Fortune Cooking
by Jason Karman
9 min. 10 sec., June 2009, Mini DV NTSC
As an immigrant, Sam lau took up cooking as a means of survival. Following a glowing review, he managed to keep his restaurant open for another six months. He was able to show his skills as an artist, but high expectations and low prices made for an unfortunate combination.
Principal Crew
Director: Jason Karman
Producer/ Editor: Jason Karman
Principal Cast:
Alexandra Gill - as herself
Jennifer 8 Lee - as herself
Sam Lau - as himself
Additional Photography: Rodrigo Rochas-Campos
Still Photographer: Dean Buscher
Sound Designer: Toby Hulse
Music Composer: Eric Ubels
Translator/Transcriber: Victor Lam
Additional Transcriber: Charlie Cho
Crew Member Profiles
Festivals
DC ASian Pacific American Film Festival (October 1-10, 2009) World Premiere, http://www.apafilm.org/
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (October 9-11, 2009), http://www.phillyasianfilmfest.org
San Diego Asian Film Festival (Oct 15 - 29, 2009), http://www.sdaff.org/
Vancouver Asian Film Festival (Nov 5 - 9, 2009), http://www.vaff.org/
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (April 29 – May 8, 2010), http://www.vconline.org
HBO on Demand (May 3 - June 1, 2010), http://hboondemand.com