Brownson & Beth Levison, 2012).
It was an energizing experience to see our work projected onto the big screen and enjoyed by the large audience! Special thanks to Chico Colvard, filmmaker and curator of the UMB Film Series! If you missed it, you can see it here:
The UMB Film Series features thought-provoking and innovative films, which are often followed by a Q&A with the director(s) and/or subject. Past invitees include Frederick Wiseman, Steve James, Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, David Redmon & Ashley Sabine, and Terence Nance.
Like their page on facebook and you could win their raffle at a screening (no kidding...I won an autographed copy of Hoop Dreams). And remember! It's free and open to the public! See the trailer for the film series below:
The UMB Film Series is a great program, organized and executed by visionary, hard-working people. Don't miss the screening of Where Heaven Meets Hell(Sasha Friedlander, 2011)on Thursday, March 28th @ 7 PM. Click here for more info.
My article "How to Talk Experimental Film: A User's Guide" was recently published in The Independent. If you're itching to learn more about experimental film, looking for film suggestions, or just want a fun and informative read, be sure to check it out. Read the article here.
A very special thank you goes out to my editor (and an excellent writer in her own right), Erin Trahan! Make sure you support The Independent by subscribing to the free e-newsletter and reading, reading, reading the great variety of articles. They are also taking on a very important "archive preservation project." Make sure to read about their plan and goals for the project here.
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