By-standing: The Beginning of An American Lifetime [Spoken Word Video, 2007]

"This is why No War." - Kelly Zen-yie Tsai

A convergence of the music video style of in-camera performance and the spoken word poetry of acclaimed artist Kelly Tsai, "Bystanding" captures the powerful words of this anti-war poem against a backdrop of charged New York City images.

Featuring Spoken Word Artist: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai

Director: Karen Lin
Producer: Karin Chien
Director of Photography: Jeffrey Kim
Editor: Tommy Park

Festival & Awards:
Chicago Asian American International Film Festival
VC Filmfest 2007 (Los Angeles Asian American Film Festival)
Black Lily Film & Music Festival
Media that Matters Film Festival
- War & Peace Award sponsored by Netflix
H20 Hip Hop Odyssey International Film Festival
Urbanworld Vibe Film Festival
- Honorable Mention, Narrative Short
Asian Cinevision (NY Asian American Film Festival)
Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2007
San Diego Asian American Film Festival 2007

Screenings

Idealist Campus Conference, Chicago, IL
Locus Arts "Infinity Breaks" Release Party, San Francisco, CA
4th National APIA Spoken Word Summit Benefit, Minneapolis, MN
1st New York Asian Hip Hop Summit, New York, NY
Versal V Launch Party, Amsterdam, NE
Campus Progress, Washington D.C.

Category:

Film & Animation

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